Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2017-06-13
Buyer: NHS England North: Cumbria and North East
Country: UK
Region: Cumbria
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 8942118 GBP

Technical requirements: North of England Commissioning Support is working for & on behalf of NHS England: Cumbria & the North East (the Contracting Authority) who wish to commission School-Based Immunisation & Childhood Flu Immunisation Programmes for parts of Cumbria and the North East.
The contract term will be for 3 years from 1.9.2017 with an option to extend for an additional period of 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority & subject to satisfactory financial & contractual performance.
The basic principles of the Open Procurement route will be followed in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
North of England Commissioning Support is working for & on behalf of NHS England: Cumbria & the North East (the Contracting Authority) who wish to commission School-Based Immunisation & Childhood Flu Immunisation Programmes for parts of Cumbria.
The contract term will be for 3 years from 1.9.2017 with an option to extend for an additional period of 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority & subject to satisfactory financial & contractual performance.
The basic principles of the Open Procurement route will be followed in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
North of England Commissioning Support is working for & on behalf of NHS England: Cumbria & the North East (the Contracting Authority) who wish to commission School-Based Immunisation & Childhood Flu Immunisation Programmes for parts of the North East.
The contract term will be for 3 years from 1 September 2017 with an option to extend for an additional period of 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority & subject to satisfactory financial & contractual performance.
The basic principles of the Open Procurement route will be followed in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
(a) how, what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and
(b) how, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including your submission, will be conducted via the PROACTIS portal https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
It is free to register on the portal, and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the PROACTIS helpdesk via:
The Contracting Authority will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Regulation 95 of the Public Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102). Part 3 of these Regulations provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.


Winner: Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust
Award value: 8942118
Number of bids: 1