Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England North West
3 Piccadilly Place London Road
Manchester
M1 3BN
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
NHS Organisation Data Service
X24
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/
Buyer's address
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
NHSE905 - Greater Manchester Integrated Vaccination and Immunisation Service (IVIS)
Reference number
NHSE905
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work 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 have undertaken a competition to commission a Greater Manchester Integrated Vaccination and Immunisation Service (IVIS) (School Aged Immunisation Service (SAIS) & School Age Flu programme).
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: £54,044,866.60
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
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 have undertaking a competition to commission a Greater Manchester Integrated Vaccination and Immunisation Service (IVIS) (School Aged Immunisation Service SAIS & School Age Flu programme)
NHS England - North West wish to commission an effective school-aged service for the delivery of national routine vaccination programmes. individual vaccine programme to be delivered are currently as follows:
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations
• Diphtheria, Tetanus and Poliomyelitis (Td/IPV) booster
• Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) conjugate vaccine
• Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) catch up vaccinations.
• School-aged children's Seasonal Influenza vaccinations
This service will provide a comprehensive vaccination and immunisation service to any eligible child attending a school in the commissioned area or not attending a school but registered with a GP and/or unregistered with a GP but resident in the commissioned area via a "hub and spoke model" of delivery, aligning both GM and national vaccination strategies across the GM ICB footprint.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 01 April 2025, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-018805
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
NHSE905
Title
NHSE905 - Greater Manchester Integrated Vaccination and Immunisation Service (IVIS)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18 September 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IntraHealth Ltd
1st Floor, William Brown Centre,
Peterlee,
SR8 5TW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC - North East (England)
Companies House
03783310
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £50,780,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 02 October 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
The Relevant Authority considered all of the Key Criteria and these were used as a basis in developing its evaluation criteria. The provider has been assessed and passed against the relevant 5 key criteria and mandatory requirements.
Written representation should be sent to: Necsu.psrprocurement@nhs.net
Details of the individual(s) making the award decision: Acting Head of Public Health Commissioning and Operations (GM)
No Conflicts of interest were identified.
This is a new service
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England - North West
3 Piccadilly Place London Road
Manchester
M1 3BN
Country
United Kingdom