--- title: "School Aged Immunisations Service (SAIS)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037582" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-037582" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037582.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037582.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND NORTH WEST" published: "2022-10-13" --- # School Aged Immunisations Service (SAIS) Buyer: NHS ENGLAND NORTH WEST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037582 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-037582) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037582.json) ## Summary The North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) on behalf of NHS England North West is planning a tender for the School Aged Immunisations Service (SAIS) in Lancashire & South Cumbria and Cheshire & Merseyside. The market engagement involves obtaining input and feedback before the tender process. The Request for Information (RFI) will be available on the Intend Portal from the 13th of October 2022, with a response deadline of the 28th of October 2022. This is an opportunity for provider organisations to help shape potential future service models. The tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the health and social work services sector to compete for the School Aged Immunisations Service contract. Companies with expertise in healthcare services and a strong understanding of the North West of England market would be well-suited to engage in this procurement process. The use of the In-Tend portal for market engagement ensures transparency and ease of communication for potential bidders, in line with the Public Contract Regulations 2015. ## Notice North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West to conduct market engagement to obtain input and feedback in preparation for the tender of a School Aged Immunisation Service for the following areas: * Area 1 - Lancashire & South Cumbria * Area 2 - Cheshire & Merseyside The Contracting Authority would like to gather soft intelligence from the market and are publishing a Request for Information (RFI). The RFI and further documentation including a draft service specification will be available on the Intend Portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home from Thursday 13th October 2022 and the deadline for responses will be 12 Noon Friday 28th October 2022. Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the Intend Portal. The portal can be accessed at any time of the day and it is free to register. Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning intentions. To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to the Intend portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home . North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is utilising an electronic tendering tool (In-Tend) (e-Tendering system) to manage this market engagement exercise and communicate with potential bidders in accordance with Regulation 22 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended). It is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should you have any queries, or you are having problems registering please contact the In-Tend helpdesk via: support@in-tend.com or call on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065. The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9 a.m.-5.30 p.m. ### Lot Information Lot 1 North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West to conduct market engagement to obtain input and feedback in preparation for the tender of a School Aged Immunisation Service for the following areas: * Area 1 - Lancashire & South Cumbria * Area 2 - Cheshire & Merseyside The Contracting Authority would like to gather soft intelligence from the market and are publishing a Request for Information (RFI). The RFI and further documentation including a draft service specification will be available on the Intend Portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home from Thursday 13th October 2022 and the deadline for responses will be 12 Noon Friday 28th October 2022. Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the Intend Portal. The portal can be accessed at any time of the day and it is free to register. Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning intentions. To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to the Intend portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home . North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is utilising an electronic tendering tool (In-Tend) (e-Tendering system) to manage this market engagement exercise and communicate with potential bidders in accordance with Regulation 22 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended). It is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should you have any queries, or you are having problems registering please contact the In-Tend helpdesk via: support@in-tend.com or call on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065. The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9 a.m.-5.30 p.m. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028874-2022 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 13 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Feb 2023 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND NORTH WEST | | Locality | LIVERPOOL | | Post town | Liverpool | | Postcode | L3 4BL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool | | Local authority | Liverpool | | Electoral ward | Festival Gardens | | Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 13 Oct 2022 at 14:26 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028874-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home - https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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