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title: "Children and Young People's Community Immunisation Service in London"
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# Children and Young People's Community Immunisation Service in London

Buyer: N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2e20e58f-0a9a-41cd-b275-39da41af9ea5

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## Summary

The N E L Commissioning Support Unit is seeking service providers for the Children and Young People's Community Immunisation Service in London. The procurement involves providing immunisation programmes for children and young people aged 0-19 years across 5 geographic areas in London. The contract duration is 5 years with a total value of £108,221,743. The procurement method is an Open procedure, and the tender period ends on 1st September 2023.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses in the health services sector to deliver immunisation programmes in London. Small and medium enterprises, as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises, are suitable to bid. Interested businesses can access the procurement documents and submit tenders electronically. The contracting authority, N E L Commissioning Support Unit, aims to commission providers for essential immunisation services, creating a long-term partnership for public health benefits.

## Notice

This is an Opportunity Notice to notify the market of the intention of NHS England (London Region) hereafter referred to as "the Authority" to undertake a procurement for Children and Young People's community Immunisation Service (CYPCIS) in London. NHS England London Region is looking to commission service providers for the delivery of Section 7A immunisation programmes in London for 5 ICB geographical areas for children and young people between the ages of 0-19 years. The commissioned service provider for each ICB area will be expected to deliver a range of community and school aged immunisations to those eligible as per the Green Book and JCVI recommendations. The immunisation programmes set within the Section 7A portfolio include: 1. Neonatal BCG immunisation programme (for those at risk of exposure and/or TB infection aged 0-1 year, in line with Green Book recommendations) 2. Seasonal childhood influenza immunisation programme in accordance with the Annual Flu Letter each year 3. Adolescent MenACWY immunisation programme 4. Adolescent School Leaver Booster- Td/IPV (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Polio) 5. Adolescent HPV immunisation programme 6. Immunisation "catch-up" immunisation opportunities (this includes but not limited to checking immunisation status, and if uncertain or incomplete to administer MMR1/MMR2) 7. Vaccine Preventable Disease outbreak response in education and community settings (0-19 years) 8. Contribute to outreach, through Provider collaboration and support for delivery of immunisations in Primary Care and community settings. The contract term is for a period of five (5) years with an option for extension of further two (2) years. The total contract value is PS108,221,743 . For each of the 5 geographical areas, the prices are: Lot 1 (NEL) - PS27,196,030 Lot 2 (NCL) - PS16,592,472 Lot 3 (NWL)- PS25,335,232 Lot 4 (SWL)- PS18,978,133 Lot 5 (SEL) - PS20,119,876 To note, current investment, as described, does not take into account additional tariff based investment for the delivery of the opportunistic (catch-up) immunisation in schools for children and young people presenting with an uncertain or incomplete immunisation status. For these programmes (excluding 1-5 above), the investment is based on a tariff priced at PS10.06 per dose of vaccine administered and for the delivery of outbreak response. Additional information: The Procurement is being managed by the NHS London Commercial Hub (NHS LCH) hosted by NEL ICB, on behalf of the Authority, in connection with a competitive Invitation to Tender (ITT) exercise that is being conducted via a process, based in part on the open procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations" (as amended)). The Service falls within the scope of the Light Touch Regime (LTR) - Section 7 (Reg 74-76) of the Regulations governing procurement of Health, Social and related services listed under Schedule 3 of the Regulations. None of the references to "Open procedure", "ITT", the use of the term "tender process", or any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound to any of the Regulations, save those applicable to LTR provisions. Bidders are also to note that information relating to this procurement is provided in good faith, and may be subject to amendment by The Authority. Bidders are able to bid for any number or combination of the Lots. The contract values vary per Lot. See documentation for details. The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=ee3e7fec-cf32-ee11-8124-005056b64545 (Link to proContract) Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address. Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=ee3e7fec-cf32-ee11-8124-005056b64545 (Link to ProContract) How to apply: Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/370ab44c-4358-4af1-9e6f-ddbfce17657b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | 20 Apr 2023 |
| Award date | 23 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2024 - 30 Aug 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £108,221,743 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £108,221,743 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E15 1DA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | HOUNSLOW AND RICHMOND COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE (HRCH) NHS TRUST; VACCINATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 14 Mar 2024 at 10:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/370ab44c-4358-4af1-9e6f-ddbfce17657b
- 7 Aug 2023 at 13:10 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99180688-5bfc-4021-9fd1-d00a1463b222
- 21 Mar 2023 at 15:59 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71212e69-2265-4867-8f7f-da041f55ded3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/370ab44c-4358-4af1-9e6f-ddbfce17657b
  14th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99180688-5bfc-4021-9fd1-d00a1463b222
  7th August 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71212e69-2265-4867-8f7f-da041f55ded3
  21st March 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://forms.office.com/e/r7yvtsahGk
  If you are interested in attending the Market Engagement event, please complete and submit the Event Registration Form using the MS Forms link by no later than 17.00 on 20th April 2023. Please note that after this deadline acceptance of registration forms and attendance cannot be guaranteed. Places are limited so attendance will be granted on a first come first served basis and a maximum of 2 attendees per organisation.

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=ee3e7fec-cf32-ee11-8124-005056b64545

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