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title: "NHSE499 - Invitation to Tender - North East & North Cumbria -School Aged Immunisations Services (Including Flu)"
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# NHSE499 - Invitation to Tender - North East & North Cumbria -School Aged Immunisations Services (Including Flu)

Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2fd0cc89-a521-404f-8458-fdd90638d770

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## Summary

The North of England Commissioning Support, acting on behalf of NHS England, has awarded contracts for School Aged Immunisation Services in the North East & North Cumbria and Lancashire & South Cumbria regions. The procurement process, conducted through an Open Procedure, had a closing date for tenders on 09 January 2023. The contracts have a planned commencement date of 01 September 2023 for an initial 5-year term, with the possibility of a 2-year extension, involving a total value of £30,601,977.

This tender for School Aged Immunisation Services presents growth opportunities for healthcare service providers in Cumbria, Northumbria, Central, and South regions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as organisations with experience in healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, are well-suited to compete in this transparent and equal-opportunity procurement process.

## Notice

North of England Commissioning Support is a care system support organisation and has managed this procurement process for the provision of School Aged Immunisation Services (Including Flu) for and on behalf of NHS England North East & Yorkshire - North East & North Cumbria and NHS England West - Lancashire & South Cumbria (the Contracting Authorities). The Contracting Authorities are procuring a School Aged Immunisation Services (Including Flu) (SAIS) across 4 Lots as follows: Lot 1 - Cumbria (including North Cumbria and South Cumbria) Lot 2 - North (including Northumberland, North Tyneside, Newcastle, Gateshead) Lot 3 - Central (including Sunderland, South Tyneside, County Durham) Lot 4 - South (including Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland). NHS England West - Lancashire & South Cumbria is the responsible Contracting Authority for the South Cumbria area within Lot 1, however for the purpose of this procurement NHS England North East and Yorkshire were managing this procurement on behalf of Lancashire and South Cumbria and therefore the lead Contracting Authority was NHS England North East & Yorkshire - North East & North Cumbria. The Contracting Authorities planned for a contract commencement date of 01 September 2023 for an initial contract term of 5-years with the option to extend the contract for 2-years at the discretion of the Contracting Authorities and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance. The required services for this procurement are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). The Contracting Authorities have run a transparent tender process, treating all bidders equally and has followed the basic principles of the Open Procedure(Regulation 27 of PCR 2015) to test the capacity, capability, technical and financial competence of bidders. Tender documentation was available from 12:00 noon on 05 December 2022 and the closing time and date for tender returns was 12:00 noon on 09 January 2023. This procurement was conducted using In-Tend which could be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu (Bidders were asked to follow the registration instructions if they were not already registered) and search for the project NHSE449 Invitation to Tender - North East & North Cumbria - School Aged Immunisations Services (Including Flu). Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection. Should tenderers have any queries regarding In-Tend a dedicated helpdesk is available and can be contacted on +44 8442728810 or email: support@in-tend.co.uk The Contracting Authorities and North of England Commissioning Support reserved the right to cancel the tender process at any point and would not beheld liable for any costs resulting from any cancellation of the tender process or for any other costs incurred by those tendering for the contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a03d8ba-0f57-4acd-aadd-bbb2b1a07c34 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Apr 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,601,977 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £29,594,537 |
| 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 | NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT |
| Locality | CO. DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 3YG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Durham South |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | INTRAHEALTH; NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 12 May 2023 at 11:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a03d8ba-0f57-4acd-aadd-bbb2b1a07c34
- 2 Dec 2022 at 10:33 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af662799-5d4c-4e6a-b85a-4ed90198fd38

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a03d8ba-0f57-4acd-aadd-bbb2b1a07c34
  12th May 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af662799-5d4c-4e6a-b85a-4ed90198fd38
  2nd December 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
  This procurement will be conducted using an e-tendering portal (In-Tend). The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu (Please follow the registration instructions if you are not already registered) and search for the project NHSE449 Invitation to Tender - North East & North Cumbria - School Aged Immunisations Services (Including Flu). Tender documentation will be available from 12:00 noon on 05 December 2022 and the closing time and date for tender returns is 12:00 noon on 09 January 2023.

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
- https://www.necsu.nhs.uk/

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