NHSE1097 - Health Visitor Vaccination Pathfinder Project - MSP

What this is

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS), on behalf of NHS England (North East and Yorkshire) and NHS England South West, intends to follow the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) process to award contracts for a Health Visitor Vaccination Pathfinder Project to enhance routine childhood immunisation uptake for 0-5 year olds across three lots: Lot 1 North East Lincolnshire, Lot 2 Hull and East Riding, Lot 3 Somerset. MSPs must hold a current commissioned Health Visitor Service Contract with the relevant Local Authority for the lot, or they will fail the assessment. Contracts run for an initial 14 months from 1 February 2026 to 31 March 2027, with options to extend in 12-monthly increments.

Key points

• Health Visitor Vaccination Pathfinder Project across three lots (NECS / NHS England)
• Providers must hold a Local Authority Health Visitor Service Contract for the lot
• Initial 14-month contracts from 1 February 2026 under the PSR MSP process

Who can bid

MSPs must hold a current commissioned Health Visitor Service Contract with the relevant Local Authority for the lot; others fail immediately. Identified under the PSR 2023 MSP process.

How it is scored

MSP process under PSR 2023; EOI from other suitable providers may lead to a competitive process if more than the MSPs are identified as capable.

Money

No estimated value stated.

How to submit

Expressions of interest as part of the MSP process.

Contract period

Initial 14 months (1 February 2026 to 31 March 2027), with discretionary extensions in 12-monthly increments up to the expiry of the Local Authority Health Visitor Service Contract.

Classification

CPV 85100000 — Health services EnglandYorkshire and the HumberNorth East EnglandSouth West England