Official UK procurement notice
Community and School Aged Immunisation Service (CSAIS) in Birmingham and Solihull
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England Midlands (The Commissioner) have awarded a contract to Vaccination UK Limited for the provision of Community and School Aged Immunisation Service (CSAIS) in Birmingham and Solihull.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1******THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTIFICATION******AwardedPublished value£12,700,000
******THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTIFICATION******<br/><br/>NHS England - Midlands intends to award a NHS Standard Contract to Vaccination UK Limited for the provision of Community and School Aged Immunisation Service (CSAIS) in Birmingham and Solihull following a robust Competitive Process.<br/><br/>The contract will be for an initial five-year term from 1st September 2026 with the option to extend for a further two years under a NHS Standard Contract until 31st August 2033.<br/><br/>The contract value is estimated to total £12,574,016.10 (including extensions) and a cost uplift factors (CUF) will apply from year one.<br/><br/>This is an existing service and has been awarded to a new provider.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Quality and Innovation: 23%
- Value: 20%
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating Choice: 22%
- Social Value: 10%
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 25%
Published award criteria (6)
- Quality and Innovation: 23.00
- Value: 20.00
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 25.00
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating Choice: 22.00
- Social Value: 10.00
- Cost: 0
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Sept 2025, 13:07 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Aug 2026, 14:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Dec 2025 – …
- Authority reference
AG25015- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078159- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059b43Find a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.<br/><br/>Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Midnight at the end of 21st May 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations need to be sent via the Atamis e-tendering portal, Project Reference: C394758 - COMP: Community & School Aged Immunisation Service - Birmingham & Solihull.<br/><br/>The evaluation panel completed individual evaluations for assigned questions and took part in moderation to agree and finalise scores and rationales. The panel comprised of:<br/><br/>• Head of Vaccination Commissioning and Operations, Project Lead and Evaluator<br/>• Senior Commissioning Manager, Project Lead and Evaluator<br/>• Pharmacy Programme Manager, Evaluator <br/>• Vaccination Manager, Evaluator<br/>• Senior Finance Manager, Evaluator<br/>• Public Health Contract Manager, Evaluator<br/>• Public Health Contract Manager, Evaluator<br/>• Screening and Immunisation Co-ordinator, Evaluator<br/>• Finance Manager, Evaluator <br/>• Strategic Vaccination and Screening Lead, Evaluator<br/><br/>The award decision makers were NHS England Midlands Commissioning Delivery Group (CDG).<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest were identified.<br/><br/>The Basic Selection Questions were Pass/Fail and the award criteria for the Key Criteria Questions were as follows, scored on a combination of a 0-5 scoring mechanism and for information.<br/>• Quality and Innovation 23.00%<br/>• Value 20.00% (including for information questions)<br/>• Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 25.00%<br/>• Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating Choice 22.00%<br/>• Social Value 10.00%<br/><br/>The preferred Provider was awarded the contract based on the highest overall weighted score for Key Criteria and meeting all of the Basic Selection Criteria.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
10 Nov 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Next notice expected346 days ago10 Nov 2025
- Submission deadline314 days ago12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened314 days ago12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published66 days ago17 Aug 2026, 14:38 BST
- Contract starts51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2025- Published value updated to £12,700,00010 Nov 2025, 16:56 GMTwas £12,000,000
- Status changed to active10 Nov 2025, 16:56 GMT
- Procurement method changed10 Nov 2025, 16:56 GMT
- Deadline published: 12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT10 Nov 2025, 16:56 GMT
- Status changed to complete8 May 2026, 10:08 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextVI.3.0.1 | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.Representations by providers… | 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 Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.The contract was awarded o… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 16 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VACCINATION UK LIMITED | £12,574,016 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 042307-2026-1 · VACCINATION UK LIMITED
- Signed
- 23 Apr 2026
- Value
- £12,574,016
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2033
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support UnitMediation bodyReview contact point
- NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- VACCINATION UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria