- Scope of the procurement
- Lot 1. Liverpool Postcode Areas - L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16, L18, L25
- Lot 2. Knowsley Postcode Areas L32, L33, L36
- Lot 3. Sefton Postcode Areas L20, L21, L22
- Lot 4. St Helens Postcode Areas WA10, WA11, WA12
- Lot 5. Wirral Postcode Areas Group 1 (CH41, CH43, CH44, CH 45), Group 2 (CH46, CH47), Group 3 (CH48, CH49)
- Lot 6. Blackburn with Darwin Postcode Areas BB1, BB2, BB3
- Lot 7. East Lancashire Postcode Areas BB5, BB9, BB12, BB18
- Lot 8. Preston Postcode Areas PR1, PR2, PR3
- Lot 9. West Lancashire Postcode Areas L39, L40, WN8
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England - North West
Merseyside
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
Q75 & Q84
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/contact-us/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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
NECS576 - Invitation to Tender - Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service - North West
Reference number
NECS576
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12 noon on 06/05/2025.
Additional information
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
You can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference:
NECS576 Community Pharmacy RSV & Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service - CP
It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08/04/2025
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for one lot only
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Liverpool Postcode Areas - L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16, L18, L25
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12 noon on 06/05/2025.
Additional information
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
You can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference:
NECS576 Community Pharmacy RSV & Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service - CP
It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08/04/2025
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 August 2025
End date
31 March 2029
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.
two.2.14) Additional information
Potential Providers must select a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses will be scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area. The premises in which services are to be delivered must be within the selected postcode area.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Knowsley Postcode Areas L32, L33, L36
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12 noon on 06/05/2025.
Additional information
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
You can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference:
NECS576 Community Pharmacy RSV & Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service - CP
It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08/04/2025
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 August 2025
End date
31 March 2029
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.
two.2.14) Additional information
Potential Providers must select a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses will be scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area. The premises in which services are to be delivered must be within the selected postcode area.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Sefton Postcode Areas L20, L21, L22
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12 noon on 06/05/2025.
Additional information
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
You can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference:
NECS576 Community Pharmacy RSV & Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service - CP
It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08/04/2025
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 August 2025
End date
31 March 2029
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.
two.2.14) Additional information
Potential Providers must select a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses will be scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area. The premises in which services are to be delivered must be within the selected postcode area.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
St Helens Postcode Areas WA10, WA11, WA12
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12 noon on 06/05/2025.
Additional information
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
You can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference:
NECS576 Community Pharmacy RSV & Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service - CP
It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08/04/2025
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 August 2025
End date
31 March 2029
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.
two.2.14) Additional information
Potential Providers must select a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses will be scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area. The premises in which services are to be delivered must be within the selected postcode area.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Wirral Postcode Areas Group 1 (CH41, CH43, CH44, CH 45), Group 2 (CH46, CH47), Group 3 (CH48, CH49)
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12 noon on 06/05/2025.
Additional information
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
You can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference:
NECS576 Community Pharmacy RSV & Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service - CP
It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08/04/2025
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 August 2025
End date
31 March 2029
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.
two.2.14) Additional information
Potential Providers must select a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses will be scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area. The premises in which services are to be delivered must be within the selected postcode area.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Blackburn with Darwin Postcode Areas BB1, BB2, BB3
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12 noon on 06/05/2025.
Additional information
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
You can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference:
NECS576 Community Pharmacy RSV & Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service - CP
It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08/04/2025
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 August 2025
End date
31 March 2029
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.
two.2.14) Additional information
Potential Providers must select a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses will be scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area. The premises in which services are to be delivered must be within the selected postcode area.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
East Lancashire Postcode Areas BB5, BB9, BB12, BB18
Lot No
7
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12 noon on 06/05/2025.
Additional information
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
You can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference:
NECS576 Community Pharmacy RSV & Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service - CP
It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08/04/2025
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 August 2025
End date
31 March 2029
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.
two.2.14) Additional information
Potential Providers must select a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses will be scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area. The premises in which services are to be delivered must be within the selected postcode area.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Preston Postcode Areas PR1, PR2, PR3
Lot No
8
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12 noon on 06/05/2025.
Additional information
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
You can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference:
NECS576 Community Pharmacy RSV & Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service - CP
It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08/04/2025
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 August 2025
End date
31 March 2029
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.
two.2.14) Additional information
Potential Providers must select a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses will be scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area. The premises in which services are to be delivered must be within the selected postcode area.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
West Lancashire Postcode Areas L39, L40, WN8
Lot No
9
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12 noon on 06/05/2025.
Additional information
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
You can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference:
NECS576 Community Pharmacy RSV & Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service - CP
It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08/04/2025
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 August 2025
End date
31 March 2029
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Services will commence in August 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2027, with an option for the Commissioner to extend for 24 months until 31 March 2029.
two.2.14) Additional information
Potential Providers must select a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses will be scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area. The premises in which services are to be delivered must be within the selected postcode area.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
6 May 2025
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
6 May 2025
Local time
1:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
You can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference:
NECS576 Community Pharmacy RSV & Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service - CP
It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08/04/2025
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England
London
Country
United Kingdom