Published date: 14 June 2017

Last edited date: 14 June 2017

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Awarded contract (published 14 June 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£2,100,000

Procurement reference

SCW/NHSEQ82/00000339/2016

Published date

14 June 2017

Closing date

27 March 2017

Contract start date

1 September 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS England South (South Central) (the Commissioner) were seeking to commission School Aged Immunisation Service to Lot Gloucestershire. The procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit (SCWCSU) on behalf of the Commissioners.

The aim of the School Aged Immunisation Service is to prevent the eligible population, which is defined as any eligible child attending a school, or not attending a school but registered with a GP within the defined geographic boundaries, from developing vaccine preventable childhood diseases that are associated with significant mortality and morbidity.

The contract duration will be for an initial term of 3 and 7 months, with a possible extension period up to afurther 12 months.

The expected service commencement date is the 1st September 2017.

The contract was commissioned on a fixed tariff basis.

More information

Additional text

Interested providers will be able to view the tender opportunity via the 'current tenders' list on in-tend.
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home

Or you should be able to go directly to this particular tender opportunity by following the link below:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/ProjectManage/339


In order to access the tender documentation you will need to 'express an interest' and register on the system. Bidders are required to respond to Organisational & ITT questions directly within In-Tend and attach any requested documents separately to the placeholders provided.



The Services are healthcare services within the meaning and scope of Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU ("the Directive") and Schedule 3 to the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations"). The tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services.

Neither the inclusion of a bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority ("Open", "Restricted", "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation", "Competitive Dialogue" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations. The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).

About the buyer

Contact name

Hannah Morley

Address

Bewley House
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 1JW
England

Email

procurement@swcsu.nhs.uk