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title: "Delivery of MMR Vaccinations Across the Lancashire and South Cumbria Region (Blackburn & Darwen)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044e13"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND NORTH WEST (LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA)"
published: "2024-03-28"
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# Delivery of MMR Vaccinations Across the Lancashire and South Cumbria Region (Blackburn & Darwen)

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND NORTH WEST (LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044e13

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## Summary

The NHS England North West (Lancashire and South Cumbria) has awarded a contract for the Delivery of MMR Vaccinations Across the Lancashire and South Cumbria Region (Blackburn & Darwen) under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The procurement method used was a limited Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The service falls under the 'services' category and is targeted at community health services. The contract start date was 11 March 2024, with an end date on 10 September 2024.

This tender offers an opportunity for businesses in the health services sector, specifically those involved in community health services or vaccination programmes, to participate. The procurement process has already reached the award stage, with the contract awarded to Aston Pharmacy. Businesses capable of providing MMR vaccinations and related services in the Lancashire and South Cumbria region would be well-suited to compete for this opportunity, which aims to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care.

## Notice

The service is to provide an MMR vaccine to any children overdue who are 5-11 yr olds. This will be offered on a walk in basis and the child's GP will be identified utilising Pharmoutcomes. A GP referral tool has been built in EMIS but this will only be used with the permission of the parent/guardian on the identified child. Funding has been agreed based on an Item of Service at PS9.58 per vaccination given, which is inline with other payments given to Pharmacy for COVID an Flu vaccinations.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A targeted service for community pharmacy to support the current national measles incident by offering an MMR vaccine to 5 - 11yrs olds on a walk in basis in a small number of pharmacy's. The selected pharmacy's have been targeted due to their experience in already delivering vaccinations to children with in the eligible cohort. A GP referral tool has been built in EMIS but this will only be used with the permission of the parent/guardian on the identified child. The relevant authority intends to award this contract under the urgent circumstances provision under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The service will run for only 6 months and will be funded via a set item of service fee of PS9.58 per vaccination given, which is inline with other payments given to Pharmacy for COVID and Flu vaccinations. Contract Start Date: 11 March 2024 Contract End Date: 10 September 2024

### Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010227-2024 |
| 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 | 28 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Mar 2024 |
| 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 | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND NORTH WEST (LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA) |
| Locality | PRESTON |
| Post town | Preston |
| Postcode | PR2 8DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire |
| Local authority | Preston |
| Electoral ward | Sharoe Green |
| Westminster constituency | Ribble Valley |
| Delivery location | TLD4 Lancashire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ASTON PHARMACY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 28 Mar 2024 at 11:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010227-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/

## Provenance

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