Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Gateshead Borough Council
Civic Centre, Regent Terrace
Gateshead
NE81HH
UK
Contact person: Harriet Crompton
E-mail: harrietcrompton@gateshead.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Gateshead Council Employee Seasonal Flu Vaccination Service
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Gateshead Council (the Council) is implementing a contract to offer flu vaccinations for Gateshead Council employees within their place of work and via access across the Providers network of community pharmacies across the North East.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
76 500.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Flu vaccinations for Gateshead Council employees within their place of work and via access across the Providers network of community pharmacies across the North East.
Award has been made following Direct Award Process A.
Lifetime value of the contract: £76,500.
Dates: 1st October 2026 - 31 March 2027 with 4 x 12 months options to extend.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: No realistic alternative provider
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
Pass/fail
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
4 x 12 months options to extend
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
Provider Selection Regime confirmation of contract award notice.
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
15/09/2026
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
PSNE Limited
09764592
c/o Lobley Hill Pharmacy
Gateshead
NE11 9LJ
UK
NUTS: UKC22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 76 500.00
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 Service (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Award Decision Makers: Director of Finance
Conflict of Interest: No conflicts
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Gateshead Council
Gateshead
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/09/2026