--- title: "NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078d0b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078d0b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078d0b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078d0b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS England" published: "2026-10-21" --- # NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services Buyer: NHS England Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078d0b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078d0b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078d0b.json) ## Summary NHS England commissioned inpatient vaccination and immunisation services, focused primarily on opportunistic influenza vaccinations. The service is for patients in intermediate care units who cannot readily access vaccination elsewhere while staying there. Delivery takes place in Hertfordshire; the source identifies the county but does not name a specific site. The arrangement is intended to provide vaccination within the care setting, where access restrictions and patient safety considerations affect how the service can be delivered. This is a community health service rather than a supply-only purchase, with the work centred on providing clinical vaccinations to inpatients. The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, the existing provider. NHS England made the award on 20 October 2026 under Direct Award Process A of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, without a prior competition. The stated contract value is £10,000. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2028, with an option to extend for a further 12 months. The decision was based entirely on quality: the stated rationale was that there was no realistic alternative provider; cost carried no weight. One bid was recorded. The procurement was arranged as a single lot. For suppliers assessing comparable future work for NHS England, this award indicates demand for opportunistic inpatient vaccinations, particularly influenza vaccination, within intermediate care settings in Hertfordshire. A credible provider would need to deliver vaccination directly to patients who are restricted to the care location, while working within its access arrangements and meeting patient-safety requirements. The selection rationale makes the ability to provide the service in that setting central: NHS England considered the incumbent the only realistic provider because of how the service is delivered. Relevant capability therefore includes clinical vaccination delivery to inpatients and the operational ability to work safely within intermediate care units. This was a small, focused service rather than a broad vaccination programme, and the award route was a direct selection under the Provider Selection Regime. ## 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. Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are 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 provide 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. Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are 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 provide 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 20th October 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/099569-2026 | | 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 | 21 Oct 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 | TLH23 Hertfordshire CC | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 21 Oct 2026 at 14:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099569-2026 ## Notice URLs - https://www.england.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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