Published date: 21 May 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 5 April 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical practice and related services - 85120000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£891,785

Procurement reference

PRJ710

Published date

21 May 2019

Closing date

5 April 2019

Contract start date

8 July 2019

Contract end date

7 April 2023

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

NHS England has a statutory responsibility, under the S7A Public Health Functions Agreement, to commission high quality, safe and effective immunisation programmes that meets the health needs of the local population. Within this, NHS England London Region are looking to commission a new community and school aged immunisation service provider to deliver a range of immunisation programmes within the London Borough of Wandsworth. The commissioned provider will be required to deliver the following immunisation programmes to all those eligible (including those who are home schooled and those in the care of the local authority) in all schools and in the community setting in the London Borough:

1. Selective BCG immunisation programme for those at an increased risk of developing severe disease and/or of exposure to TB infection aged 0-5 years.
2. Seasonal childhood influenza immunisation programme, including those in Reception and School Years 1 through to 6. * To note, the implementation of this programme is phased; additional school cohorts will be added in subsequent years with additional investment in the service being made available at the time.
3. Adolescent Meningococcal ACWY immunisation programme
4. Adolescent School Leaver Booster - Td/IPV (Tetanus, Diphtheria and Polio)
5. Adolescent HPV immunisation programme for girls
6. Adolescent HPV immunisation programme for boys
7. Adolescent MMR "catch up" immunisation programme for those with uncertain or incomplete MMR immunisation status

The term of the contract is for three (3) years with a possible extension of one year at the discretion of the commissioner. The indicative total financial envelope over the term of the contract including extension options is £1,189,048. To note there will be additional investment made available on a cost per item basis (£10.08 per dose) for the selective community BCG immunisation programme and the MMR "catch-up" immunisation programme. Latest activity (uptake figures) for these programmes are 200 doses of BCG and 207 doses of MMR. Providers will be required to invoice NHS England London Region directly for this activity. All KPIs in which the commissioned providers will be required to meet will be confirmed in the service specification. There are three KPIs for each immunisation programme. The contract start date for the service is 8 July 2019.

Bidders should respond to this opportunity by completing the online questionnaire published on the Authority's e-procurement portal (the "Portal") - ProContract (hosted by Proactis). All clarification requests and correspondence pertaining to this ITT opportunity must be directed through the Portal. Bidders are required to register on the Portal prior to accessing the documentation. The deadline for submissions to be received is 5 April 2019 at 12:00 noon

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

NHS England Community & School Aged Immunisation Programmes in Wandsworth

  • Opportunity
  • Published 2 April 2019, last edited 2 April 2019

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Additional text

The Procurement is being managed by NEL, on behalf of The Authority, in connection with a competitive Invitation to Tender (ITT) exercise that is being conducted via a one stage process, based in part on the open procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("The Regulations" (as amended)). The Services to which The Procurement relate fall within the "Light Touch Regime" (LTR) governing procurement of Health, Social, Education and Other Service Contracts. None of the references to "open procedure", "ITT", the use of the term "tender process", or any other indication shall be taken to mean that The Authority intends to hold itself bound to any of The Regulations, save those applicable to LTR provisions.

Award information

Awarded date

10 May 2019

Contract start date

8 July 2019

Contract end date

7 April 2023

Total value of contract

£1,111,941

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

180 High Street,
Teddington
Middlesex
TW2 5HG

Reference

None

Value of contract

£1,111,941

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Nirula Sethi

Address

Lower Marsh, 1 Lower Marsh
LONDON
SE1 7NT
England

Telephone

07976322671

Email

Nirula.sethi@nhs.net