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title: "NECS576 - Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service - North West"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-054940"
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# NECS576 - Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service - North West

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND - NORTH WEST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054940

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## Summary

NHS England - North West has announced the awarding of a contract for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service across 66 community pharmacy sites in the North West of England. The procurement, led by North of England Commissioning Support (NECS), falls under the Health services category with the procurement method specified as an open procedure. This initiative is under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, which supersedes the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for this award. The initial contract term is set for 20 months starting from 1 August 2025, with the possibility of a 24-month extension contingent on performance. Key dates include an award date of 30 June 2025 and a standstill period allowing representations until 27 June 2025.

This public procurement process presents significant opportunities for growth among community pharmacies, particularly those capable of delivering health services such as vaccinations. The allocation of contracts across multiple postcode areas suggests that businesses with a strong regional presence and operational capacity, particularly those in the health services sector in the North West, will be well-suited to compete. The focus on vaccination services indicates a strategic opportunity for suppliers specialising in public health to expand their service offerings and enhance local healthcare accessibility. Moreover, businesses that have previously demonstrated reliable performance in similar health provision contracts may find additional opportunities for partnership through potential extensions of the contract duration.

## Notice

THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.

### Lot Information

Liverpool Postcode Areas L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16, L18, L25

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to. Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents. On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question. All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2029

Knowsley Postcode Areas L32, L33, L36

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to. Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents. On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question. All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.

Options: Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.

Sefton Postcode Areas L20, L21, L22

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to. Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents. On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question. All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.

Options: Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.

St Helens Postcode Areas WA10, WA11, WA12

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to. Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents. On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question. All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.

Options: Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.

Wirral Postcode Areas Group 1 (CH41, CH43, CH44, CH 45), Group 2 (CH46, CH47), Group 3 (CH48, CH49)

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to. Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents. On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question. All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.

Options: Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.

Blackburn with Darwin Postcode Areas BB1, BB2, BB3

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to. Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents. On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question. All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.

Options: Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.

East Lancashire Postcode Areas BB5, BB9, BB12, BB18

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to. Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents. On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question. All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.

Options: Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.

Preston Postcode Areas PR1, PR2, PR3

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to. Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents. On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question. All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.

Options: Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.

West Lancashire Postcode Areas L39, L40, WN8

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to. Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents. On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question. All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.

Options: Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045078-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 May 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 | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND - NORTH WEST |
| Locality | MERSEYSIDE |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 56 |
| Supplier names | ABEDI PHARMACEUTICAL; ALLIED PHARMACIES; AWA PHARMA LTD CURO PHARMACY; BOUNCE HEALTHCARE; BUCKSHAW PHARMACY; BURSCOUGH HEALTHCARE; BURSCOUGH PHARMACY; COHENS CHEMIST ARGYLE STREET; COHENS CHEMIST DARWEN HEALTH CENTRE; COHENS CHEMIST EATON ROAD; COHENS CHEMIST EVERTON ROAD; COHENS CHEMIST MERE LANE; COHENS CHEMIST PADIHAM ROAD; COHENS CHEMIST PLANE TREE ROAD; COHENS CHEMIST RISHTON; COHENS CHEMIST UNION ROAD; COHENS CHEMIST WHALLEY NEW ROAD; COHENS CHEMIST WHALLEY RANGE; COHENS PRESTON OLD RD; DAVEYS; DAVID PORTER; DDL DAVIES PHARMACY; DOCTORS PHARMACY; EVEREST PHARMACY; EXEL CHEMISTS; EXEL(CHEMISTS; FARMACEUTICS; GORGEMEAD LTD TA COHENS CHEM; GREEN LANE PHARMACY; H AND A K FLETCHER; HOLLOWOOD CHEMISTS; IMAAN; LOQUAT PHARMA; MARY DAVEY CHEMISTS; MORETON PHARMACY; NHL PHARMACY; NUUR; OPTICHEM; ORMSKIRK PHARMACY; PADIHAM HEALTHCARE; PEEL ST HEALTHCARE; PRESTFORD; PRIORY ROAD HEALTHCARE; RAINBOW HEALTHCARE LTD TA PRESTON PHARMACY; RES HEALTHCARE; RIVERSIDE PHARMACY; SHARIEF HEALTHCARE; ST HELENS PHARMACY TA FISHLOCKS; TOP TOPS; TOWNFIELD PHARMACY; WELL PHARMACY BAROLDSWICK; WELL PHARMACY GRANTHAM; WELL PHARMACY IMPINGTON; WELL PHARMACY LIVERPOOL ROAD; WELL PHARMACY PEACEHAVEN; WELL THE NORTHWAY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 1 Aug 2025 at 09:23 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045078-2025
- 16 Jun 2025 at 12:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032587-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:999999-2099:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/contact-us/

## Provenance

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