Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England - London Region
NHS England London, Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
NHS Organisation Data Service
Q71
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/london/contact-us/
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
NHSE - NCL Provision of Covid-19 Vaccination Services
Reference number
PRJ2168
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHSE - NCL Provision of Covid-19 Vaccination Services.
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: £419,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHSE - NCL Provision of Covid-19 Vaccination Services.
Provision of a vaccination outreach service deployed as either a roving service or pop-up site (or both) that provides access and support to communities or geographies with low vaccination uptake and/ or high vaccination hesitancy. This should include both advice and vaccine delivery. Where possible pop-up clinics should be held on a regular basis in the same venue to build trust and rapport to encourage uptake, or in partnership with trusted organisations. Aside from the vaccination of adults, the service should ensure provision to vaccinate infants and children aged 6 months to 4 years old in a clinical risk group under Patient Specific Direction (PSD) and children aged 5 years to 17 years.
This contract award has been made following Urgent Award Process (The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 14).
This contract will be for the period 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 (12 months).
The approximate lifetime value of the contract for 12 months is £419,000.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
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.
Delaying the award to conduct a full application of the PSR would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety. Delay in procuring outreach services would pose a high risk to patient safety for some of those most at risk of serious illness as identified by the JCVI. We would not be able to proceed with any outreach services for the Spring campaign; this would result in a widening of health inequalities and a reduced vaccination uptake in our most underserved communities.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 February 2025
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
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
NHS Organisation Data Service
RRV
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £419,000
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.
Delaying the award to conduct a full application of the PSR would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety. Delay in procuring outreach services would pose a high risk to patient safety for some of those most at risk of serious illness as identified by the JCVI. We would not be able to proceed with any outreach services for the Spring campaign; this would result in a widening of health inequalities and a reduced vaccination uptake in our most underserved communities.
Award decision makers:
Following a national CEG decision, the London Regional Executive team approved the request for an Outreach Service, Direct Award (12 months) to incumbent providers.
- Regional Director of Finance, NHSE London
- Regional Director of Commissioning, NHSE London
- Director of Commissioning Finance, NHSE London
Approval was also given by:
- Operational Director - Covid-19 and Influenza Vaccination Programmes, NHSE London
- Assistant Director of Delivery, NHSE London
- Vaccine Programme Lead, NHSE London
There were no conflicts of interest identified in the decision making process.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England (London Region)
London
Country
United Kingdom