Official UK procurement notice
Community & School Aged Immunisation Services (CSAIS) on behalf of NHSE (East of England)
Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS England (East of England) would like to notify the market of its intent to award a contract for the provision of Community & School Aged Immunisation Services (CSAIS) to Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust following a single stage Competitive Process.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£136,583,084
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 & Innovation: 10%
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 14%
- Value: 18%
- Social Value: 10%
- Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 48%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality & Innovation: 10
- Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 48
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 14
- Social Value: 10
- Value: 18
- Price carries 18 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.8 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 May 2024, 16:18 BST
- Last source update
- 22 May 2025, 15:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Sept 2024 – …
- Authority reference
AG23507- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-025077- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0468fdFind a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of these contracts are subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 12:00 (midnight) 5th December 2024. 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 to the following email address: [email protected]<br/><br/>The award decision makers are Public Health Oversight Group (PHOG) and Regional Commissioning Committee (RCC).<br/><br/>There was 1 conflict of interest declared, this was assessed by the procurement process panel and the decision was taken to remove the evaluator from the panel and they did not partake in any evaluation.<br/><br/>The Key Criteria were weighted as follows;<br/>• Quality & Innovation (10%)<br/>• Value (18%)<br/>• Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability (48%) <br/>• Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice (14%)<br/>• Social Value (10%)<br/><br/>The weightings for the 5 key criteria were determined by the procurement panel to give appropriate relative importance to each of the sections in line with the commissioning expectations for the service. The criteria were weighted and prioritised based on the needs of the service.<br/><br/>The successful provider scored highest overall against the published criteria.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 2 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
Timeline
19 Jul 2024 → 22 May 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected19 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline2 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened2 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until28 Feb 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published22 May 2025, 15:11 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jul 2024- Published value published: £136,583,08419 Jul 2024, 09:33 BST
- Status changed to active19 Jul 2024, 09:33 BST
- Procurement method changed19 Jul 2024, 09:33 BST
- Deadline published: 2 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST19 Jul 2024, 09:33 BST
- Buyer details updated19 Jul 2024, 09:33 BST
- Status changed to complete25 Nov 2024, 17:15 GMT
- Buyer details updated25 Nov 2024, 17:15 GMT
Published amendments (1)
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 a single stage Competitive process.The contract wa…
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-05: 1 release · 20 May 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire NHS Community TrustSubcontracting: Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust as the Prime Contractor, with Vaccination UK as a sub-contractor. Vaccination UK will deliver flu vaccines in all areas of the contract, excluding SEND flu. HCT will deliver all other elements of the contract. As the organisation delivering flu vaccinations, Vaccination UK will be responsible for c. 35% of the total contract value. | £129,488,545 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 038079-2024-1 · Hertfordshire NHS Community Trust
- Signed
- 25 Nov 2024
- Value
- £129,488,545
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
- NHS Arden and GEM CSUMediation bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hertfordshire NHS Community TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria