Community and School Aged Immunisation Service (CSAIS) in 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. <br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>Please note, the deadline for responses to the Competitive Process is 12:00PM (Mid-day) on 12th December 2025. Lot 1: 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.<br/><br/>School Aged Immunisation Services are required to be delivered predominantly in a school setting and currently covers;<br/>• Human Papillomavirus (HPV)vaccinations<br/>• Diphtheria, Tetanus and Poliomyelitis(Td/IPV) booster<br/>• Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) conjugate vaccine<br/>• Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) catch up vaccinations<br/>• School-aged children’s Seasonal Influenza vaccinations<br/><br/>The 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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>Please note the deadline for submissions is 12:00PM(Mid-day) on the 12th December 2025.