Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1QY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD7 - Merseyside
NHS Organisation Data Service
QYG
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Delivery of MMR Vaccinations Across the Cheshire and Merseyside Region (Wirral)
Reference number
FLX37
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The service is to provide an MMR vaccine to any children overdue who are 5-11 yr olds. This will be offered on a walk in basis and the child's GP will be identified utilising Pharmoutcomes.
A GP referral tool has been built in EMIS but this will only be used with the permission of the parent/guardian on the identified child.
Funding has been agreed based on an Item of Service at £9.58 per vaccination given, which is inline with other payments given to Pharmacy for COVID an Flu vaccinations.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £0.01
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD7 - Merseyside
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A targeted service for community pharmacy to support the current national measles incident by offering an MMR vaccine to 5 - 11yrs olds on a walk in basis in a small number of pharmacy's.
The selected pharmacy's have been targeted due to their experience in already delivering vaccinations to children with in the eligible cohort
A GP referral tool has been built in EMIS but this will only be used with the permission of the parent/guardian on the identified child.
[brief description of the services to be provided]
The relevant authority intends to award this contract under the urgent circumstances provision under 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 service will run for only 6 months and will be funded via a set item of service fee of £9.58 per vaccination given, which is inline with other payments given to Pharmacy for COVID an Flu vaccinations.
Contract Start Date: 11 March 2024
Contract End Date: 10 September 2024
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: To address immediate risks to safety and quality of care. / Weighting: 100%
Cost criterion - Name: To address immediate risks to safety and quality of care. / Weighting: 100%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under 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.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
FLX37
Title
Delivery of MMR Vaccinations Across the Cheshire and Merseyside Region (Wirral)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11 March 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Townfield Pharmacy
Townfield Medical Centre, The Wirral
Birkenhead
CH43 9JW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD7 - Merseyside
Companies House
TBC
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £0.01
Total value of the contract/lot: £0.01
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under 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.
Regulation 14 has been applied because delaying the award of the contract would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety.
The following individuals made the award decision:
- NHS E NW Regional Director of Commissioning
- Deputy Head of Public Health NHS E NW
- NW Head of Primary Care Transformation
- Programme Director COVID - 19 NHSE NW
- Primary Care Vaccination Operational Lead
Note there are not any identified conflicts of interests with any of the above identified individuals.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1QY
Country
United Kingdom