Published date: 24 June 2016

This notice was replaced on 24 June 2016

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 3 January 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

SN15 1JW

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

SCW/NHSEQ82/00000234/2016

Published date

24 June 2016

Closing date

17 October 2016

Contract start date

1 April 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) seeks to commission School Aged Immunisation Service to Lot1, Bath & North East Somerset and Lot 2, Swindon. This procurement is being 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 following vaccines, which form part of the national childhood immunisation programme, will be commissioned by the service with the purpose of preventing the infections and outbreaks caused by these organisms:
• diphtheria, tetanus and poliomyelitis (Td/IPV adolescent booster);
• meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY);
• human papillomavirus (HPV);
• seasonal influenza (flu) immunisation programmes for children (the cohort is expected to expand in future years); and
• measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) catch-up.

The aims of the School Aged Immunisation Service include:
• reduce morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer by routinely offering the HPV vaccination to 12- to 13-year-old girls;
• maintain immunity against tetanus, diphtheria and polio, which are associated with significant mortality and morbidity with the Td/IPV (teenage booster) vaccine;
• protect the population against meningococcal disease resulting from bacterial infection, which includes meningitis and septicaemia with the MenACWY vaccine;
• protect children in school years 1, 2 and 3 against seasonal flu, and reduce its transmission to other children and adults;
• ensure that the MMR status of school aged children is checked, and administered when required;
• protect school aged children against any other vaccine preventable diseases as determined by the Commissioner and in collaboration with the Department of Health and Public Health England.

The contract duration (for both Lots) will be for an initial term of 4 years, with a possible extension period up to a further 12 months, as defined and at the discretion of the Commissioner.

The expected service commencement date (for both Lots) is the 1st April 2017 with a contract expiry (for both Lots) of the 31st March 2021.

The Commissioner will be contracting for the Services using the National NHS Standard Contract.

The contract will be commissioned on a fixed tariff basis.

More information

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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/234

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).


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/An expression of interest to attend this Market Engagement Event is no indication of a commitment to participate in the future tender process nor does it infer any special status on those Providers who do attend. An expression of interest in this event will not automatically entitle involvement in any future procurement exercise. Any procurement conducted as a result of this event will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it is published. Providers who do not attend this Market Engagement Event will still be able to apply for the Procurement in the future. Please note that this Market Engagement Event does not represent a form

This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit NHS England or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. NHS England will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise.

Any procurement conducted as a result of this event will be advertised separately and run through the In-Tend e-tendering portal, all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it is published.

About the buyer

Contact name

Sarah Mahony

Address

Marshfield Road
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 1JW
United Kingdom

Telephone

07876577520

Email

smahony@nhs.net