Official UK procurement notice
School Aged Immunisation Service (SAIS) in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire
Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England Midlands (The Commissioners) are awarding Contracts for the following Lots following a robust Competitive Process.<br/><br/>Lot 1 - School-Aged Immunisation Service (SAIS) in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland <br/><br/>Lot 3 - School-Aged Immunisation Service (SAIS) in Northamptonshire <br/><br/>The service commencement date for both Lots is 1st April 2026 for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years until 31 March 2031. Note this is a change to the originally advertised commencement date due to a representation being received.
CPV: Health services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£12,050,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Leicester, Leicestershire and RutlandAwardedPublished value£5,250,000
School Aged Immunisation Services are required to be delivered predominantly in a school setting and currently covers;<br/><br/>
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations<br/>
- Diphtheria, Tetanus and Poliomyelitis (Td/IPV) booster<br/>
- Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) conjugate vaccine<br/>
- Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) catch up vaccinations.<br/>
- School-aged children’s Seasonal Influenza vaccinations<br/><br/>In addition, the provider will deliver a catch-up service for children and young people with any of the above missing vaccinations. It is important to note that vaccination schedules can change and evolve in the light of emerging best practice and scientific evidence and as such additional services may be added during the lifetime of the contract to best deliver the needs of the overall service. The Provider is required to reflect these changes accordingly in a timely way with agreement from the Commissioner.<br/><br/>These vaccines form part of the national routine childhood vaccination programme, which aims to prevent school-aged children from developing vaccine preventable childhood diseases that are associated with significant mortality and morbidity. High uptake of vaccinations in this population also helps to protect the wider community through herd immunity.<br/><br/>The Commissioner expects the school-aged immunisation service to be delivered primarily in schools with additional arrangements in place to vaccinate those service users who are not in mainstream education and those with an unknown school. The SAIS Provider must offer the Service to 100% of eligible school-aged children and young people.<br/><br/>Inclusion of seasonal flu to secondary school year 7- year 11 and MMR vaccination which has been nationally mandated to the Flu Programme.
Lot #2LincolnshireCancelledPublished value£3,150,000
Lot 2: Lincolnshire has not been awarded.
Lot #3NorthamptonshireAwardedPublished value£3,650,000
NHS England - Midlands intend to award a contract to Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for the Provision of School Aged Immunisation Service for Lot 3: Northamptonshire following a robust Competitive Process.<br/><br/>The contract will be for a duration of 3 years initial term with an extension period of up to 2 Years.<br/><br/>The service commencement date is 1 September 2025 and shall run until 31 August 2028.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract (including extensions) is £3, 649, 900.37.<br/><br/>This is an existing service and has been awarded to an existing supplier.
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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 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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Environmental | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland | 44% | 20% | 10% | 26% | |
| 2 · Lincolnshire | 44% | 20% | 10% | 26% | |
| 3 · Northamptonshire | 44% | 20% | 10% | 26% |
- Price carries 20 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 2 points.
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 · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/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
- 28 Oct 2024, 13:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 May 2026, 13:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
AG24016- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047884- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b1d7Find a Tender
Publisher note: Inclusion of seasonal flu to secondary school year 7- year 11 and MMR vaccination which has been nationally mandated to the Flu Programme.<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest were identified as part of the process.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 7 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
13 Jan 2025 → 22 May 2026 · 5 dates- Next notice expected13 Jan 2025
- Submission deadline7 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened7 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts198 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published147 days ago22 May 2026, 13:32 BST
Notice history
8 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jan 2025- Published value updated to £12,050,0003 Jan 2025, 10:16 GMTwas £11,747,878
- Status changed to active3 Jan 2025, 10:16 GMT
- Procurement method changed3 Jan 2025, 10:16 GMT
- Deadline published: 7 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT3 Jan 2025, 10:16 GMT
- Buyer details updated3 Jan 2025, 10:16 GMT
- Status changed to complete6 May 2025, 10:31 BST
- Buyer details updated8 Apr 2026, 11:11 BST
- Buyer details updated22 May 2026, 13:32 BST
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. The following contracts have now been formally awarded using the competitive process and were finali…
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2025-05: 2 releases · 6 May 2025, 6 May 2025
- 2025-01: 1 release · 3 Jan 2025
- 2024-10: 1 release · 28 Oct 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland4 awards | |||
| Leicestershire Partnership Trust | — | — | Awarded |
| Leicestershire Partnership Trust | — | — | Awarded |
| Leicestershire Partnership Trust | — | — | Awarded |
| Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Northamptonshire2 awards | |||
| Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | — | — | Awarded |
| Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | — | — | Awarded |
2 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Contract 047883-2026-2-1 · Leicestershire Partnership Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £11,060,641
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
- Change Inclusion of seasonal flu to secondary school year 7- year 11 and MMR vaccination which has been nationally mandated to the Flu Programme.<br/><br/>Funding became a recurrent allocation in 25/26 while the procurement was in the process of being completed., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Regulation 13: The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023<br/><br/>Modification of contracts and framework agreements during their term<br/>13.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a contract or framework agreement for relevant health care services may be modified during its term without following a new procurement process under these Regulations only where—<br/><br/>(a)the modification is clearly and unambiguously provided for in the contract or framework agreement documents. (i.e. that the scope and nature of the potential change has been described in detail).<br/><br/>FMT provided the basis of pricing payable in the event of the national policy decision being made to include secondary school flu. MMR pricing was also provided for in the FMT
Contract 047884-2026-2-1 · Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £11,060,641
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
- Change Inclusion of seasonal flu to secondary school year 7- year 11 and MMR vaccination which has been nationally mandated to the Flu Programme.<br/><br/>Funding became a recurrent allocation in 25/26 while the procurement was in the process of being completed., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Regulation 13: The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023<br/><br/>Modification of contracts and framework agreements during their term<br/>13.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a contract or framework agreement for relevant health care services may be modified during its term without following a new procurement process under these Regulations only where—<br/><br/>(a)the modification is clearly and unambiguously provided for in the contract or framework agreement documents. (i.e. that the scope and nature of the potential change has been described in detail).<br/><br/>FMT provided the basis of pricing payable in the event of the national policy decision being made to include secondary school flu. MMR pricing was also provided for in the FMT
Lot 1: Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland · Leicestershire Partnership Trust
- Signed
- 1 May 2025
- Value
- £5,246,360
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2031
- Status
- active
Lot 3: Northamptonshire · Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 May 2025
- Value
- £3,649,900
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2030
- Status
- active
Lot 1: Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland · Leicestershire Partnership Trust
- Signed
- 1 May 2025
- Value
- £5,246,360
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2031
- Status
- active
Lot 3: Northamptonshire · Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 May 2025
- Value
- £3,649,900
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland | 2bids | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · Northamptonshire | 2bids | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Arden and GEM CSUMediation bodyReview contact point
- NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support UnitMediation bodyReview contact point
- NHS E Independent patient choice and procurement panelReview body
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Leicestershire Partnership TrustAwarded supplier
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria