Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd
London
SE1 8UG
Contact
Claire Pickard
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of School Aged Immunisation Services for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR), Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire
Reference number
36416
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
School Aged Immunisation Services for Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire
The aims of this service are to offer a safe and effective immunisation service to school age children.
The objectives are to:
— maximise overall uptake achieving ‘herd immunity’ wherever possible,
— improve uptake in areas of historically low uptake,
— protect individuals and communities against vaccine preventable diseases.
Immunisations to be included within this service are:
— Seasonal flu immunisation including Live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) and Intramuscular (IM) vaccines in line with national roll out plans, this includes special schools (students and staff),
— tetanus, diphtheria and polio (Td/IPV),
— meningococcal groups A, C, W and Y (MenACWY),
— human papillomavirus (HPV) — girls and boys,
— (measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) catch-up.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
1 September 2020
End date
31 August 2025
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2099/S 000-999999
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
3
Title
Provision of School Aged Immunisation Services for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
21 January 2026
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Room 100/110 Pen Lloyd Building, County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield
Leicestershire
LE3 8RA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
00930871
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £5,211,918
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) urgent contract modification notice, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally modified.
The decision makers were Regional Commissioning Group (RCG)
No conflict of interests declared.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
The following urgent contract modifications have been made under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 14.3: Urgent award or modification.
Initial Modification
Extension to the current School Aged Immunisation Services (SAIS) contract that NHS England holds with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust(LPT), Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust and Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) from 1 September 2025 till 31 December 2025 (4-month period). The extension terms will remain in line with the contract agreement and will cover the period of time when flu delivery in primary and secondary schools will take place. The NHS England nationally set deadline for completion of the 2025/26 school flu programme is Friday 12 December2025.
Further Modification
Further extension to the current School Aged Immunisation Services (SAIS) contract that NHS England holds with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) and Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust(NHFT) from 1 January 2026 till 31 March 2026 (3-month period). The extension terms will remain in line with the contract agreement and will focus on non-flu delivery in line with the programmes usually undertaken during this period. This will also include any catch up clinics or similar provision/ opportunistic for flu or non-flu programmes during this period.
Original Contract Values (5 years):
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT): £5,211,918
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust: £2,999,750
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT): £3,536,210
Total Contract Modification Values:
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT): £928,281 (Initial 4 month period) + £298,760 (Further 3 month period) = £1,227,041
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust: £609,894 (4 month period)
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT): £483,959 (Initial 4 month period) + £176,484 (Further 3 month period) = £660,443
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
1 September 2025
End date
31 March 2026
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£6,438,959
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Room 100/110 Pen Lloyd Building, County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield
Leicestershire
LE3 8RA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
00930871
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
Urgent contract modifications were required under Regulation 14.3 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 due to a delay in awarding new contracts following a recent procurement exercise.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
The justification to why the modification was made under urgent circumstances was due to a delay in awarding new contracts following a recent procurement exercise.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £11,747,878
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £14,245,256