MSP: Covid Outreach Programme - East of England

Tender description

This is an Intended Approach Notice to award a contract using the Most Suitable Provider Process to a provider for the delivery of Covid-19 vaccinations across the East of England region from 1st April 2025.<br/><br/>Please note the deadline for expressing an interest to be considered as the Most Suitable Provider is 12:00PM (Mid-day) on 4th March 2025. Lot 1: NHS England is responsible for commissioning Section 7A Public Health services which include the Covid 19 vaccination programme.<br/><br/>The aim of this service is to deliver access and inequality schemes in relation to the delivery of the Covid 19 vaccination programme to patients in the JCVI specified target groups across the East of England, for example the WOW bus in Norfolk and Waveney or targeted community clinics in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.<br/><br/>NHS England, East of England, has reviewed the existing Covid 19 services delivered across the region’s 6 ICBs (currently configured according to geographies of Mid and South Essex, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Norfolk and Waveney, Hertfordshire and West Essex, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and Suffolk, North East Essex).<br/><br/>To streamline our commissioning approach and ensure equity, it is our intention to consider moving to commission a single service for the East of England Region. It is our intention for this contract to commence 1st April 2025 till 31st March 2026.<br/><br/>The value of the service provision resulting from this Procurement Process will be:<br/>• £7.54 for administration of each covid 19 vaccination plus an additional £2.50 where seasonal influenza is not given<br/>• £10 per dose administered to housebound patients (this excludes patients resident in care homes)<br/><br/>plus an additional block amount, to be agreed.<br/><br/>Please note the deadline for expressing an interest to be considered as the Most Suitable Provider is 12:00PM (Mid-day) on 4th March 2025. Additional information: It is the expectation of the Commissioner that all providers have read the following prior to confirming their interest in this opportunity.<br/><br/>JCVI Guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-in-2025-and-spring-2026-jcvi-advice/jcvi-statement-on-covid-19-vaccination-in-2025-and-spring-2026 and <br/><br/>Schedule 2a: https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Schedule-2A-Outreach-COVID-19-vaccination-programme-1-April-2025-to-31-March-2026.pdf which is also available in the documents area within the e-tendering portal.<br/><br/>The Contract to be entered into will be in accordance with the general NHS Standard Contract issued by the Commissioner(s), which can be found at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/full-length-nhs-standard-contract-2024-25-particulars-service-conditions-general-conditions/