--- title: "NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077d8e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077d8e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077d8e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077d8e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS England" published: "2026-09-30" --- # NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services Buyer: NHS England Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077d8e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077d8e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077d8e.json) ## Summary NHS England commissioned NHS vaccination and immunisation services for inpatients at North East London Foundation Trust sites in Essex. The service provides opportunistic vaccinations, primarily influenza vaccination, to patients in intermediate care units. Patients are confined to these sites while receiving care, and delivery depends on access to the units and patient-safety requirements. The work is community healthcare, delivered within the specified Essex sites. The service is tied to these inpatient settings rather than a general vaccination programme across the community. The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to NELFT NHS Foundation Trust. The award decision was made on 22 September 2026, and the contract was signed that day. Its value is £10,000. The initial contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2028, with an option to extend by a further 12 months. NHS England used Direct Award Process A under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, without a prior call for competition. The decision was based entirely on quality: the stated basis was that there was no realistic alternative provider; cost carried no weight. One bid was recorded. For suppliers assessing future demand from NHS England, this award shows a narrowly location-dependent requirement: opportunistic inpatient vaccinations, mainly influenza, within NELFT’s Essex intermediate care units. The selected provider was the existing provider, and the stated rationale was that access restrictions and patient safety mean the service can only be delivered by that provider in these settings. A credible competitor would therefore need the ability to operate within the relevant care sites, reach inpatients during their stay, and deliver vaccination safely within intermediate care arrangements. The route used was a direct award under the Provider Selection Regime, with the decision focused on whether there was a realistic alternative provider rather than price. Relevant experience would need to demonstrate that this service can be delivered in the same constrained clinical setting. ## Notice This award is being made following Direct Award Process A of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This service is for the provision of NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services. North East London Foundation Trust - Essex Sites only Is an existing provider of the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate. NHSE are satisfied that the health care services to which the contracting arrangements relate to can only be provided by this provider due to the nature of how these services are delivered. The service offered is Opportunistic vaccinations, primarily Influenza, for inpatients. As these patients are restricted to this location whilst a patient no other provider is able to provider this service, due to access restrictions and patient safety in the intermediate care units where the service will be provided. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This award is being made following Direct Award Process A of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This service is for the provision of NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services. North East London Foundation Trust - Essex Sites only Is an existing provider of the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate. NHSE are satisfied that the health care services to which the contracting arrangements relate to can only be provided by this provider due to the nature of how these services are delivered. The service offered is Opportunistic vaccinations, primarily Influenza, for inpatients. As these patients are restricted to this location whilst a patient no other provider is able to provider this service, due to access restrictions and patient safety in the intermediate care units where the service will be provided. The contract will commence 01 October 2026 and will end 31 March 2028 with an option to extend for a further 12 months. The total contract value will be PS10,000 Options: The contract will commence 01 October 2026 and will end 31 March 2028 with an option to extend for a further 12 months. ### Procurement Information This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award This award is being made following Direct Award Process A of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The decision was made by Ruwan Wickramasinghe, Head of Public Health Commissioning, NHS England - East of England Region on the 22 September 2026. No conflicts of interest were declared. The contract will commence 01 October 2026 and will end 31 March 2028 with an option to extend for a further 12 months. The total contract value will be PS10,000 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092355-2026 | | 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 | 30 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | 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 | £10,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS England | | Locality | LONDON | | Postcode area | 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 | TLH3 Essex | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 30 Sep 2026 at 13:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092355-2026 ## Notice URLs - https://www.england.nhs.uk/ - https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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