--- title: "NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078d0e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078d0e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078d0e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078d0e.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-078d0e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078d0e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078d0e.json) ## Summary NHS England commissioned NHS vaccination and immunisation services from Southend Integrated Healthcare for the Homeless, delivered via Southend Medical Centre. The service provides opportunistic vaccinations, primarily influenza vaccinations, to inpatients in intermediate care units in Southend-on-Sea. It is designed for patients who are confined to the location while receiving care. The work is community health care, focused on vaccination delivery within an inpatient setting rather than a general vaccination service. NHS England identified the provider as already delivering the relevant care and considered the service’s location-specific delivery arrangements central to providing it safely. The contract concerns one service requirement for these patients and units. The contract has been awarded to Southend Integrated Healthcare for the Homeless, via Southend Medical Centre, under Direct Award Process A of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. NHS England made the award decision on 20 October 2026. The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2028, with an option to extend for a further 12 months. Its stated value is £10,000. Evaluation placed all weight on quality, specifically the absence of a realistic alternative provider; cost carried no weighting. The justification was that access restrictions and patient-safety requirements in the intermediate care units mean other providers cannot deliver this location-based service. One bid was recorded. For suppliers assessing comparable work for NHS England, this award shows demand for opportunistic inpatient vaccinations, particularly influenza vaccination, delivered within intermediate care units. A credible provider would need the clinical capability to vaccinate inpatients and workable arrangements for delivering care inside the relevant unit, including compliance with its access restrictions and patient-safety requirements. Relevant experience delivering care to patients who cannot readily attend an external vaccination setting would support that case. The award rationale shows that NHS England considered continuity with the existing provider and the location-specific delivery model decisive; general vaccination capacity alone would not address that constraint. Suppliers would need to demonstrate how they could safely reach and serve this patient group in the care 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. Southend Integrated Healthcare for the Homeless (via Southend Medical Centre) 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. Southend Integrated Healthcare for the Homeless (via Southend Medical Centre) 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/099572-2026 | | 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 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Southend Integrated Healthcare for the Homeless (via Southend Medical Centre) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 21 Oct 2026 at 14:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099572-2026 ## 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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