Community and School Aged Immunisation Service (CSAIS) in Birmingham and Solihull

Concepts

• health services
• such additional services
• school aged immunisation services
• school aged immunisation service
• schools
• solihull
• a selective neonatal hepatitis b domiciliary service
• eligible school-aged children
• community and school aged immunisation service
• the current school aged immunisation service contract

Location

Birmingham and Solihull

Description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England Midlands (The Commissioner) would like to notify the market of an opportunity to provide a Community and School Aged Immunisation Service (CSAIS) in Birmingham and Solihull. The service commencement date is 1 September 2026. The contract will be for an initial five-year term with the option to extend for a further two years under a NHS Standard Contract. The contract value is estimated to total £12.7m (including extensions) and a cost uplift factors (CUF) will apply from year one.Please note, the deadline for responses to the Competitive Process is 12:00PM (Mid-day) on 12th December 2025.

Total Quantity or Scope

The current School Aged Immunisation Service contract expires on 31 August 2026. The service shall follow a national service specification. All details, including the specification has been made available as part of the procurement document suite on the Atamis portal.School Aged Immunisation Services are required to be delivered predominantly in a school setting and currently covers;• Human Papillomavirus (HPV)vaccinations• Diphtheria, Tetanus and Poliomyelitis(Td/IPV) booster• Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) conjugate vaccine• Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) catch up vaccinations• School-aged children’s Seasonal Influenza vaccinationsThe provider will also deliver a catch-up service for children and young people with any of the above missing vaccinations. It is important to note that vaccination schedules can change and evolve in the light of emerging best practice and scientific evidence and as such additional services may be added during the lifetime of the contract to best deliver the needs of the overall service. The Provider is required to reflect these changes accordingly in a timely way with agreement from the Commissioner. These vaccines form part of the national routine childhood vaccination programme, which aims to prevent school-aged children from developing vaccine preventable childhood diseases that are associated with significant mortality and morbidity. High uptake of vaccinations in this population also helps to protect the wider community through herd immunity.The provider will also be required to offer a selective neonatal Hepatitis B domiciliary service to deliver Hepatitis B & MMR vaccinations (2nd & 6th) in a home setting, along with a Dried Blood Spot Test for HBsAG to babies born to Hepatitis B Positive mothers registered in Birmingham and Solihull.The Commissioner expects the Community and School Aged Immunisation Service to be delivered primarily in schools with additional arrangements in place to vaccinate those service users who are not in mainstream education and those with an unknown school and domiciliary services. The Provider must offer the Service to 100% of eligible school-aged children and young people.Please note the deadline for submissions is 12:00PM(Mid-day) on the 12th December 2025.

Renewal Options

The contract will be for an initial five-year term with the option to extend for a further two years.

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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 Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system for this procurement exercise. Further information and the competitive process documentation can be found via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-tendering system at the following link:https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/?SearchType=ProjectsYou can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: C394758: COMP: Community & School Aged Immunisation Service in Birmingham & Solihull.The Basic Selection Questions are Pass/Fail and the award criteria for the Key Criteria Questions are as follows and these will be scored on a 0-5 scoring mechanism;Key Criteria 1: Quality and Innovation: 23.00%Key Criteria 2: Value: 20.00%Key Criteria 3: Integration, Collaboration and Services Sustainability: 25.00%Key Criteria 4: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 22.00%Key Criteria 5: Social Value: 10.00%The evaluation stages are as follows;Stage 1: Preliminary compliance reviewStage 2: Preliminary compliance of the Financial Model TemplateStage 3: Evaluation of the responses to the Basic Selection Questions and Key Criteria Questions Stage 4a: Moderation of the responses to the Basic Selection and Key Criteria Questions Stage 4b: Clarification (if required)Stage 4c: Re-moderation (if required)Stage 5: Evaluation of Section E – Economic and Financial Standing (Basic Selection Questions)Stage 6: Provider Notification of Evaluation Outcome.Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations.Please see published procurement documentation for further details.