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Published 16 Sept 2025, 13:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Community and School Aged Immunisation Service (CSAIS) in Birmingham and Solihull

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£12,700,000≈ £1.8m / year · 1 value update1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Dec 2025awarded 23 Apr 2026
Awarded to VACCINATION UK LIMITED
Contract term 7 yrsends 31 Aug 2033 · extension options published · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS 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 published
Lot #1******THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTIFICATION******Awarded 7 yrsPublished 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.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2033 (7 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands · Birmingham and Solihull
Extensions: Initial five-year term with the option to extend for a further two yearsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 65%Social value: 10%Environmental: 25%
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)
Health services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059b43 Find 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

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Nov 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected346 days ago
    10 Nov 2025
  2. Submission deadline314 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened314 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published66 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 14:38 BST
  5. Contract starts51 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2025
  1. Published value updated to £12,700,000
    10 Nov 2025, 16:56 GMT
    was £12,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    10 Nov 2025, 16:56 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    10 Nov 2025, 16:56 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
    10 Nov 2025, 16:56 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    8 May 2026, 10:08 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextVI.3.0.1This 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
Awards 1
Awarded value £12,574,0161 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London, London, SE1 8UGContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • VACCINATION UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier03682679 3 Portmill House Portmill Lane, Hitchin, East of England, SG5 1DJContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria