---
title: "Covid 19 Vaccinations Programme - Additional Workforce (Stewarding)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02960c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND"
published: "2021-02-24"
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# Covid 19 Vaccinations Programme - Additional Workforce (Stewarding)

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02960c

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## Summary

The NHS England is seeking to enhance its Covid-19 Vaccinations Programme by procuring additional volunteer stewards through a limited procurement method without prior publication. This tender, titled "Covid 19 Vaccinations Programme - Additional Workforce (Stewarding)", is classified under health and social work services and aims to recruit 53,711 volunteer stewards that regional lead providers can deploy via the GoodSam Application. The contract, which has a total value of £4,934,676, was signed on 12 November 2020, and is currently active within the UK.

This opportunity presents significant potential for businesses involved in workforce mobilization and volunteer management, particularly those with the infrastructure to support large-scale recruitment and rapid deployment. Companies with expertise in managing volunteer resources and those that can meet urgent staffing needs in healthcare settings would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract, given its focus on addressing the critical demands of the Covid-19 vaccination efforts.

## Notice

Contract to provide 53,711 volunteer stewards for the Covid 19 vaccinations programme

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Contract to provide 53,711 volunteer stewards that the regional lead providers can draw down for deployment into several delivery models through GoodSam Application.

### Procurement Information

The COVID-19 Vaccine Programme requires a supplier of voluntary staff which can provide a national scale recruitment and deployment programme for a range of clinical and non-clinical roles. RVS is uniquely placed having the required national infrastructure to recruit and support the required voluntary workforce as well as an existing national network of volunteers to meet the extremely urgent needs of the programme. They also have unique experience/expertise of scaling up national volunteer support rapidly in the early phases of the pandemic.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003748-2021 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Nov 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,934,676 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | LS1 7UE |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 24 Feb 2021 at 22:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003748-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.england.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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