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Provision of School Aged Immunisation Services for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR), Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire

NHS ENGLAND

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Summary of the contracting process

This notice pertains to the urgent contract modification under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, concerning School Aged Immunisation Services for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire. The contracting authority, NHS England, located in London, has extended the contract with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust, and Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. These modifications were necessary due to unforeseen delays in awarding new contracts. The contract, focused on health services, has been extended from 1 September 2025 to 31 March 2026, facilitating the flu delivery and other immunisation programmes in schools within the specified regions. Each extension phase retains alignment with the pre-existing contract terms.

For businesses operating in healthcare service provision, particularly in immunisation and school health services, this tender represents significant opportunities for collaboration and service delivery. Organisations with expertise in managing large-scale public health initiatives, specifically immunisation within educational institutions, will find this procurement beneficial for expanding their footprint in the region. Furthermore, entities experienced in navigating complex regulatory frameworks and adept in flexible service provision under tight timelines are ideally poised to capitalise on future similar tenders issued by NHS England.

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Notice Title

Provision of School Aged Immunisation Services for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR), Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire

Notice Description

Lot Information

Lot 1

The following urgent contract modifications have been made under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 14.3: Urgent award or modification.

Initial Modification

Extension to the current School Aged Immunisation Services (SAIS) contract that NHS England holds with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust(LPT), Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust and Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) from 1 September 2025 till 31 December 2025 (4-month period). The extension terms will remain in line with the contract agreement and will cover the period of time when flu delivery in primary and secondary schools will take place. The NHS England nationally set deadline for completion of the 2025/26 school flu programme is Friday 12 December2025.

Further Modification

Further extension to the current School Aged Immunisation Services (SAIS) contract that NHS England holds with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) and Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust(NHFT) from 1 January 2026 till 31 March 2026 (3-month period). The extension terms will remain in line with the contract agreement and will focus on non-flu delivery in line with the programmes usually undertaken during this period. This will also include any catch up clinics or similar provision/ opportunistic for flu or non-flu programmes during this period.

Original Contract Values (5 years):

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT): PS5,211,918
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust: PS2,999,750
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT): PS3,536,210

Total Contract Modification Values:

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT): PS928,281 (Initial 4 month period) + PS298,760 (Further 3 month period) = PS1,227,041

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust: PS609,894 (4 month period)

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT): PS483,959 (Initial 4 month period) + PS176,484 (Further 3 month period) = PS660,443

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-064b39
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011413-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£14,245,256 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Feb 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jan 20261 months ago
Contract Period
31 Aug 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ENGLAND
Contact Name
Claire Pickard
Contact Email
claire.pickard@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Post Town
South East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST

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