NECS575 - Community C19 Vaccination Service Outreach Service for North West ITT

Tender description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a care system support organisation working for and on behalf of NHS England North West (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission Community COVID-19 Vaccination Service – Outreach Service for North West. Description of the competition North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a care system support organisation working for and on behalf of NHS England North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission Covid Vaccination Program – Covid Outreach Service – NECS575. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. There is a total of 3 Lots associated with this procurement as follow: • Lot 1 – Cheshire and Merseyside • Lot 2 – Greater Manchester • Lot 3 – Lancashire and South Cumbria The contract term is for an initial period of 6 months commencing on 01 October 2025, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12 noon 03 June 2025 Additional information Firstly, the “Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006” as amended by the “Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014” (TUPE) will not apply to this contract. However, Providers are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 The helpdesk is open Monday – Friday between 08.00 am – 06.00 pm Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 20 May 2025