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Regulation 14 Urgent Award has been applied to avoid loss of outreach service due to Provider withdrawal. The award is required to urgently as delay would prevent opportunity for patients to be vaccinated and would likely pose a risk to patient / public safety. This circumstance was not foreseeable and not attributable to the Relevant Authority.
The service is for the region - Black Country and is for the delivery of outreach roving Covid-19 vaccination clinics across the four Black Country localities, targeting underserved populations.
To maintain Covid-19 targeted outreach roving vaccination provision across Black Country localities (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton) to prevent gaps in access and address health inequalities with any immediate loss of service requiring same-day action to ensure continuity of vaccination delivery. Demand is driven by low-uptake and needs rapid mobilisation in underserved communities, existing provider unexpectedly withdrew. Delay would prevent urgent patient care from being delivered, particularly for high-deprivation, hesitant and underserved groups.
The Provider has been selected as they have a proven ability to deliver mobile clinics with an existing trained workforce and can mobilise immediately ensuring continuity.
The contract start date is 13 April 2026 with a contract end date of 30 June 2026. The contract period is less than 12 months.
The value is up to 200,000 for the life of the contract.
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Regional Commissioning Group 19 March 2026. Final approval was given by NHS Black Country Integrate Care Board (ICB) Chief Nursing Officer - 24 March 2026 and Kerry Wathen, Head of Vaccination Commissioning & Operations, NHS England Midlands on 08 April 2026.
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