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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

NHS England has undertaken urgent contract modifications for the provision of School Aged Immunisation Services across Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire. The industry category is health services, and the procurement is a service type under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Initially extended from 1st September 2025 to 31st December 2025, the contract involves further modifications extending from 1st January 2026 to 31st March 2026. This comprehensive coverage caters to critical timelines, including the national deadline for school flu programmes on 12th December 2025. The procurement stage is currently in the contract update phase following a delay in new awards, and the contract's total value is £14,245,256, as signed on 21st January 2026.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses in the health services sector, particularly those specialising in immunisation programmes and healthcare provision for school-aged demographics. With targeted service expansions and urgent procurement needs, enterprises capable of rapid deployment and adaptation to changing health agendas could find lucrative prospects. Large healthcare trusts and organisations that can provide seamless immunisation logistics and programme delivery would be well-suited to compete, ensuring continuity and robust service delivery across the identified regions.

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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-064b3f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011420-2026
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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