--- title: "NHS England South (South Central) School Aged Immunisation Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-bd8141be-ca8f-45f9-bf62-88cd2288e279" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bd8141be-ca8f-45f9-bf62-88cd2288e279" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bd8141be-ca8f-45f9-bf62-88cd2288e279.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bd8141be-ca8f-45f9-bf62-88cd2288e279.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2017-05-22" --- # NHS England South (South Central) School Aged Immunisation Service Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bd8141be-ca8f-45f9-bf62-88cd2288e279 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bd8141be-ca8f-45f9-bf62-88cd2288e279) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bd8141be-ca8f-45f9-bf62-88cd2288e279.json) ## Summary The NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit is initiating a procurement process for the 'School Aged Immunisation Service', targeting health and social work services within regions of South East and South West England, specifically Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a Market Engagement Event scheduled for 16th June 2017. Interested providers must express their intent to attend by 5th June 2017, and tender documentation is expected to be released in July 2017, aiming for service commencement on 1st April 2018. This tender presents a significant opportunity for healthcare providers specialising in immunisation services, particularly those with experience in delivering vaccination programmes to children. Companies capable of providing services that align with national immunisation strategies and have the necessary adaptability to evolving healthcare requirements would be well-positioned to compete. Participating in the Market Engagement Event will provide valuable insights into the expectations of NHS England, enabling prospective bidders to tailor their proposals more effectively. ## Notice This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice and relates only to a pre-procurement market engagement event. NHS England South (South Central) (the Commissioners) invite suitably qualified providers to attend a Market Engagement Event which will inform the market of their intention to re procure a School Aged Immunisation service to school aged children resident or attending school in the following areas: Lot 1: Berkshire Lot 2: Buckinghamshire Lot 3: Oxfordshire Lot 4: Wiltshire NHS England South (South Central) will be the contracting and commissioning authority for the School Aged Immunisation service. The aim of the School Aged Immunisation service is to prevent school aged children from developing vaccine preventable childhood diseases that are associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Commissioners are looking for providers to deliver a high quality service within the chosen Lot areas. The provider will be commissioned to deliver the NHS MenACWY adolescent booster, Td/IPV, HPV immunisation programmes, MMR catch up and childhood influenza for children aged 4, 5, 6, 7 -8 (school years reception, 1, 2, 3 and 4) of sufficient quantity and quality to prevent the infections and outbreaks caused by these organisms. This means achieving high levels of coverage across England as well as within upper tier local government areas and within the context of populations with protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. The service provider(s) will need to be adaptable to any new or changes to national programmes. It is envisaged that the tender documentation for the re-procurement of these services will be available from July 2017, with an anticipated service commencement date for the school aged immunisation programme from 1st April 2018 and the NHS seasonal childhood influenza programme in September 2018. A separate advert will be published to alert interested parties when the tender documentation is available. The Market Engagement Event for all lots will be held on 16th June 2017 between 12:00 - 14:00 in: Conference Room B Jubilee House, 5510 John Smith Drive, Oxford, OX4 2LH Providers wishing to attend the Market Engagement Event should email their interest to scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net by 12pm on Monday 5th June 2017 with the following details: - Name of attendee(s) - Job Title of attendee(s) - Organisation details, including address and contact details. Please ensure that the title of the email contains reference of this advert. In the event you are unable to attend but would like to receive a copy of the presentation materials, please send an email to scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net and copies will be sent to you. Additional information: This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit NHS England or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. NHS England will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise. The Services are healthcare services within the meaning and scope of Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU ("the Directive") and Schedule 3 to the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations"), which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime", (Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations). For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services. Any procurement conducted as a result of this event will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it is published. Providers who do not attend this Market Engagement Event will still be able to apply for the Procurement in the future. Please note that this Market Engagement Event does not represent a formal stage in the procurement process and attendance will play no part in any subsequent evaluation process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d428ffb1-b21b-432c-868d-960d773a2d0e | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 May 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Feb 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | CHIPPENHAM | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN15 1JW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire | | Local authority | Wiltshire | | Electoral ward | Chippenham Lowden & Rowden | | Westminster constituency | Chippenham | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 22 May 2017 at 14:44 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d428ffb1-b21b-432c-868d-960d773a2d0e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d428ffb1-b21b-432c-868d-960d773a2d0e 22nd May 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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