COVID-19 Vaccination Programme Site Selection Process (Outreach Services) to the South East

NHS England South East (the Commissioner) sought to commission Providers who had the capability and capacity to deliver Community COVID-19 vaccination services. The Commissioner had identified a need for further provision of COVID-19 vaccinations and aimed to secure additional Outreach Services.

The core aim of each Lot was to reduce the gap in vaccination uptake by eligible individuals and cohorts within population groups who experienced health inequalities, and to link population groups and areas of need to preventative healthcare and support.

This took place in two main ways:

The commissioned services were intended to embody the ambitions of the National Vaccination Strategy, 'Shaping the future delivery of NHS vaccination services', published in December 2023.

The initial contract term of each Lot is 6 months, with the option to extend for up to a further 12 months. Services were scheduled to commence from 1st October 2025.

This procurement was split into 17 separate lots:

The maximum fully extended (18 months) contract values for each Lot were as follows:

The combined fully extended contract value across all lots was £1,940,925.

The number of vaccines to be delivered was to be determined by patient choice, with suppliers paid based on activity undertaken.

Interested providers were able to view the opportunity and access the tender documentation via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome This exercise was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.