Coming up· published 20 May 2025
VDPS Medical Assessments
NHS Business Services Authority · Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
NHS Business Services Authority is planning VDPS Medical Assessments. It is a contract for other health and social care in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Source: Find a Tender, published 20 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 05:39
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2025
Contract starts
Next
2028
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
NHS Business Services Authority is planning VDPS Medical Assessments. It is a contract for other health and social care in Newcastle upon Tyne. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £30,000,000. The contract runs from 8 August 2025 to 7 August 2028. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs. Find a Tender published it on 20 May 2025. The notice number is 022909-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0517bd.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Business Services Authority is initiating a procurement process for the delivery of medical assessments under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, valued at £30 million net (£36 million gross). This falls within the medical specialist services category and is slated to cover the entire United Kingdom. The process is currently in the planning stage, with a future notice expected on 21st May 2025.
Interested parties should anticipate the contract period to commence on 9th August 2025 and conclude by 7th August 2028, with potential extensions until 2030. As per the legal framework established by UKPGA 2023/54, this procurement involves goods or services with an anticipated value above the threshold of £10,000, warranting inclusion in the NHSBSA's commercial pipeline. The process welcomes Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to participate.
SMEs will find themselves well-placed to compete, given the suitability requirements favouring smaller enterprises. The substantial value of this contract underscores its potential to catalyse growth and enhance service portfolios, paving the way for continued expansion in the healthcare services sector within the UK.
The notice in full
The delivery of medical assessments for the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, to include all vaccines which are part of the scheme, as set out on the Gov.uk website here: Vaccine Damage Payment: Eligibility - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). For details of the NHSBSA's planned procurement activity for goods or services with an anticipated value of PS10,000 or more, please view our Commercial Pipeline via the following link opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/nhsbsa-commercial-pipeline
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 8 Aug 2025 to 7 Aug 2028 (3 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £30,000,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 022909-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0517bd
- CPV code
- 85121200 - Medical specialist services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Postcode
- NE15 8NY
- Electoral ward
- Lemington
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Tyneside
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Business Services Authority
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Commercial Services Team
- Address
- Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 8NY · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022909-2025
- Opendata.nhsbsa.netopendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/nhsbsa-commercial-pipeline
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-0517bd (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about VDPS Medical Assessments
When will the VDPS Medical Assessments tender open?
NHS Business Services Authority has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the VDPS Medical Assessments contract worth?
The estimated value is £30,000,000. The contract runs from 8 August 2025 to 7 August 2028 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for VDPS Medical Assessments?
NHS Business Services Authority, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East. The named contact is Commercial Services Team.
How do I bid for VDPS Medical Assessments?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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