Official UK procurement notice
Dorset School Aged Immunisation Service
Authority: NHS England South West (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS England South West (NHSE) (the Commissioner) is seeking to recommission School Aged Immunisation Services in Dorset.
Under this section 7A agreement of National Health Service Act 2006, NHS England Public Health Commissioning Teams are responsible for commissioning local NHS School Aged Immunisation (SAI) services in line with national programme requirements and the national service specification.
The NHS School Aged Immunisation (SAI) programmes provide vaccinations for all school-aged children and young people, including those attending state schools, independent schools, complex needs schools and alternative settings. Children and young people who are educated at home can receive vaccinations through community clinics or at their local school.
NHS England is recommissioning the SAI programme as a single lot to cover the footprint of Dorset Integrated Care Board. The current contract with the incumbent provider ends on 31st July 2027, and the new contract will commence on 1st August 2027 for an initial term of four years, with an option to extend for up to a further three years.
The block plus variable contract value is £4,574,822.98 for the initial four-year term. Including the full three-year extension option, the maximum contract value is £8,005,940.22.
Read the full description (1,329 more characters)
The financial model includes both a block and a variable element. Variable payments will be made for additional activity delivered above the agreed activity plan set for the block, at an enhanced tariff for routine immunisations and a marginal tariff for seasonal influenza.
The contract will also include an Access & Inequalities Fund, which is a block value based on the proportion of the eligible population living in Dorset in the 20% most deprived postcodes.
This will be a ring-fenced, identified fund aimed at supporting the additional interventions needed to improve uptake among those least likely to accept vaccination through the core offer. Further information is set out in Schedule 2G.
TUPE does apply.
Interested providers will be able to view the opportunity and access the tender documentation through the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, using the link below: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West (SCW) on behalf of the commissioners. SCW is currently subject to restructuring, and responsibility for managing this procurement may therefore transfer to a successor organisation at some point during the procurement process. Bidders will be informed of any such change and of any resulting administrative changes.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS England South West (NHSE) (the Commissioner) is seeking to recommission School Aged Immunisation Services in Dorset
- Extensions
- The contract will be for an initial term of 4 years, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 3 years, at the sole discretion of the Commissioner.
- Variant bids
- not allowed
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).
- SuitabilityBasic Selection Criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
- Economic & financial standingBasic Selection Criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
- Technical & professional abilityBasic Selection Criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
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
- Closed
- 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
- 23 Jun 2026, 14:43 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2026, 14:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Jul 2026, 12:15 BST — …
- Authority reference
C453761- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0698c4
Publisher note: Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number - C453761), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page. If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid. Early engagement market notices were published in relation to this procurement in November 2025 and May 2026, in order to facilitate early engagement with potential providers and advertise a market briefing event. Although those who responded to that notice may be advised that this contract notice has been published, there will be no process exemptions or preferential treatment afforded to any parties who expressed an interest at that stage. NHS England is the responsible commissioner of these services until April 2027 when Section 7A commissioning will be delegated to regional host Integrated Care Boards (ICB) subject to legislation change. The ICB as the future responsible commissioner will be consulted throughout the procurement and will be asked to support recommendations. All procurement decisions will go to through Director approval at NHSE South West Business Case meeting. Commissioning functions will continue to be delivered with minimal disruption to current ways of working and the mobilisation of any new contract awarded. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
How it was run
- Submission deadline
- 28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 Jul 2026, 12:15 BST
Timeline
5 published dates · Europe/London- Next notice expected96 days ago23 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published95 days ago23 Jun 2026, 14:43 BST
- Submission deadline60 days ago28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened60 days ago28 Jul 2026, 12:15 BST
- Contract startsin 308 days1 Aug 2027, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS South Central and West CSUContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.