--- title: "Expressions of Interest - Covid Outreach Programme - East Of England" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04dcc6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04dcc6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04dcc6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04dcc6.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND" published: "2025-02-07" --- # Expressions of Interest - Covid Outreach Programme - East Of England Buyer: NHS ENGLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04dcc6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04dcc6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04dcc6.json) ## Summary NHS England has initiated a planning stage for the potential procurement of the Covid Outreach Programme services in the East of England. The initiative aims to address access and inequality issues in the Covid-19 vaccination programme. This early engagement exercise, handled by NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England East of England, seeks to gather market capability and interest through a Prior Information Notice (PIN). Interested providers must submit their expressions of interest by midnight on Sunday, 16th February 2025. This market testing exercise utilises an eTendering system, and the process will adhere to the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) with a prospective start date for the contract on 1st April 2025. This tender opens numerous opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those with experience in community healthcare and vaccination programmes. Companies adept at delivering public health services across diverse geographical populations are well-suited to compete. The programme's focus on targeted outreach, including mobile services like the WOW bus in Norfolk and community clinics in Bedfordshire, offers substantial growth potential. Competitive pricing for vaccination administration, supplemented by block payments and the inclusion of housebound patient services, underscores the financial viability and scope for expansion within this contract. ## Notice *This is a Prior Information Notice* NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU)on behalf of NHS England East of England (The Commissioners) would like to notify the market of a potential upcoming opportunity to delivery the Covid Outreach Programme in the East Of England. The commissioners would like to invite interested providers to register their interest via the Atamis e-tendering portal, and to access the Outreach COVID-19 vaccination programme Schedule (2A). All interested providers are invited to participate in an early market engagement assessment questionnaire. This will be used as a conduit to ascertain market capability and interest in the opportunity and help determine the appropriate way forward and to help inform the commissioners on which procurement process to carry out i.e. a Competitive Process or a Most Suitable Provider Process. The contract length will be for a 1 year term. The value of the service provision resulting from this Procurement Process will be: * PS7.54 for administration of each covid 19 vaccination plus an additional PS2.50 where seasonal influenza is not given * PS10 per dose administered to housebound patients (this excludes patients resident in care homes) plus an additional block amount, to be agreed. Please note this PIN closes 2400hrs (Midnight) on Sunday 16th February 2025. Following the closure of the PIN notice, the Commissioner may reach out to those that have expressed an interest with further communications. ### Lot Information Lot 1 NHS England is responsible for commissioning Section 7A Public Health services which include the Covid 19 vaccination programme. The aim of this service is to deliver access and inequality schemes in relation to the delivery of the Covid 19 vaccination programme to patients in the JCVI specified target groups across the East of England, for example the WOW bus in Norfolk and Waveney or targeted community clinics in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes. NHS England, East of England, has reviewed the existing Covid 19 services delivered across the region's 6 ICBs (currently configured according to geographies of Mid and South Essex, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Norfolk and Waveney, Hertfordshire and West Essex, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and Suffolk, North East Essex). To streamline our commissioning approach and ensure equity, it is our intention to consider moving to commission a single service for the East of England Region. It is our intention for this contract to commence 1st April 2025. The Commissioner is placing a Prior Information Notice (PIN) which will be used as a conduit to obtain feedback from the market and ascertain market capability and interest in the opportunity. Please note this PIN closes 2400hrs (Midnight) on Sunday 16th February 2025. Following the closure of the PIN notice, the Commissioner may reach out to those that have expressed an interest with further communications. Additional information: It is the expectation of the commissioner that the providers will review the contents of this Notice in order to inform their responses to the pre-market engagement questionnaire. Please note the Contract Notice Publish date is only indicative at this time and is subject to change. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004173-2025 | | 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 | 7 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 17 Feb 2025 | | 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 | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS1 4AP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside | | Westminster constituency | Leeds South | | Delivery location | TLH East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 7 Feb 2025 at 13:23 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004173-2025 ## Notice URLs - https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?searchtype=Projects - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.england.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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