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title: "NECS576 - Invitation to Tender - Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service  - North West"
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# NECS576 - Invitation to Tender - Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service  - North West

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/necs576-invitation-to-tender-community-pharmacy-respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-and-pertus-ocds-h6vhtk-04fe83). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England - North West: "NECS576 - Invitation to Tender - Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service  - North West". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 9 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 6 May 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England - North West](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-north-west-GB-NHS-Q75)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 May 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 9
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/necs576-invitation-to-tender-community-pharmacy-respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-and-pertus-ocds-h6vhtk-04fe83#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04fe83`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/necs576-invitation-to-tender-community-pharmacy-respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-and-pertus-ocds-h6vhtk-04fe83#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/necs576-invitation-to-tender-community-pharmacy-respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-and-pertus-ocds-h6vhtk-04fe83#participate

## Description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
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 do not apply to this award.
The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12 noon on 06/05/2025.
Additional information
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome 
You can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: 
NECS576 Community Pharmacy RSV & Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service - CP
It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08/04/2025

## Lots (9)
### Lot 1: Liverpool Postcode Areas - L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16, L18, L25
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2025 to 31/03/2029

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Knowsley Postcode Areas L32, L33, L36
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2025 to 31/03/2029

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Sefton Postcode Areas L20, L21, L22
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2025 to 31/03/2029

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: St Helens Postcode Areas WA10, WA11, WA12
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2025 to 31/03/2029

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 5: Wirral Postcode Areas Group 1 (CH41, CH43, CH44, CH 45), Group 2 (CH46, CH47), Group 3 (CH48, CH49)
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2025 to 31/03/2029

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 6: Blackburn with Darwin Postcode Areas BB1, BB2, BB3
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2025 to 31/03/2029

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 7: East Lancashire Postcode Areas BB5, BB9, BB12, BB18
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2025 to 31/03/2029

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 8: Preston Postcode Areas PR1, PR2, PR3
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2025 to 31/03/2029

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 9: West Lancashire Postcode Areas L39, L40, WN8
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2025 to 31/03/2029

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013552-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-08T09:19:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T10:53:01.656Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04fe83