Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Vaccination UK Limited
- Value
- £26,795,372
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 065417-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 Oct 2025
- Published15 Oct 2025Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
The Provider Selection Regime (PSR), Process A – Direct Award has been applied.<br/><br/>Provision of School-Aged Immunisation Service (SAIS) for the annual flu programme, other than SEND flu ( Reception to Year 11) for the East of England Region.<br/><br/>Only the existing provider is capable of continuing delivery at the required scale and within the necessary timeframe.<br/><br/>No realistic alternative provider has been identified who could meet the service requirements without risk to safe and effective delivery.<br/><br/>Total Contract Value - £26,795,372 for the 4-year core term.<br/><br/>4 Year Option to extend <br/><br/>Contract Period - 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2029
About the supplier
Vaccination UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03682679).