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NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services

NHS England

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30 Sep 2026 at 13:11

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England commissioned NHS vaccination and immunisation services for inpatients at North East London Foundation Trust sites in Essex. The service provides opportunistic vaccinations, primarily influenza vaccination, to patients in intermediate care units. Patients are confined to these sites while receiving care, and delivery depends on access to the units and patient-safety requirements. The work is community healthcare, delivered within the specified Essex sites. The service is tied to these inpatient settings rather than a general vaccination programme across the community.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to NELFT NHS Foundation Trust. The award decision was made on 22 September 2026, and the contract was signed that day. Its value is £10,000. The initial contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2028, with an option to extend by a further 12 months. NHS England used Direct Award Process A under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, without a prior call for competition. The decision was based entirely on quality: the stated basis was that there was no realistic alternative provider; cost carried no weight. One bid was recorded.

For suppliers assessing future demand from NHS England, this award shows a narrowly location-dependent requirement: opportunistic inpatient vaccinations, mainly influenza, within NELFT’s Essex intermediate care units. The selected provider was the existing provider, and the stated rationale was that access restrictions and patient safety mean the service can only be delivered by that provider in these settings. A credible competitor would therefore need the ability to operate within the relevant care sites, reach inpatients during their stay, and deliver vaccination safely within intermediate care arrangements. The route used was a direct award under the Provider Selection Regime, with the decision focused on whether there was a realistic alternative provider rather than price. Relevant experience would need to demonstrate that this service can be delivered in the same constrained clinical setting.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services

Notice Description

This award is being made following Direct Award Process A of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/>This service is for the provision of NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services.<br/>North East London Foundation Trust - Essex Sites only Is an existing provider of the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate. NHSE are satisfied that the health care services to which the contracting arrangements relate to can only be provided by this provider due to the nature of how these services are delivered. The service offered is Opportunistic vaccinations, primarily Influenza, for inpatients. As these patients are restricted to this location whilst a patient no other provider is able to provider this service, due to access restrictions and patient safety in the intermediate care units where the service will be provided.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This award is being made following Direct Award Process A of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
This service is for the provision of NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services.
North East London Foundation Trust - Essex Sites only Is an existing provider of the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate. NHSE are satisfied that the health care services to which the contracting arrangements relate to can only be provided by this provider due to the nature of how these services are delivered. The service offered is Opportunistic vaccinations, primarily Influenza, for inpatients. As these patients are restricted to this location whilst a patient no other provider is able to provider this service, due to access restrictions and patient safety in the intermediate care units where the service will be provided.
The contract will commence 01 October 2026 and will end 31 March 2028 with an option to extend for a further 12 months.
The total contract value will be PS10,000

Options: The contract will commence 01 October 2026 and will end 31 March 2028 with an option to extend for a further 12 months.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award<br/>This award is being made following Direct Award Process A of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/>The decision was made by Ruwan Wickramasinghe, Head of Public Health Commissioning, NHS England - East of England Region on the 22 September 2026.<br/>No conflicts of interest were declared.<br/>The contract will commence 01 October 2026 and will end 31 March 2028 with an option to extend for a further 12 months.<br/>The total contract value will be PS10,000

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d8e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092355-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£10,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Postcode Area
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
TLH3 Essex
Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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