Health services

Tender description

NHS England South (South Central) (the Commissioner) seeks to commission School Aged Immunisation Service Gloucestershire. This procurement is being 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. Within this procurement 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 papilloma-virus (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.