Official UK procurement notice
DAP A - Provision of NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services for East of England - Suffolk
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS England would like to notify the market of its intent to award a contract to East Coast Community Healthcare (ECCH) CIC for the provision of NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services within the East of England Region following the Direct Award Process - A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. <br/><br/>The service is specifically for opportunistic vaccinations for inpatients where access is restricted. <br/><br/>The service is for a contracted period of 17 months initial term with and extension period of up to 12 months if required. The service commencement date is 1 November 2025 and will run until 31 March 2027 (with the option to extend until 31 March 2028.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £10,000.00.
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS England…Awarded
NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS England would like to notify the market of its intent to award a contract to East Coast Community Healthcare (ECCH) CIC in Suffolk for the provision of NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services within the East of England Region following the Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. <br/><br/>ECCH (CIC) Is 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. <br/><br/>The service is for a contracted period of 17 months initial term with and extension period of up to 12 months if required. The service commencement date is 1 November 2025 and will run until 31 March 2027 (with the option to extend until 31 March 2028.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £10,000.00.
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
- 4 Nov 2025, 10:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Nov 2025, 10:14 GMT
- Authority reference
AG25524- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070711- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d994Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract has been awarded following the Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Heath 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. <br/><br/>The decision makers were:<br/>-Transformation and Innovation Group<br/>-Head of Public Health Commissioning<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest were declared.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Coast Community Healthcare CIC | £10,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 070711-2025-1 · East Coast Community Healthcare CIC
- Signed
- 12 Sept 2025
- Value
- £10,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- East Coast Community Healthcare C.I.C.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.