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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Procurement of Specialised Pharmaceutical Logistics and Warehouse Services for Vaccination & Immunisation Programmes

NHS England · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 03:38.

Opportunity overview

NHS England (NHSE) is procuring a contract with a single lead provider for the delivery of Specialised Pharmaceutical Logistics and Warehouse Services to support national vaccination and screening programmes across the NHSE portfolio. The service provider will be responsible for the end to end delivery and deployment of the supply chain network that underpins the commissioning and distribution of all vaccine types to front line destinations across all sectors, including Community Pharmacies, General Practices, Detained Estates, and a wide range of other healthcare settings- serving more than 11,000 locations nationwide. This procurement will replace the current contract and will build on the established performance, expertise, and operational capability developed through the COVID‑19 vaccination programme, which has successfully supported the administration of more than 150 million vaccines to date. Full details of the service requirements and specification are included within the ITT pack.

Classification

  • CPV63120000 — Storage and warehousing services
  • CPV63121000 — Storage and retrieval services

Lots

  • Lot 1£40.9m

Documents and notices

  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Tender documents and all communications with the Contracting Authority, including the submission of Tender responses will be conducted solely via https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/WelcomeOpen source ↗

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
C398922 ITT
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Please refer to the ITT Instructions and Guidance Document; available via https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome for full details on the tender submission process and associated requirements.
Has Recurrence
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
20 Feb 2026, 17:00

Enquiry period

Ends
6 Feb 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends
20 Mar 2026, 23:59

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
1 Apr 2031, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
Please refer to the ITT Pack for the Terms and Conditions of Contract.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
49,101,271.2
Amount
40,917,726
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Weighting Description
The tender assessment criteria are detailed in the ITT Instructions and Guidance to Bidders and are also summarised below.

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Procurement Specific Questionnaire: Pass/ Fail, and Conditions of Participation
Description
The PSQ contains a series of Pass/Fail questions including the Conditions of Participation. Please note that any response resulting in a “Fail” will lead to exclusion from this procurement process, and the bidder’s tender will not be evaluated further.
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Technical Questionnaire including Service Delivery and Quality Requirements: 60%
Description
This questionnaire sets out the technical and operational service delivery questions specific to the scope of the procurement. It also outlines the associated award criteria and sub-criteria used to assess the operational capability and readiness of Bidders in relation to the provision of Logistics and Warehouse Support for the Vaccination Programme.
Criterion 3
Type
price
Name
Commercial Questionnaire: 30%
Description
This questionnaire sets out the commercial and pricing questions relevant to the service being procured—Logistics and Warehouse Support for the Vaccination Programme.
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
Social Value Questionnaire: 10%
Description
This questionnaire is designed to outline the questions set for social value in the context of the service being procured and to lay out the specific award criteria and sub-criteria for Social Value which pertain to the tender for the provision of Logistics and Warehouse Support for Vaccination Programme. In all cases, the questions set are based on the following themes and policy outcomes. Themes and Policy Outcomes: 1. COVID-19 Recovery -Help local communities to manage and recover from the impact of COVID-19. 2. Tacking economic inequality- Create new businesses, new jobs and new skills; Increase supply chain resilience and capacity. 3. Fighting climate change- Effective stewardship of the environment. 4. Equal opportunity- Reduce the disability employment gap; Tackle workforce inequality. 5. Wellbeing - Improve health and wellbeing; Improve community cohesion.

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Please refer to the ITT Instructions and Guidance Document for full details on the Legal and Financial Capacity and associated requirements.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Please refer to the ITT Instructions and Guidance Document for full details on the Technical Ability and associated requirements.

Contract period

Starts
7 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
6 Aug 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
6 Aug 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Option to extend if exercised by the contracting authority.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
63120000
Description
Storage and warehousing services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
63121000
Description
Storage and retrieval services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-4001
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
Tender documents and all communications with the Contracting Authority, including the submission of Tender responses will be conducted solely via https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Entry 2
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 3
Id
006434-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Jan 2026, 09:01
Format
text/html

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
Please refer to the ITT Instructions and Guidance Document for the details regarding the Preliminary Market Engagement.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS England
Id
GB-PPON-PDPT-3135-BWWY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDPT-3135-BWWY

Address

Street Address
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8UG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI45

Contact

Name
NHS England
Telephone
0300 311 2233

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SE1 8UG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 006434-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·