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MSP: Covid Outreach Programme - East of England

NHS England · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:52.

Opportunity overview

This is an Intention to Award Notice to award a contract using the Most Suitable Provider Process to Hertfordshire NHS Community Trust for the delivery of Covid-19 vaccinations across the East of England region from 3rd April 2025.<br/><br/>The value of the service provision resulting from this Procurement Process will be:<br/><br/>• £7.54 for administration of each covid 19 vaccination plus an additional £2.50 where seasonal influenza is not given<br/>• £10 per dose administered to housebound patients (this excludes patients’ resident in care homes)<br/><br/>plus an additional block amount, to be agreed.

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.

Contract value
£1.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Mar 2025
Award ID
010498-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
00979288
Location
Welwyn Garden City, UKH, AL7 1BW, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • This is an Intention to Award Notice to award a contract using the Most Suitable Provider Process to Hertfordshire NHS Community Trust for the delivery of Covid-19 vaccinations across the East of England region from 3rd April 2025.<br/><br/>The value of the service provision resulting from this Procurement Process will be:<br/><br/>• £7.54 for administration of each covid 19 vaccination plus an additional £2.50 where seasonal influenza is not given<br/>• £10 per dose administered to housebound patients (this excludes patients’ resident in care homes)<br/><br/>plus an additional block amount, to be agreed.<br/><br/>This is a new service and a new provider. <br/><br/>The contract will run from the 3rd April 2025 to the 31st March 2026.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
AG24548
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 decision makers by 2nd April March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
VI.3.0.1

New Value

Text
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Confirmation of 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded; this notice serves as an Confirmation of Award under the Most Suitable Provider Process under PSR.’ The contract award was concluded and finalised on 3rd April 2025. The services are intended to be provided between 3rd April 2025 - 31st March 2026. The lifetime value of this contract is estimated to be £1,200,000.00. No conflicts of interest were identified. No representations were received in the standstill period. The decision makers for this process are the NHS England Public Health Oversight Group.The Most Suitable Provider was deemed the most capable provider to best meet the needs of the service against the basic selection criteria and key criteria. The Key Criteria was prioritised as follows: (1) Quality & Innovation*(2) Value(3) Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability(4) Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice*(5) Social Value* Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice and Quality & Innovation are of equal importance in this MSP process.

Old Value

Text
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 2nd April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’Representations must be made through the atamis system through project C338861 MSP - Covid Outreach Programme - East of England. The decision makers for this process are the NHS England Public Health Oversight Group.No conflicts of interest were identified. The Most Suitable Provider was deemed the most capable provider to best meet the needs of the service against the basic selection criteria and key criteria. The Key Criteria was prioritised as follows: (1) Quality & Innovation*(2) Value(3) Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability(4) Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice*(5) Social Value* Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice and Quality & Innovation are of equal importance in this MSP process.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Communication

Future Notice Date
5 Mar 2025, 00:00

Classification

Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
This is an Intention to Award Notice to award a contract using the Most Suitable Provider Process to Hertfordshire NHS Community Trust for the delivery of Covid-19 vaccinations across the East of England region from 3rd April 2025.<br/><br/>The value of the service provision resulting from this Procurement Process will be:<br/><br/>• £7.54 for administration of each covid 19 vaccination plus an additional £2.50 where seasonal influenza is not given<br/>• £10 per dose administered to housebound patients (this excludes patients’ resident in care homes)<br/><br/>plus an additional block amount, to be agreed.<br/><br/>This is a new service and a new provider. <br/><br/>The contract will run from the 3rd April 2025 to the 31st March 2026.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Most suitable provider process with regard to the key criteria
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Name
cost
Type
cost
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
East of England

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH
Entry 2
Region
UKH

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-107961
Name
NHS England

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS1 4AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
7-8 Wellington Place

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
NHS England

Contact

Name
Stacey Thrower
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-141300
Name
Hertfordshire NHS Community Trust

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH
Locality
Welwyn Garden City
Postal Code
AL7 1BW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 1a Howard Court, 14 Tewin Road Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1BW

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
00979288
Legal Name
Hertfordshire NHS Community Trust

Contact

Telephone
+44 1707388000
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-1661
Name
The High Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Strand

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-141301
Name
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit

Roles

mediationBody
reviewContactPoint

Address

Locality
Derby
Postal Code
DE1 3QT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-118033
Name
NHS England

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS1 4AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
7&8 Wellington Place

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS England

Contact

Name
Stacey Thrower

Award information

Award 1
Id
010498-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-141300
Name
Hertfordshire NHS Community Trust

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
010498-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
010498-2025-1
Date Signed
20 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,200,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leeds · UKE · LS1 4AP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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