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DAP A - Provision of NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services for East of England - Suffolk

NHS England · compiled

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Opportunity overview

NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS England would like to notify the market of its intent to award a contract to East Coast Community Healthcare (ECCH) CIC for the provision of NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services within the East of England Region following the Direct Award Process - A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. <br/><br/>The service is specifically for opportunistic vaccinations for inpatients where access is restricted. <br/><br/>The service is for a contracted period of 17 months initial term with and extension period of up to 12 months if required. The service commencement date is 1 November 2025 and will run until 31 March 2027 (with the option to extend until 31 March 2028.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £10,000.00.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£10k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Sept 2025
Award ID
070711-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Lowestoft, UKH14, NR32 1DE, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85323000 — Community health services

Lots

  • NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS England would like to notify the market of its intent to award a contract to East Coast Community Healthcare (ECCH) CIC in Suffolk for the provision of NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services within the East of England Region following the Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. <br/><br/>ECCH (CIC) Is an existing provider of the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate. NHSE are satisfied that the health care services to which the contracting arrangements relate to can only be provided by this provider due to the nature of how these services are delivered. The service offered is Opportunistic vaccinations, primarily Influenza, for inpatients. As these patients are restricted to this location whilst a patient no other provider is able to provide this service, due to access restrictions and patient safety in the intermediate care units where the service will be provided. <br/><br/>The service is for a contracted period of 17 months initial term with and extension period of up to 12 months if required. The service commencement date is 1 November 2025 and will run until 31 March 2027 (with the option to extend until 31 March 2028.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £10,000.00.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
AG25524
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 contract has been awarded following the Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Community 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
Yes
Description
NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS England would like to notify the market of its intent to award a contract to East Coast Community Healthcare (ECCH) CIC in Suffolk for the provision of NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services within the East of England Region following the Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. <br/><br/>ECCH (CIC) Is an existing provider of the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate. NHSE are satisfied that the health care services to which the contracting arrangements relate to can only be provided by this provider due to the nature of how these services are delivered. The service offered is Opportunistic vaccinations, primarily Influenza, for inpatients. As these patients are restricted to this location whilst a patient no other provider is able to provide this service, due to access restrictions and patient safety in the intermediate care units where the service will be provided. <br/><br/>The service is for a contracted period of 17 months initial term with and extension period of up to 12 months if required. The service commencement date is 1 November 2025 and will run until 31 March 2027 (with the option to extend until 31 March 2028.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £10,000.00.

Options

Description
Option for 12 month extension (1 April 2027 - 31 March 2028)

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
No realistic alternative provider
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Name
Value
Type
cost
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH14

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-130973
Name
NHS England

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ1
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8UG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd

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-165586
Name
East Coast Community Healthcare C.I.C.

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH14
Locality
Lowestoft
Postal Code
NR32 1DE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
East Coast Community Healthcare (ECCH) CIC, Hamilton House, Battery Green Rd, Lowestoft, NR32 1DE

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
East Coast Community Healthcare C.I.C.
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

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court

Award information

Award 1
Id
070711-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-165586
Name
East Coast Community Healthcare C.I.C.

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
070711-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
070711-2025-1
Date Signed
12 Sept 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
10,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKJ1 · SE1 8UG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH14

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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