Workforce Influenza Vaccination Programme: On-site Settings Delivery Model

Description

The Authority is conducting the procurement using an open procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Legislation and as established by Section 6(6) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for the purpose of procuring the Services described in the Specification. The Authority is wishing to procure a Provider to deliver Influenza vaccinations to its workforce as a Service in various on-site locations across Lancashire. This could include office settings, highways depots and schools. This Service is offered as a staff benefit and supports the annual flu plan developed by the Department of Health and Social Care, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England. The Authority is looking to open this opportunity to the market as an open competition to ensure value for money through a longer-term contract of an initial 2 years plus up to an additional potential 1 year extension. The successful Provider will deliver immunisation against influenza to those identified as being eligible by the Authority. The Service will operate as an on-site clinic model between the period of the 5th October 2026 to 30th November 2026 and 1st October 2027 to 30th November 2027. Lot 1: Each year, the Department of Health and Social Care, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England develop an annual flu plan to guide local arrangements of seasonal flu vaccination delivery, based upon a co-ordinated and evidence-based approach. As a further support to this agenda, LCC undertake an annual workforce flu vaccination programme to promote the uptake of vaccination to frontline workers and business critical staff, to reduce the impact of flu in the population whilst supporting the improvement of staff absenteeism figures due to the flu virus. Results on service delivery of this programme are fed into local A+E Delivery Boards in support of winter planning by helping to vaccinate frontline staff, supporting the reduction in unplanned hospital admissions and pressure on A+E services. Raising awareness of the importance of the flu vaccination through national campaigns delivered locally, staff briefing sessions ensures informed consent for employees plus a dedicated mailbox for employee queries is also run throughout the flu season. Delivery of the on-site flu vaccine to LCC workforce on behalf of the Lancashire County Council Health Protection Team (LCC HPT), maximises protection for self, family and friends and particularly for those working frontline with high-risk, vulnerable groups and business critical services. Delivery of the on-site flu clinics enables a greater level of accessibility by delivering the free flu vaccination at site of work and out-of-hours if required, with zero disruption to working hours and responsibilities.