Community and School Aged Immunisation Service (CSAIS) in Birmingham and Solihull

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        "description": "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.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eSchool Aged Immunisation Services are required to be delivered predominantly in a school setting and currently covers;\u003cbr/\u003e\u2022 Human Papillomavirus (HPV)vaccinations\u003cbr/\u003e\u2022 Diphtheria, Tetanus and Poliomyelitis(Td/IPV) booster\u003cbr/\u003e\u2022 Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) conjugate vaccine\u003cbr/\u003e\u2022 Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) catch up vaccinations\u003cbr/\u003e\u2022 School-aged children\u2019s Seasonal Influenza vaccinations\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eThe provider will also be required to offer a selective neonatal Hepatitis B domiciliary service to deliver Hepatitis B \u0026 MMR vaccinations (2nd \u0026 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.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003ePlease note the deadline for submissions is 12:00PM(Mid-day) on the 12th December 2025.",
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