Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England North East and Yorkshire
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC - North East (England)
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-east-yorkshire/
Buyer's address
https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/
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
NECS574 - Community COVID-19 Vaccination Service - Outreach Service for North East and Yorkshire
Reference number
NECS574
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North East and Yorkshire (the Relevant Authority) who have are undertaken a competition process to provide Covid Vaccination Program - Covid Outreach Service - NECS574.
Contract Start: 01 October 2025
Contract End: 31 March 2026
The contract term is for an initial period of 6 months commencing on 01 October 2025, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £500
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
North Yorkshire
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance
North Yorkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North East and Yorkshire (the Relevant Authority) who have are undertaken a competition process to provide Covid Vaccination Program - Covid Outreach Service - NECS574.
Contract Start: 01 October 2025
Contract End: 31 March 2026
The contract term is for an initial period of 6 months commencing on 01 October 2025, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: Pass/Fail
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
York
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance
York
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North East and Yorkshire (the Relevant Authority) who have are undertaken a competition process to provide Covid Vaccination Program - Covid Outreach Service - NECS574.
Contract Start: 01 October 2025
Contract End: 31 March 2026
The contract term is for an initial period of 6 months commencing on 01 October 2025, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: Pass/Fail
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Hull and East Riding
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance
Hull and East Riding
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North East and Yorkshire (the Relevant Authority) who have are undertaken a competition process to provide Covid Vaccination Program - Covid Outreach Service - NECS574.
Contract Start: 01 October 2025
Contract End: 31 March 2026
The contract term is for an initial period of 6 months commencing on 01 October 2025, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: Pass/Fail
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
North Lincs and Northeast Lincs
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance
North Lincs and Northeast Lincs
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North East and Yorkshire (the Relevant Authority) who have are undertaken a competition process to provide Covid Vaccination Program - Covid Outreach Service - NECS574.
Contract Start: 01 October 2025
Contract End: 31 March 2026
The contract term is for an initial period of 6 months commencing on 01 October 2025, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: Pass/Fail
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
North East
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance
North East
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North East and Yorkshire (the Relevant Authority) who have are undertaken a competition process to provide Covid Vaccination Program - Covid Outreach Service - NECS574.
Contract Start: 01 October 2025
Contract End: 31 March 2026
The contract term is for an initial period of 6 months commencing on 01 October 2025, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: Pass/Fail
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Northumberland
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance
Northumberland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North East and Yorkshire (the Relevant Authority) who have are undertaken a competition process to provide Covid Vaccination Program - Covid Outreach Service - NECS574.
Contract Start: 01 October 2025
Contract End: 31 March 2026
The contract term is for an initial period of 6 months commencing on 01 October 2025, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: Pass/Fail
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Teesside
Lot No
7
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance
Teesside
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North East and Yorkshire (the Relevant Authority) who have are undertaken a competition process to provide Covid Vaccination Program - Covid Outreach Service - NECS574.
Contract Start: 01 October 2025
Contract End: 31 March 2026
The contract term is for an initial period of 6 months commencing on 01 October 2025, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: Pass/fail
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Barnsley
Lot No
8
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance
Barnsley
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NThis is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North East and Yorkshire (the Relevant Authority) who have are undertaken a competition process to provide Covid Vaccination Program - Covid Outreach Service - NECS574.
Contract Start: 01 October 2025
Contract End: 31 March 2026
The contract term is for an initial period of 6 months commencing on 01 October 2025, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Key criteria / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: Pass/Fail
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Rotherham
Lot No
9
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance
Rotherham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North East and Yorkshire (the Relevant Authority) who have are undertaken a competition process to provide Covid Vaccination Program - Covid Outreach Service - NECS574.
Contract Start: 01 October 2025
Contract End: 31 March 2026
The contract term is for an initial period of 6 months commencing on 01 October 2025, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: Pass/Fail
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Sheffield
Lot No
10
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance
Sheffield
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North East and Yorkshire (the Relevant Authority) who have are undertaken a competition process to provide Covid Vaccination Program - Covid Outreach Service - NECS574.
Contract Start: 01 October 2025
Contract End: 31 March 2026
The contract term is for an initial period of 6 months commencing on 01 October 2025, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: pass/fail
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Doncaster
Lot No
11
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance
Doncaster
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North East and Yorkshire (the Relevant Authority) who have are undertaken a competition process to provide Covid Vaccination Program - Covid Outreach Service - NECS574.
Contract Start: 01 October 2025
Contract End: 31 March 2026
The contract term is for an initial period of 6 months commencing on 01 October 2025, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: Pass/Fail
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
option to extend for a further 12 months 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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-019081
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1 - North Yorkshire.
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
International Healthcare Recruitment Ltd
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
11465799
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £500
Total value of the contract/lot: £500
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2 - York
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
International Healthcare Recruitment LTD
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
11465733
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £500
Total value of the contract/lot: £500
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
3 - Hull and East Riding
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
International Healthcare Recruitment LTD
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
11465799
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £500
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
4 - North Lincs and Northeast Lincs
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
International Healthcare Recruitment LTD
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
11465799
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £500
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
5 - Northeast
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
International Healthcare Recruitment LTD
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
11465799
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £500
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
6 - Northumberland
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cromwell Medical Staffing Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
4667589
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £500
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
7 - Tesside
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cromwell Medical Staffing Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
4667589
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £500
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
8
Title
Barnsley
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
International Healthcare Recruitment LTD
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
11465799
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £500
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
9 - Rotheram
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
International Healthcare Recruitment LTD
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
11465799
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £500
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
10 - Sheffield
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
International Healthcare Recruitment LTD
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
11465799
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £500
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
11 - Doncaster
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
International Healthcare Recruitment LTD
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
11465799
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £500
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 Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and/ or Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight 30 July 2025.
Any representations should be sent via the Atamis messaging portal and/or via email to necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
There were no declared potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the award decision.
Conflicts of interest were completed by all involved in the process and no potential conflicts were identified.
The scoring criteria for the Basic Selection Criteria Questions were either evaluated as Pass/Fail or For Information.
The Relevant Authority considered the five key criteria against the service requirements and determined the relative importance of each, as outlined below and detailed within in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) Documentation.
Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 30%
Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 40%
Quality and Innovation - 20%
Social Value - 10%
Value (price) - Pass/Fail
The successful provider(s) were selected based on offering the most advantageous tender by scoring the highest combined score against the key criteria question and pass the financial element i.e. Confirm that they would deliver the service for £500 per session as evaluated against the published evaluation criteria as detailed within the ITT.
As a result, they are the recommended provider(s) and will be been awarded the contract, subject to final agreement.
.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England North East and Yorkshire
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom