Tender

COVID-19 South West Vaccination Outreach Services - Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire

  • NHS England

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-030300

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0543c3

Published 5 June 2025, 2:46pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS England

London

Email

scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI - London

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.england.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

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

COVID-19 South West Vaccination Outreach Services - Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire

Reference number

C365039

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS England South West (the Commissioner) is seeking to commission a Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver COVID-19 vaccination services in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire. The Commissioner has identified that there is a need for provision of COVID-19 vaccination services beyond that capable of being provided by the Site Sign-up Process

The provided procurement documentation sets out the population need for outreach services for Bath, North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW).

The Commissioner is seeking to procure a single provider to deliver a vaccination outreach service to cover enhanced aspects of vaccination awareness, engagement, education, roving multi vaccinations delivery and support to an outbreak response. The service through targeted interventions is aimed at reducing health inequalities, increasing access to and uptake of vaccination.

The Outreach Service should embody the ambitions of the National Vaccination Strategy 'Shaping the future delivery of NHS vaccination services', published in December 2023.

The Outreach Service should:

• Be simple, convenient, and efficient in helping people make an informed choice through understanding why they need a vaccination and how to access it.

• Be delivered by persons appropriately trained, skilled and competent to administer primarily COVID-19 and Influenza vaccinations, but also other vaccinations, where agreed by the Commissioner.

• Reach into under-served populations through targeted interventions that support uptake for individuals and communities with low uptake and coverage. Communities and interventions should be based on available data and public health expertise and principles.

• Collaborate with Commissioning bodies, other NHS Providers, Local Authorities, and other Partners to ensure no-one is left behind and value for money is maximised.

• Use existing community assets so vaccination services reach into communities and the issues people care about.

• Collaborate with existing providers of vaccination services in the geography to address gaps and not duplicate existing core vaccination services.

The contract term is for 7 months, from 1 September 2025 - 31 March 2026.

The number of vaccines to be delivered will be determined by patient choice. The anticipated contract value is as per the provided 'Schedule 3' document within the procurement documentation.

Interested providers will be able to view the opportunity and access the tender documentation via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £277,666.65

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - South West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS England South West (the Commissioner) is seeking to commission a Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver COVID-19 vaccination services in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire. The Commissioner has identified that there is a need for provision of COVID-19 vaccination services beyond that capable of being provided by the Site Sign-up Process

The provided procurement documentation sets out the population need for outreach services for Bath, North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW).

The Commissioner is seeking to procure a single provider to deliver a vaccination outreach service to cover enhanced aspects of vaccination awareness, engagement, education, roving multi vaccinations delivery and support to an outbreak response. The service through targeted interventions is aimed at reducing health inequalities, increasing access to and uptake of vaccination.

The Outreach Service should embody the ambitions of the National Vaccination Strategy 'Shaping the future delivery of NHS vaccination services', published in December 2023.

The Outreach Service should:

• Be simple, convenient, and efficient in helping people make an informed choice through understanding why they need a vaccination and how to access it.

• Be delivered by persons appropriately trained, skilled and competent to administer primarily COVID-19 and Influenza vaccinations, but also other vaccinations, where agreed by the Commissioner.

• Reach into under-served populations through targeted interventions that support uptake for individuals and communities with low uptake and coverage. Communities and interventions should be based on available data and public health expertise and principles.

• Collaborate with Commissioning bodies, other NHS Providers, Local Authorities, and other Partners to ensure no-one is left behind and value for money is maximised.

• Use existing community assets so vaccination services reach into communities and the issues people care about.

• Collaborate with existing providers of vaccination services in the geography to address gaps and not duplicate existing core vaccination services.

The contract term is for 7 months, from 1 September 2025 - 31 March 2026.

The number of vaccines to be delivered will be determined by patient choice. The anticipated contract value is as per the provided 'Schedule 3' document within the procurement documentation.

Interested providers will be able to view the opportunity and access the tender documentation via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Integration, collaboration and service sustainability / Weighting: 30%

Quality criterion - Name: Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice / Weighting: 40%

Quality criterion - Name: Quality and Innovation / Weighting: 20%

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10%

Cost criterion - Name: Value / Weighting: Pass / Fail

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £277,666.65

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

7

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: 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: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

26 June 2025

Local time

12:00pm

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

Tender must be valid until: 1 March 2026

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

26 June 2025

Local time

12:01pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.

Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number: C365039), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page.

If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid.

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.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS England

London

Country

United Kingdom