Health services

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NHS England South (South Central) (the Commissioner) were seeking to commission School Aged Immunisation Service to Lot 1, Bath and North East Somerset and Lot 2, Swindon. The procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCWCSU) on behalf of the Commissioners. The aim of the School Aged Immunisation Service is to prevent the eligible population, which is defined as any eligible child attending a school, or not attending a school but registered with a GP within the defined geographic boundaries, from developing vaccine preventable childhood diseases that are associated with significant mortality and morbidity. The contract duration (for both Lots) will be for an initial term of 4 years, with a possible extension period up to a further 12 months. The expected service commencement date (for both Lots) is the 1.4.2017. The contract was commissioned on a fixed tariff basis. The aim of the School Aged Immunisation Service is to prevent the eligible population, which is defined as any eligible child attending a school in Bath and North East Somerset, or not attending a school but registered with a GP in Bath and North East Somerset, from developing vaccine preventable childhood diseases that are associated with significant mortality and morbidity. The following vaccines, which form part of the national childhood immunisation programme, will be commissioned by the service with the purpose of preventing the infections and outbreaks caused by these organisms: — diphtheria, tetanus and poliomyelitis (Td/IPV adolescent booster); — meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY); — human papillomavirus (HPV); — seasonal influenza (flu) immunisation programmes for children (the cohort is expected to expand in future years); and — measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) catch-up. The aim of the School Aged Immunisation Service is to prevent the eligible population, which is defined as any eligible child attending a school in Swindon, or not attending a school but registered with a GP in Swindon, from developing vaccine preventable childhood diseases that are associated with significant mortality and morbidity. The following vaccines, which form part of the national childhood immunisation programme, will be commissioned by the service with the purpose of preventing the infections and outbreaks caused by these organisms: — diphtheria, tetanus and poliomyelitis (Td/IPV adolescent booster); — meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY); — human papillomavirus (HPV); — seasonal influenza (flu) immunisation programmes for children (the cohort is expected to expand in future years); and — measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) catch-up.