Portsmouth City Council Staff Flu Vaccination Programme
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Portsmouth City Council is set to contract an existing provider to continue delivering its Staff Flu Vaccination Programme. Classified under pharmacy services, this procurement falls within the services category and is crucial for enhancing seasonal flu vaccination access for council employees, especially those in contact with vulnerable groups. Geographically focused in Portsmouth, UK (Region UKJ31), the contract is confirmed under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023, bypassing traditional public procurement directives.
The procurement stage recently reached the award phase with the formal contract signed on 1st October 2025. The initial term commences on 15th October 2025, ending on 31st March 2027, with an option for a three-year extension, with a contract value totalling £12,500. This procurement primarily presents an opportunity for SMEs in the healthcare and pharmacy services industry, particularly those experienced in vaccination service delivery.
Criteria such as quality, innovation, integration, collaboration, and social value are pivotal, suggesting firms with a comprehensive capacity to deliver these elements are well-positioned to succeed. Although the tender was awarded via a limited, direct award process, it underscores the importance for businesses to maintain a strong relationship and track record with buying authorities like Portsmouth City Council, to be recognised for direct awarding opportunities in the future.
Portsmouth City Council intends to award a contract to an existing provider for the provision of an existing service, the staff flu vaccination programme. The aim of the service is to increase the provision of and access to seasonal influenza immunisation for eligible employees of Portsmouth City Council, especially among those working with vulnerable/at risk clients. It is intended that the initial contract term will be from 15th October 2025 to 31st March 2027, with the option to extend for a further 3 years, with a total contract value of PS12,500.
The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, following Direct Award Process C. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.
Portsmouth City Council intends to award a contract to an existing provider for the provision of an existing service, the staff flu vaccination programme, following Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023. This Service will increase the provision of and access to seasonal influenza immunisation for eligible employees of Portsmouth City Council (including Councillors and Port staff), HIOW ICB and Gosport Borough Council. In particular, the quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine that the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations (JCVI) recommend is issued to frontline health and social care workers. The provision of this service is expected to facilitate flu vaccine uptake, especially among those working with vulnerable/at risk clients. This is to reduce the serious morbidity and mortality of influenza by immunising those who care for individuals who are more likely to have a serious or complicated illness should they develop influenza. It is intended that the initial contract term will be from 15th October 2025 to 31st March 2027, with the option to extend for a further 3 years, with a total contract value of PS12,500.
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