School Aged Immunisation Service (SAIS) in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire

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NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England Midlands (The Commissioners) are awarding Contracts for the following Lots following a robust Competitive Process.<br/><br/>Lot 1 - School-Aged Immunisation Service (SAIS) in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland <br/><br/>Lot 3 - School-Aged Immunisation Service (SAIS) in Northamptonshire <br/><br/>The service commencement date for both Lots is 1st April 2026 for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years until 31 March 2031. Note this is a change to the originally advertised commencement date due to a representation being received. Lot 1: School Aged Immunisation Services are required to be delivered predominantly in a school setting and currently covers;<br/><br/>• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations<br/>• Diphtheria, Tetanus and Poliomyelitis (Td/IPV) booster<br/>• Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) conjugate vaccine<br/>• Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) catch up vaccinations.<br/>• School-aged children’s Seasonal Influenza vaccinations<br/><br/>In addition, the provider will deliver a catch-up service for children and young people with any of the above missing vaccinations. It is important to note that vaccination schedules can change and evolve in the light of emerging best practice and scientific evidence and as such additional services may be added during the lifetime of the contract to best deliver the needs of the overall service. The Provider is required to reflect these changes accordingly in a timely way with agreement from the Commissioner.<br/><br/>These vaccines form part of the national routine childhood vaccination programme, which aims to prevent school-aged children from developing vaccine preventable childhood diseases that are associated with significant mortality and morbidity. High uptake of vaccinations in this population also helps to protect the wider community through herd immunity.<br/><br/>The Commissioner expects the school-aged immunisation service to be delivered primarily in schools with additional arrangements in place to vaccinate those service users who are not in mainstream education and those with an unknown school. The SAIS Provider must offer the Service to 100% of eligible school-aged children and young people.<br/><br/>Inclusion of seasonal flu to secondary school year 7- year 11 and MMR vaccination which has been nationally mandated to the Flu Programme.