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Seasonal Influenza Vaccines

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:05.

Opportunity overview

Supply of influenza vaccines for use in the NHS Scotland 2025/26 seasonal flu programme.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Seqirus UK Limited

Match pending…
Contract value
£5.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Jan 2025
Award ID
000988-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Liverpool, UKD72, L24 9GR, United Kingdom

Seqirus UK Limited

Match pending…
Contract value
£9.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Jan 2025
Award ID
000988-2025-2
Status
active
Location
Liverpool, UKD72, L24 9GR, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV33651660 — Influenza vaccines

Lots

  • Influenza Vaccine for adults aged 65 years and above as recommended by JCVI for 2025/26£9m
  • Influenza Vaccines for persons aged 18 to 64 years, as recommended by JCVI for 2025/26£5m
  • Cell-based Influenza Vaccine for children aged 6 months to 17 years, as recommended by JCVI for 2025/26£225k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
NP93825
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the contract has been entered into will not affect the contract unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise, the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the contract has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Procedure

Is Accelerated
Yes
Accelerated Rationale
Vaccine manufacturers have advised that Contracts for supply of flu vaccines for the 2025/26 flu programme must be awarded no later than December to secure the required volumes/capacity with their manufacturing sites.

Bid Opening

Date
18 Nov 2024, 14:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999

Expected award period

Starts
18 Nov 2024, 14:00

Tender Period

Ends
18 Nov 2024, 14:00

Communication

Contract terms

Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
33651660
Scheme
CPV
Description
Influenza vaccines

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
90

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
technical
Minimum
(a) Confirmation of existence of a valid and current UK Marketing Authorisation (PL, PLGB, PLPI number) that has been approved by the MHRA for all tendered Goods at the date of submission of the tender should be included in the Qualification Envelope of the ITT under the Technical and Professional Ability: Quality Control. (b) Confirmation of the existence of valid certification of BS EN ISO 9001 or equivalent. Confirmation of such certification should be included in the Qualification Envelope of the ITT under the Technical and Professional ability: Quality Assurance Schemes.
Description
(a) Potential Contractors must be able to demonstrate the existence of a valid and current UK Marketing Authorisation (PL, PLGB, or PLPI number) that has been approved by the MHRA for all tendered Goods at the date of submission of the tender / Contract start date. (b)Potential Contractors and any sub-contractor(s) must possess valid certification of BS EN ISO 9001 or equivalent.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
2
Title
Influenza Vaccines for persons aged 18 to 64 years, as recommended by JCVI for 2025/26
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Supply of cell-based trivalent influenza vaccines to NHS Scotland for use in the 2024/25 NHS Scotland Seasonal Flu Programme.

Value

Amount
5,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Delivery Schedule
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
90

Contract period

Duration In Days
360

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
1
Title
Influenza Vaccine for adults aged 65 years and above as recommended by JCVI for 2025/26
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Supply of adjuvanted trivalent influenza vaccines to NHS Scotland for use in the 2024/25 NHS Scotland Seasonal Flu Programme. The Authority awards this Lot as a Commitment Contract to a single supplier.

Value

Amount
9,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Delivery Schedule
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
90

Contract period

Duration In Days
360

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Cell-based Influenza Vaccine for children aged 6 months to 17 years, as recommended by JCVI for 2025/26
Status
active
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Supply of cell-culture influenza vaccines as recommended by JCVI for children aged 6 months to 17 years to NHS Scotland for use in the 2025/26 NHS Scotland Seasonal Flu Programme. The Authority intends to award this Lot as a Commitment Contract to a single supplier. Full details of the Goods and volumes can be found within the ITT documents

Value

Amount
225,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Delivery Schedule
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
90

Contract period

Duration In Days
360

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery Location

Description
Goods should be delivered to the Authority's nominated storage and distribution provider. Details will be shared with successful Contractor(s) following contract award.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM
Entry 2
Region
UKM

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
33651660
Scheme
CPV
Description
Influenza vaccines
Item 2
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Goods should be delivered to the Authority's nominated storage and distribution provider. Details will be shared with successful Contractor(s) following contract award.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM
Entry 2
Region
UKM

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
33651660
Scheme
CPV
Description
Influenza vaccines
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Delivery Location

Description
Goods should be delivered to the Authority's nominated storage and distribution provider. Details will be shared with successful Contractor(s) following award of contract.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
33651660
Scheme
CPV
Description
Influenza vaccines

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-115937
Name
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UKM
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH12 9EB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 South Gyle Crescent

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

Contact

Name
Laura Ferguson
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-324
Name
Sheriff Court House

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1LB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
27 Chambers Street

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Sheriff Court House

Contact

Telephone
+44 1312252525
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-11718
Name
Seqirus UK Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD72
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L24 9GR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Gaskill Road, Speke

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Seqirus UK Limited

Contact

Telephone
+44 1628647500

Award information

Award 1
Id
000988-2025-1
Title
Influenza Vaccines for persons aged 18 to 64 years, as recommended by JCVI for 2025/26
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-11718
Name
Seqirus UK Limited

Related lots

2
Award 2
Id
000988-2025-2
Title
Influenza Vaccine for adults aged 65 years and above as recommended by JCVI for 2025/26
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-11718
Name
Seqirus UK Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
000988-2025-1
Title
Influenza Vaccines for persons aged 18 to 64 years, as recommended by JCVI for 2025/26
Status
active
Award ID
000988-2025-1
Date Signed
9 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
5,670,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
000988-2025-2
Title
Influenza Vaccine for adults aged 65 years and above as recommended by JCVI for 2025/26
Status
active
Award ID
000988-2025-2
Date Signed
9 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
9,230,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Edinburgh · UKM · EH12 9EB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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