Delivery of MMR Vaccinations Across the Lancashire and South Cumbria Region (Blackburn & Darwen)

Concepts

• preston
• community health
• vaccinations
• vaccination
• covid and flu vaccinations
• an flu vaccinations
• darwen
• mmr vaccinations
• across
• cumbria

Location

Preston

Description

The service is to provide an MMR vaccine to any children overdue who are 5-11 yr olds. This will be offered on a walk in basis and the child's GP will be identified utilising Pharmoutcomes. A GP referral tool has been built in EMIS but this will only be used with the permission of the parent/guardian on the identified child. Funding has been agreed based on an Item of Service at £9.58 per vaccination given, which is inline with other payments given to Pharmacy for COVID an Flu vaccinations.

Total Quantity or Scope

A targeted service for community pharmacy to support the current national measles incident by offering an MMR vaccine to 5 - 11yrs olds on a walk in basis in a small number of pharmacy's. The selected pharmacy's have been targeted due to their experience in already delivering vaccinations to children with in the eligible cohort. … The relevant authority intends to award this contract under the urgent circumstances provision under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The service will run for only 6 months and will be funded via a set item of service fee of £9.58 per vaccination given, which is inline with other payments given to Pharmacy for COVID and Flu vaccinations. Contract Start Date: 11 March 2024 Contract End Date: 10 September 2024

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85323000 - Community health services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Other Information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Regulation 14 has been applied because delaying the award of the contract would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety. The following individuals made the award decision: - NHS E NW Regional Director of Commissioning - Deputy Head of Public Health NHS E NW - NW Head of Primary Care Transformation - Programme Director COVID - 19 NHSE NW - Primary Care Vaccination Operational Lead Note there are not any identified conflicts of interests with any of the above identified individuals.