Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd
London
SE1 8UG
UK
Contact person: Claire Pickard
E-mail: claire.pickard@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.england.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.england.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Community and School Aged Immunisation Service (CSAIS) in Birmingham and Solihull
Reference number: AG25015
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
******THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTIFICATION******<br/><br/>NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England Midlands (The Commissioner) intends to award a contract to Vaccination UK Limited for<br/>the provision of Community and School Aged Immunisation Service (CSAIS) in Birmingham and Solihull.<br/><br/>The contract will be for an initial five-year term from 1st September 2026 with the option to extend for a further two years under a NHS Standard Contract until 31st August 2033. <br/><br/>The contract value is estimated to total £12,574,016.10 (including extensions) and a cost uplift factors (CUF) will apply from year one.<br/><br/>Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Midnight at the end of 21st May 2026.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
12 574 016.10
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG3
Main site or place of performance:
Birmingham and Solihull
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
******THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTIFICATION******<br/><br/>NHS England - Midlands intends to award a NHS Standard Contract to Vaccination UK Limited for the provision of Community and School Aged Immunisation Service (CSAIS) in Birmingham and Solihull following a robust Competitive Process.<br/><br/>The contract will be for an initial five-year term from 1st September 2026 with the option to extend for a further two years under a NHS Standard Contract until 31st August 2033.<br/><br/>The contract value is estimated to total £12,574,016.10 (including extensions) and a cost uplift factors (CUF) will apply from year one.<br/><br/>This is an existing service and has been awarded to a new provider.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality and Innovation
/ Weighting: 23.00
Quality criterion: Value
/ Weighting: 20.00
Quality criterion: Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability
/ Weighting: 25.00
Quality criterion: Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating Choice
/ Weighting: 22.00
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10.00
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Initial five-year term with the option to extend for a further two years
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-072557
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/04/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
VACCINATION UK LIMITED
03682679
3 Portmill House Portmill Lane
Hitchin
SG5 1DJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1462416310
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.travelvaccination.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 12 574 016.10
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.<br/><br/>Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Midnight at the end of 21st May 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations need to be sent via the Atamis e-tendering portal, Project Reference: C394758 - COMP: Community & School Aged Immunisation Service - Birmingham & Solihull.<br/><br/>The evaluation panel completed individual evaluations for assigned questions and took part in moderation to agree and finalise scores and rationales. The panel comprised of:<br/><br/>• Head of Vaccination Commissioning and Operations, Project Lead and Evaluator<br/>• Senior Commissioning Manager, Project Lead and Evaluator<br/>• Pharmacy Programme Manager, Evaluator <br/>• Vaccination Manager, Evaluator<br/>• Senior Finance Manager, Evaluator<br/>• Public Health Contract Manager, Evaluator<br/>• Public Health Contract Manager, Evaluator<br/>• Screening and Immunisation Co-ordinator, Evaluator<br/>• Finance Manager, Evaluator <br/>• Strategic Vaccination and Screening Lead, Evaluator<br/><br/>The award decision makers were NHS England Midlands Commissioning Delivery Group (CDG).<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest were identified.<br/><br/>The Basic Selection Questions were Pass/Fail and the award criteria for the Key Criteria Questions were as follows, scored on a combination of a 0-5 scoring mechanism and for information.<br/>• Quality and Innovation 23.00%<br/>• Value 20.00% (including for information questions)<br/>• Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 25.00%<br/>• Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating Choice 22.00%<br/>• Social Value 10.00%<br/><br/>The preferred Provider was awarded the contract based on the highest overall weighted score for Key Criteria and meeting all of the Basic Selection Criteria.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel
London
London
SE1 8UG
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/how-commissioning-is-changing/nhs-provider-selection-regime/independent-patient-choice-and-procurement-panel/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/05/2026