Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Quarry House
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Contact
Senior Procurement Manager
england.commercialqueries@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Vaccine Volunteer Support
Reference number
C80523
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
As part of the response to the Covid-19 global pandemic, NHS England (NHSE) established a programme for the deployment of approved vaccines to the population of England. To support the programme, NHSE procured a volunteer workforce that was trained and authorised to provide assistance to clinically registered health care professionals to administer the vaccine. NHSE is seeking to facilitate continuity of this provision via an open tender process.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £13,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Workforce and Training workstream is responsible for the design, resourcing, training and sustainability of workforce to enable programme delivery. The workstream informs programme strategy, works with all other programme workstreams, with regional and sub-regional programme and workforce leads. It is responsible for national design, training, and contracting to support workforce deployment and assurance, to ensure there is sufficient workforce in place to meet demand across England.
As part of its ongoing legal obligation to deliver the Programme, NHS England is inviting organisations that are capable of providing and managing suitably qualified and trained volunteers to bid for the opportunity, recently shared to the open market, to provide the Services, detailed in the ITT. Bidders will be required to respond to this opportunity within the published tender and to the dates detailed.
NHSE is seeking to appoint one provider of the Services nationally that health care providers can call upon to assist delivery of the Programme.
The procurement is designed to secure a supplier to continue the provision of Vaccination Volunteers and associated services that provide and enable the provision of support to clinical services to the Programme, needed to continue delivery of the Covid 19 and flu Vaccine Deployment for approximately 6 months, until the provisional end date of 31st March 2023, with the option of extending up to a maximum contract duration of 24 months.
The key objectives of the procurement are to award a contract that delivers the following:
- Workforce that is suitable, sustainable, and resilient
- Contingency workforce (surge) capability
- Alignment to the minimum training standards and
competencies to ensure safe and efficient delivery
of the vaccine
- A volunteer workforce that is representative of the
communities they serve
- Flexible provision of limited mobile or ‘roving’
services
- NHS Regional and systems engagement, across all
delivery settings
- External and commercial supplier contracting and
engagement
- Business intelligence, digital management, and
analytical services
- Commercial and contract management
- Programme governance
The value of the contract is estimated to cost between: £4.5m – £13m. Depending on whether extensions detailed in the ITT are utilized.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £13,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
26 September 2022
End date
31 March 2023
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The contract will initially be offered with expiration to March 31st 2023. an option will exist to extend the Contract for further periods to bring the total contract period up to a total of 12, 18 or 24 months from the initial date of contract commencement.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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.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
15 August 2022
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
15 August 2022
Local time
10:00am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Country
United Kingdom