---
title: "Covid 19 Vaccinations Programme - Workforce Delivery"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029611"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND"
published: "2021-02-24"
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# Covid 19 Vaccinations Programme - Workforce Delivery

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029611

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## Summary

The NHS England has recently completed a tender for the "Covid 19 Vaccinations Programme - Workforce Delivery" to provide a voluntary workforce aimed at addressing urgent demands in health services across the UK. This tender involved the deployment of 30,500 volunteers for various roles, including Vaccinator and Patient Advocate positions. The procurement was conducted via a limited award procedure without prior publication, primarily due to the extreme urgency associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The contract was signed on 9th October 2020 and has an active status with a total contract value of £48,240,000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for various businesses, particularly those involved in health and social work services, volunteer management, and resource deployment. Organisations with experience in recruiting and mobilising large volunteer cohorts or providing supplementary health personnel would be well-suited to compete. The unique circumstances surrounding the pandemic mean that businesses capable of rapid response and recruitment could find valuable contracts in health-related projects such as this, bolstering their growth potential in a demand-driven market.

## Notice

Provision of voluntary workforce to meet additional workforce demands.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

To deploy 30,500 volunteers to meet additional workforce demands in the following areas nationally: o Vaccinator volunteer o Volunteer Patient Advocate o Vaccination Care Volunteer

### 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. St John Ambulance 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 .

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003753-2021 |
| 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 | 8 Oct 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 | £48,240,000 |

## 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 | ST. JOHN AMBULANCE |

## 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/003753-2021

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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