Official UK procurement notice
COVID-19 Vaccination Programme Site (Outreach Services)
Authority: NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service provides a roving service with vehicle-based (Vaccination Van) and static where required outreach clinics offering Covid-19 vaccinations to the eligible population across the Black Country with the purpose of increasing Covid-19 vaccine uptake and targeting areas and patient cohorts that are underserved or vaccine hesitant. There is also be a requirement to offer opportunistic complimentary services that includes where clinically possible, the co-administration of the flu vaccine as permissible and encouraged and health and wellbeing checks and other vaccinations in potential partnership with other providers and localities where required.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Nov 2024, 13:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Nov 2024, 13:10 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038001- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04be68Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The nationally run process for this requirement was abandoned, meaning that in order to have coverage for this vital area the ICB has been obliged to direct award a contract to their existing incumbent provider. This will allow time for a new tender process to be completed with implementation from Spring 2025 onwards.
The decision to award this contract has been made by the Chief Nursing Officer/Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
Publisher note: The nationally run process for this requirement was abandoned, meaning that in order to have coverage for this vital area the ICB has been obliged to direct award a contract to their existing incumbent provider. This will allow time for a new tender process to be completed with implementation from Spring 2025 onwards. The decision to award this contract has been made by the Chief Nursing Officer/Deputy Chief Executive Officer. No conflicts of interest were identified in making the decision to make this contract award.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Health Solutions Ltd | £140,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 038001-2024-1 · Central Health Solutions Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Oct 2024
- Value
- £140,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Central Health Solutions LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.