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title: "NHSE - SEL Provision of Covid-19 Vaccination Services"
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# NHSE - SEL Provision of Covid-19 Vaccination Services

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND (LONDON REGION)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ff9f

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## Summary

NHS England (London Region) has awarded a contract for the provision of Covid-19 vaccination services under the Provider Selection Regime's urgent circumstances provision. This direct award, valued at £512,000, commences on 1st April 2025 and lasts for 12 months. The contract falls under the 'Miscellaneous health services' industry category and focuses on providing outreach vaccination services targeted at underserved populations in South East London (SEL). The procurement stage is complete, and the contract was approved by key directors of finance and commissioning. The urgent nature of this contract arose from delays in national funding confirmation, necessitating immediate action to avoid gaps in vaccination provision.

This tender presents significant opportunities for experienced healthcare providers, particularly those familiar with delivering community-led outreach services. Companies that have a robust infrastructure to support flexible delivery models and can address diverse community needs, such as communication barriers and other access difficulties, will find this contract particularly beneficial. The awarded contract to Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust highlights the preference for incumbent providers with proven effectiveness in managing large-scale vaccination campaigns. Businesses capable of offering similar services with a focus on equity and inclusion can leverage such contracts to expand their operational footprint and enhance their service portfolio.

## Notice

NHSE - SEL Provision of Covid-19 Vaccination Services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHSE - SEL Provision of Covid-19 Vaccination Services. To provide an outreach vaccination service targeted at the underserved and core 20 plus 5 populations of South East London. The Provider must endeavour to deliver the Vaccination Outreach Services through flexible community led delivery models to improve uptake and engagement with communities. Processes where possible should support patients with communication needs and/or encourage vaccination of patients who experience other difficulties in accessing healthcare. The SEL outreach vaccination service is dedicated to reaching a broad and diverse population across the ICB's geographical footprint with the aim of providing equitable access to COVID-19 and other vaccinations for all residents, regardless of their location, age, ethnicity or socioeconomic status. COVID-19 vaccinations are currently commissioned with providers under an enhanced service agreement overseen by NHSE1 and this means that delivery is subject to providers either opting-in or opting-out of this type of provision. Consequently, a key delivery component of the current roving service is to substantiate gaps in local provision where for example there is no viable primary care or other community option to support vulnerable patients. This contract award has been made following Urgent Award Process (The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 14). This contract will be for the period 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 (12 months). The approximate lifetime value of the contract for 12 months is PS512,000.

### 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. This an incumbent provider within the SEL footprint, having taken part in previous campaigns. A delay in national confirmation of funding created an unrealistic timeframe, in which a full procurement process would have left gaps in the provision of vaccines in the upcoming Spring campaign for large numbers of eligible individuals and/or groups. Discussion has taken place with all London ICB Programme Leads and it has been agreed that due to the serious time constraints and ensuring readiness for Spring, a direct award of 12 months to incumbent providers is essential. In addition, there is significant concern on the extent of reduction in Access and Inequalities funding, and with no surge budget this year, that providers will not come forward to support any shorter contract period as it is not financially viable for them. It is recommended that regional approval is provided to issue direct award contracts to existing incumbent providers to enable the commissioning of outreach services for 2025/26.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013955-2025 |
| 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 | 9 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £512,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND (LONDON REGION) |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

## Release History

- 9 Apr 2025 at 12:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013955-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.england.nhs.uk/london/contact-us/

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