NHS England NHS England School Age & Community Immunisation Services (SAIS) for Hertfordshire

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England Midlands & East (Central Midlands) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver School Age & Community Immunisation Services (SAIS) for Hertfordshire.

This procurement will be conducted by AGCSU on behalf of England, Midlands & East (Central Midlands) (referred to as the Commissioners). Any contract arising from this procurement will be between the successful Provider and NHS England (NHS Commissioning Board). The contract to be entered into will be in accordance with the general NHS Standard Contract 2017/18-2018/19 (or revisions thereof) issued by the Commissioners that will meet the technical and financial requirements of the Service.

As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with the successful Bidder for a period of 2 years + 3 months, with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years. The contract extension will be subject to a review of the delivery and performance of the contract. It is envisaged that TUPE will apply to this contract. The contract value over the contract period will be: Year 1- £948,728, Year 2 - £1,041,001, Year 3 - £1,133,321, Year 4 - £1,138,538, Total Contract Value £4,261,588 (4 Years 3 months), (Increase in contract value year on year reflective of growth which is outlined in the FMT - Document 10).

The Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation will be available from 18 September 2017 via: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html.

All completed bids must be submitted by 12:00 noon on 25 October 2017.

The ITT reference for this tender is itt_797. The opportunity notices will be located on the following websites: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search http://ted.europa.eu/TED/main/HomePage.do

AGCSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations").

Additional information: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Procurement Portal Arden and GEM CSU Procurement Portal in this procurement exercise. To access (please see web link below).:

https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

• From the Home Page, click the 'Click Here to Register' link • Accept the terms & conditions for using the portal • Complete your organisation & personal details • Choose a memorable username and submit You will shortly be sent an email with your unique password, please treat this securely (if you lose it there is a 'Forgot my Password' link on the portal homepage • Login with your unique username & password • From the suppliers reserved area click - ITTs Open to All Suppliers • Browse the ITTs and select itt_797 School Age & Community Immunisation Services for Hertfordshire • Note the Details buttons on the left for Navigation and the Actions below • Click the 'Express Interest' action this will move the ITT from the ITTs Open to All Suppliers area to your 'My ITTs' area.