Seasonal Influenza Vaccines

Supply of influenza vaccines for use in the NHS Scotland 2025/26 seasonal flu programme.

Supply of influenza vaccines as recommended by JCVI for adults aged 65 years and above to NHS Scotland for use in the 2024/25 NHS Scotland Seasonal Flu Programme. The Authority intends to award this Lot as a Commitment Contract to a single supplier.

Any Bidder that submits a bid for the same vaccine for both Lot 1 and Lot 2 will only be eligible for award to one of those Lots.

Full details of the Goods and volumes can be found within the ITT documents.

The estimated values referred to in Section II.1.5 [and within all Lots] cover the twelve (12) month contract duration.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 27878. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

It is a mandatory requirement that potential contractors agree to support the concept, provision, and ongoing development of community

benefits provision in relation to this contract.

Potential contractors are required to agree to this mandatory requirement. They are also requested to provide a summary of the community benefits that have recently been delivered within Scotland, if at all, and what impact and outcomes these have achieved.

Potential contractors are required to summarise any proposed community benefits that will be developed and delivered as part of this

contract if successful or, alternatively, potential contractors confirm that they will engage with the NHS Scotland’s Community Benefits Gateway (CBG). This gateway, developed through requests from suppliers seeking opportunities to support the delivery of community

benefits within the contracting region, provides information on community benefit opportunities. The CBG is a free and easy to use online service that connects NHS Scotland suppliers with third sector community organisations within Scotland and will be used for tracking and reporting and is an approved compliant route to the realisation of community benefits.

For further information please visit NHSS Community Benefit Gateway

(https://www.nss.nhs.scot/procurement-and-logistics/sustainability/access-our-community-benefit-gateway/).