Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Rd,
London
SE1 8UG
UK
E-mail: scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.england.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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 Vaccination Outreach Programme - South West
Reference number: C398973
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This notice is placed as a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to inform the market that NHS South West (the Commissioner) on behalf of itself and its constituent Integrated Care Boards is exploring options on how to commission Community Vaccination Outreach services.
The Commissioner's ambition is to commission a vaccinations outreach services which will identify and address disparities in uptake of vaccinations throughout the life course. The service will support mitigation of gaps in core commissioned services and response to outbreaks where needed. The service will be delivered by taking a proactive approach to managing population health and inequalities.
The scope, value, process, number of contracts (procurement Lots) and contract model of the services to be implemented are yet to be determined.
The Commissioner is considering an outreach service that will,
• provide a community vaccination outreach offer in areas experiencing socio-economic deprivation and the greatest disparities with vaccine acceptance and uptake, identified through MSOA data.
• maximise vaccination awareness, confidence and education and, through this, build trust in all vaccinations where there is the greatest need.
• provide a high-quality all aged outreach vaccination service that is inclusive, fair and accessible to everyone.
• maximise uptake and access by addressing barriers and reducing the impact of health inequalities.
This Notice is not a formal call for competition and does not signal the launch of any formal procurement process, but is being issued by the Commissioner as they seek to engage with suitably qualified providers to help inform and shape the next steps of this commissioning process. The Commissioner's aims are:
• Engaging with providers.
• Understanding the interest there might be in providing such services from suitably qualified providers.
• Informing the commissioning process.
• Gathering information from providers that may be used to shape a commissioning / procurement process and the associated documentation.
Suitably qualified providers are asked to express their interest via the e-procurement portal (please see Section VI of this Notice for further details). In the first instance, the engagement will take the form of a Market Engagement Questionnaire, which will be available to providers upon registration to the aforementioned portal. The Commissioner does not currently envisage a market engagement event, but any event that is conducted will only be available to those providers that have expressed interest via the portal.
Please note that the deadline for the completion of market Engagement questionnaires is Friday 28st November 2025. As such, only organisations that have expressed an interest and completed the questionnaire (available via the portal) on or before 5pm on that day will have their responses considered. Please also note that only those providers that have expressed interest by this date will be invited to any subsequent market engagement event, should the Commissioner choose to hold one.
This notice is published by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is placed as a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to inform the market that NHS South West (the Commissioner) on behalf of itself and its constituent Integrated Care Boards is exploring options on how to commission Community Vaccination Outreach services.
The Commissioner's ambition is to commission a vaccinations outreach services which will identify and address disparities in uptake of vaccinations throughout the life course. The service will support mitigation of gaps in core commissioned services and response to outbreaks where needed. The service will be delivered by taking a proactive approach to managing population health and inequalities.
The scope, value, process, number of contracts (procurement Lots) and contract model of the services to be implemented are yet to be determined.
The Commissioner is considering an outreach service that will,
• provide a community vaccination outreach offer in areas experiencing socio-economic deprivation and the greatest disparities with vaccine acceptance and uptake, identified through MSOA data.
• maximise vaccination awareness, confidence and education and, through this, build trust in all vaccinations where there is the greatest need.
• provide a high-quality all aged outreach vaccination service that is inclusive, fair and accessible to everyone.
• maximise uptake and access by addressing barriers and reducing the impact of health inequalities.
This Notice is not a formal call for competition and does not signal the launch of any formal procurement process, but is being issued by the Commissioner as they seek to engage with suitably qualified providers to help inform and shape the next steps of this commissioning process. The Commissioner's aims are:
• Engaging with providers.
• Understanding the interest there might be in providing such services from suitably qualified providers.
• Informing the commissioning process.
• Gathering information from providers that may be used to shape a commissioning / procurement process and the associated documentation.
Suitably qualified providers are asked to express their interest via the e-procurement portal (please see Section VI of this Notice for further details). In the first instance, the engagement will take the form of a Market Engagement Questionnaire, which will be available to providers upon registration to the aforementioned portal. The Commissioner does not currently envisage a market engagement event, but any event that is conducted will only be available to those providers that have expressed interest via the portal.
Please note that the deadline for the completion of market Engagement questionnaires is Friday 28st November 2025. As such, only organisations that have expressed an interest and completed the questionnaire (available via the portal) on or before 5pm on that day will have their responses considered. Please also note that only those providers that have expressed interest by this date will be invited to any subsequent market engagement event, should the Commissioner choose to hold one.
This notice is published by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
05/01/2026
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Additional information: (no more than 10,000 characters)
This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit the Commissioner or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. The Commissioner will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise.
Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the relevant information and market engagement questionnaire, you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page.
If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and to be able to submit your market engagement questionnaire using the placeholder provider within Atamis.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) prior information notice. The contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/11/2025