Published date: 13 December 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 23 January 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Vaccines - 33651600

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£8,083,097

Procurement reference

CF-1227900D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

13 December 2022

Closing date

23 January 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2023

Contract end date

31 July 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The NHS School Aged Immunisation (SAI) programmes cover vaccinations to all children and young people of school age, whether they attend state school, independent school, complex needs schools or alternative settings such as home educated. NHS England Public Health Commissioning Teams are responsible for the commissioning of local SAI services under the Section 7a mandate in line with the national programme requirements and a national service specification. NHS England South West (NHSESW) is recommissioning the SAI Programme across the population of Devon. The current contract with the incumbent provider ends on the 31st July 2023, and the new contract will commence on 1st August 2023 with a 6 year initial term and the option to extend for up to 2 further years. NHSESW wish to secure the delivery of a high quality and safe immunisation service which achieves the highest possible coverage and in turn prevent avoidable illness and protect population health.
The service will need to be sustainable, responsive, flexible and high quality in the long term and will need to offer the most efficient use of public funds and value for money. The provider must adhere to the national service specification and the SAI programme which currently includes
•Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations
•Diphtheria, Tetanus and Poliomyelitis (Td/IPV) booster
•Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) conjugate vaccine
•School-aged children's Seasonal Influenza (flu) vaccinations
•Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) catch up vaccinations.

The current eligible population is 158,498 and the majority attend one of the 410 primary schools or 65 secondary schools. We are looking for a provider that can provide continuity of service to the school aged population of Devon. The provider will seek to
•improve uptake in all areas
•maintain and expand on coverage of service
•maintain progress to work towards a consistent service across the region
•continue to provide targeted interventions to improve uptake in vulnerable groups
•maintain excellent relationships with schools in the Devon area
•maintain excellent engagement with stakeholders including service users to ensure the best service model is available
•align with the national immunisation strategy

In addition to above the provider will work with NHSE within the term of the contract to-
•identify priority areas for targeted investment to improve uptake amongst vulnerable groups
•identify opportunities to invest in service development for the benefit of service users
•reduce health inequalities by improving services

Interested providers will be able to view this notice on Atamis (https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome). The Commissioners are holding a market briefing event via Microsoft Teams on 20/12/2022, Bidders who want to attend this event should contact the SCW procurement team through the e-procurement messaging system confirming the name and email address of those who wish to attend.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Rebecca Rogers

Address

Marlborough Street
Bristol
BS1 3NX
GB

Email

Scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net