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30 Sep 2026 at 13:12

Summary of the contracting process

NHS England is buying NHS vaccination and immunisation services: opportunistic vaccinations, primarily influenza, for inpatients in intermediate care units in Cambridge and Peterborough. The work is delivered to patients who cannot access another provider while they are in these units, because of access restrictions and patient-safety requirements. The service is community healthcare. It concerns vaccinations for inpatients at these locations, rather than a general vaccination service. The notice describes the selected provider as the existing provider of the relevant healthcare services and says the nature of delivery means only that provider can provide this service. The procurement is managed by NHS England.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Cambridge and Peterborough Foundation Trust. The award decision was made on 22 September 2026 under Direct Award Process A of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, without a call for competition. The contract was signed on 22 September 2026 and is valued at £10,000. It runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2028, with an option to extend for a further 12 months. There is one lot. The stated evaluation gave 100% weight to there being no realistic alternative provider and 0% to cost. The notice says no conflicts of interest were declared.

For suppliers considering similar work for NHS England, this award shows demand for opportunistic inpatient vaccinations, primarily influenza, delivered within intermediate care units. A credible provider would need the ability to reach inpatients at the relevant locations and work within the units’ access restrictions and patient-safety requirements. The buyer’s stated rationale was that patients are restricted to the location while receiving care and that no other provider could deliver the service there; an alternative supplier would therefore need to demonstrate how it could meet those delivery constraints. The award was made on the basis that there was no realistic alternative provider, rather than on cost. Relevant capability is consequently tied to safe, location-based delivery to inpatients and integration with the care setting, rather than vaccination capacity alone.

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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/>Cambridge and Peterborough Foundation Trust are 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 provide 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.
Cambridge and Peterborough Foundation Trust are 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 provide 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-077d8f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092356-2026
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
TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Cambridge and Peterborough Foundation Trust

Further Information

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