Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
7&8 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
Contact
Neelam Saroe
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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 Vaccination Programme for Outreach Services for the Midlands Region
Reference number
AG25036
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
***This is an Intention to Award Notice***
NHS England – Midlands (referred to as the Commissioner) intend to award a contract to University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust for the Provision of COVID-19 Vaccination Programme for Outreach Services to cover the NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board locality.
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: £220,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG31 - Birmingham
Main site or place of performance
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board locality.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an intention to award notice under the competitive process.
NHS England – Midlands (referred to as the Commissioner) intend to award a contract University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust for the provision of COVID-19 Vaccination Programme for Outreach Services following a robust Competitive Process.
Services are expected to commence on 1st October 2025 – 31st March 2026 for a duration of 6 months.
The lifetime value of the contract is £220,000.
This is an existing service and has been awarded to a existing provider.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability / Weighting: 20.00%
Quality criterion - Name: Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating Choice / Weighting: 35.00%
Quality criterion - Name: Quality and Innovation / Weighting: 15.00%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10.00%
Price - Weighting: 20.00%
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-036893
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
21 August 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
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2GW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG31 - Birmingham
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: £220,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £220,000
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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 12pm (midnight) on Thursday 4th September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
Written representations need to be sent via the Atamis e-tendering portal, Project Reference: C372781 - COVID-19 Vaccination Programme Outreach Services - Birmingham & Solihull ICB.
The award decision makers are NHS England’s Regional Commissioning Group and;
The Project Group:
The evaluation panel who consisted of NHS England and NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board personnel: -
- Deputy Head of Operations Covid-19
- Covid 19 Project Manager
- System Dir. Imms and Vaccs
No conflicts of interest were flagged as part of this process.
The Basic Selection Criteria was scored on a Pass/Fail or For Information basis. The Key Criteria were weighted as follows:
1. Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability – 20.00%
2. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating Choice – 35.00%
3. Quality and Innovation – 15.00%
4. Social Value – 10.00%
5. Value – 20.00%
The weightings for the 5 key criteria were determined by the procurement panel to give appropriate relative importance to each of the sections equally in line with the commissioning expectations for the service. These were assessed on a scored basis (0-5) as per the evaluation criteria set out within the procurement documentation.
The awarded Provider has been selected as they have met all requirements of the Basic Selection Criteria and scored the highest overall out of 100 against the published Key Criteria (listed above).
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel
London
London
SE1 8UG
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
Country
United Kingdom