Official UK procurement notice
Maternal and neonatal immunisation service to include Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccinations for pregnant women - "20240901 Dorset Perinatal Imms Team"
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS England (South West), have made an urgent award under the Provider Selection Regime, maternal and neonatal immunisation services within Dorset.
An urgent award has been made due to unforeseen circumstance not attributable to the relevant authority. Delaying an award in order to conduct a full application of the Regime would pose a risk to patients.
These services include Pertussis, Flu and COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant women, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccinations for newborn infants, and the roll out of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination programme for pregnant woman over 28 weeks.
Since 2023, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has been actively reviewing the latest evidence on immunisation products which can protect both infants and older adults against RSV infection and disease. In summer 2024, the national RSV vaccination programme was announced.
NHS England were made aware of the specific arrangements for RSV immunisation by the Department of Health in June, with contracts needing to start on 1st September 2024.
The specific arrangements meant in the Dorset system there would need to be an alternative solution to in-house provision by the acute trusts of this level of vaccines for pregnant women at this stage of pregnancy.
The RSV vaccine will be offered throughout the year between 1st September 2024 to 30th August 2025.
The total contract value is £250,000.
CPV: Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Pertussis, Flu and COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant women, BCG vaccinations for…Awarded
Pertussis, Flu and COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant women, BCG vaccinations for newborn infants, and the roll out of the RSV programme
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Sept 2024, 16:14 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Sept 2024, 16:14 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-031050- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
NHS England were made aware of the specific arrangements for RSV immunisation by the Department of Health in June with contracts needing to start on 1st September. The specific arrangements meant in the Dorset system there would need to be an alternative solution to in-house provision by the acute trusts of this level of vaccines for pregnant women at this stage of pregnancy. This circumstance was unforseen by the Commissioner, a delay would pose a risk to patient safety and provided insufficent time to run a procurement process. The urgent award will allow for a procurement process to be followed under PSR.
Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under 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. NHS England were made aware of the specific arrangements for RSV immunisation by the Department of Health in June with contracts needing to start on 1st September. The specific arrangements meant in the Dorset system there would need to be an alternative solution to in-house provision by the acute trusts of this level of vaccines for pregnant women at this stage of pregnancy. This circumstance was unforseen by the Commissioner, a delay would pose a risk to patient safety and provided insufficent time to run a procurement process. The urgent award will allow for a procurement process to be followed under PSR. Dorset Healthcare is the current provider of School Aged Immunisation Services and of the local COVID vaccination response and has recent experience of offering BCG and Monkey Pox vaccinations on a surge basis Decision makers - Managing Director (system development and commissioning) and South West System Oversight and Co-ordination Leadership Team Conflicts of Interest - None
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset HealthCare | £250,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 031050-2024-1 · Dorset HealthCare
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2024
- Value
- £250,000
- 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- Dorset HealthCareAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.