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: Craig Stephens
E-mail: craig.stephens@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
NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services
Reference number: C484935
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This award is being made following Direct Award Process A of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/>This service is for the provision of NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services.<br/>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are an existing provider of the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate. NHSE are satisfied that the health care services to which the contracting arrangements relate to can only be provided by this provider due to the nature of how these services are delivered. The service offered is Opportunistic vaccinations, primarily Influenza, for inpatients. As these patients are restricted to this location whilst a patient no other provider is able to provide this service, due to access restrictions and patient safety in the intermediate care units where the service will be provided.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
10 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This award is being made following Direct Award Process A of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/>This service is for the provision of NHS Vaccination and Immunisation Services.<br/>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are an existing provider of the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate. NHSE are satisfied that the health care services to which the contracting arrangements relate to can only be provided by this provider due to the nature of how these services are delivered. The service offered is Opportunistic vaccinations, primarily Influenza, for inpatients. As these patients are restricted to this location whilst a patient no other provider is able to provide this service, due to access restrictions and patient safety in the intermediate care units where the service will be provided.<br/>The contract will commence 01 October 2026 and will end 31 March 2028 with an option to extend for a further 12 months.<br/>The total contract value will be £10,000
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: No realistic alternative provider
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract will commence 01 October 2026 and will end 31 March 2028 with an option to extend for a further 12 months.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award<br/>This award is being made following Direct Award Process A of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/>The decision was made by Ruwan Wickramasinghe, Head of Public Health Commissioning, NHS England – East of England Region on the 20th October 2026.<br/>No conflicts of interest were declared.<br/>The contract will commence 01 October 2026 and will end 31 March 2028 with an option to extend for a further 12 months.<br/>The total contract value will be £10,000
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
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
20/10/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
CRN: N/A - 665689
The Colonnades, Beaconsfield Road, Hatfield, Hertfordshire,
Hatfield
AL10 8YE
UK
Telephone: +44 1707253800
NUTS: UKH2
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:
: 10 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award<br/>This award is being made following Direct Award Process A of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/>The decision was made by Ruwan Wickramasinghe, Head of Public Health Commissioning, NHS England – East of England Region on the 20th October 2026.<br/>No conflicts of interest were declared.<br/>The contract will commence 01 October 2026 and will end 31 March 2028 with an option to extend for a further 12 months.<br/>The total contract value will be £10,000
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2L
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/10/2026