Perinatal Immunisation Services in Dorset to NHS England

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    "description": "NHS England South West is commissioning Perinatal Immunisation Services within Dorset.\nPerinatal Immunisation Services being commissioned include Pertussis, Flu and COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant women, Bacillus Calmette-Gu\u00e9rin (BCG) vaccinations for newborn infants, and the roll out of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination programme for pregnant woman over 28 Weeks.\nThe Commissioner intends to contract for the Services using the latest version of the NHS Standard Contract. The contract term will be for a duration of 3 years with a 2 year optional extension, and will commence on 1st September 2025. The total estimated contract value is \u00a31,250,000 across the 5 years. \nThis notice is placed to set out NHS England South West\u0027s (the Commissioner\u0027s) intention to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider Process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).",
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        "description": "NHS England South West is commissioning Perinatal Immunisation Services within Dorset.\nPerinatal Immunisation Services being commissioned include Pertussis, Flu and COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant women, Bacillus Calmette-Gu\u00e9rin (BCG) vaccinations for newborn infants, and the roll out of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination programme for pregnant woman over 28 Weeks.\nThe aim of Perinatal Immunisation Services is to offer vaccination to pregnant women alongside existing planned antenatal appointments, to facilitate improvement of vaccinations offered to newborn infants on a targeted basis (BCG, Hep B as required), to improve data quality, improve uptake and reduce inequalities in access to immunisations across the perinatal pathway. \nTo co-ordinate delivery of the improvement programme in the system of Dorset, in partnership with the two maternity providers. The programme seeks to \n-\tincrease uptake of maternal vaccinations\n-\timprove timeliness of the BCG vaccination programme \n-\tImprove quality of data on uptake and inequalities\n-\tTake steps to address inequalities in accessing these programmes \nA notice (ref. 2025/S 000-033402) was published for 14 days informing the market of the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process. The Commissioner sought a provider/s who were suitable and capable to continue the delivery of this work.\nTo express an interest, providers were required to complete and submit a short Most Suitable Provider Questionnaire through the Atamis portal.\nAfter conducting an assessment, taking into account the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria, NHS England South West is content that Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.\nThe Commissioner intends to contract for the Services using the latest version of the NHS Standard Contract. The contract term will be for a duration of 3 years with a 2 year optional extension, and will commence on 1st September 2025. The total estimated contract value is \u00a31,250,000 across the 5 years. \nThis notice is placed to set out NHS England South West\u0027s (the Commissioner\u0027s) intention to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider Process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). \nThis is an existing service being awarded to an existing provider.\nThis exercise has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.",
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