Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
Contact
Sachin Joshi
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Stockpile resilience for the supply of Enteral Feed and Consumables for COVID-19 Patients
Reference number
C16813
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33692300 - Enteral feeds
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Stockpile resilience for the supply of Enteral Feed and Consumables for COVID-19 Patients.Four contracts awarded in preparation for the expected Winter/Spring surge in COVID-19 hospital ICU admissions.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £5,412,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - LONDON
Main site or place of performance
This contract covers NHS bodies in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Government must protect the health and well-being of UK citizens. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 Jan 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 Mar 2020. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has (on behalf of NHS bodies in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) awarded four contracts in preparation for the expected Winter/Spring surge in COVID-19 hospital ICU admissions. The aim was to create a stockpile of Enteral Feed and the associated consumables needed to administer the feed into patients, ensuring a continuity of supply of these essential life-saving products.These four contracts were awarded to the following organisations:- Abbott Laboratories Limited;- Fresenius Kabi Ltd;- Nutricia Ltd;- Nutricia Ireland LtdThe specific goods include:- Enteral water, - High protein enteral tube feed - Enteral pumps specifically compatible for giving these specific goods. The aggregated maximum value of this contract's initial term is estimated to be £5,412,000.00 + VAT. The volumes identified are based on clinically identified and validated assumptions. The four Contracts commenced 1st October 2020 and expire on 30th June 2021 and contain an option to extend to a maximum of 30 June 2022 (in order to respond to further waves and surges).Each hospital across these NHS bodies have pre-existing contracts in place for the same product ranges procured under these contracts, with the awarded suppliers. These NHS Bodies have pre-existing capital equipment installed for the purpose of administering enteral feed to patients under their care. The manufacturer of that capital equipment also supplies the enteral feed and the associated consumables to be used with their equipment. The feed and consumables required as part of this stockpile are tied to the manufacturer of installed capital equipment (i.e., one manufacturer’s feed or consumables is not compatible with another manufacturer’s equipment). All of these products have been clinically accepted at each organisation, and the staff have already been trained on their appropriate use. DHSC has awarded contracts to three manufacturers whose installed capital equipment base provides coverage across the majority of the NHS bodies, to ensure sufficient volume of the enteral feed and consumables products. Each awarded supplier is required to: manufacture above their annual Business As Usual (BAU) volumes of products; store and manage a stockpile of those products; and distribute through each NHS bodies established procurement and logistics routes. DHSC is not purchasing the stock up front – this will be purchased by the NHS in their usual way. However, any unsold above BAU products remaining at the end of the contract will be bought by DHSC, allowing DHSC to ensure the NHS has available sufficient volume of product available when needed. Please note that:1. The Contract Award Notice will also need to be published in OJEU, as the procurement activities began prior to the UK leaving the EU on the 31st December 2020. However, the system is experiencing a technical delay in dual publishing, and the Contract Award Notice will be submitted to OJEU in the coming weeks once this issue has been resolved.2. A copy of the four redacted contracts has been published on the Contracts Finder portal.3. One of the awarded suppliers (Nutricia) required that two contracts were entered into to cover (a) England, Wales and Scotland and (b) Northern Ireland, as they operate as different businesses in theses territories.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
Severally ill patients with COVID-19 may become unconscious or acutely unwell and unable to self feed to ensure sufficient calorie and nutritional intake to aid their recovery journey. These patients may as a result need invasive medical support with basic functions such as breathing and feeding. In the case of patients who are unconscious and on full time ventilation support or patients receiving significant oxygen support, hydration, calorie and nutritional requirements would be administered by enteral feeding.The specific goods procured under these four contracts include; enteral water, high protein enteral tube feed and enteral pump specifically compatible for giving the specific goods. Competition for these supplies contracts is absent for technical reasons as the NHS bodies have an established installed capital equipment base with these four providers. These suppliers account for significant proportion of the market share for enteral pumps and enteral tube feed across the NHS. Each of these NHS bodies have previously procured the Enteral Feed Giving Sets and matching Pumps from one of these four contracted suppliers and there is a lack of interchangeability between products and equipment. The NHS bodies have established staff training, prescribing and dispensing protocols for administering these products. Only the awarded manufacturers of these feeds have the production capability to produce the compatible products in the stockpile volumes to provide the resilience required for a future surge in COVID activity; have the established logistics infrastructure, and associations with the NHS bodies to maintain their supply (over and above their BAU volumes) in line with their existing installed base of equipment. The size of the proposed reserve stock with each supplier is proportionate to their current market share based on installed pump base across the NHS.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 February 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Abbott Laboratories
Abbott House, Vanwall Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire
Maidenhead
SL6 4XE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
National registration number
329102
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £5,412,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,673,000
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 February 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nutricia Ltd
Whitehorse Business Park, Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Trowbridge
BA14 0XQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
National registration number
00275552
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £5,412,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,865,000
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 February 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fresenius Kabi Limited
Cestrian Court, Eastgate Way, Manor Park, Runcorn, Cheshire
Runcorn
WA7 1NT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD6 - Cheshire
National registration number
2182135
Internet address
https://www.fresenius-kabi.com/
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £5,412,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £748,000
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 February 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nutricia Ireland Ltd
25/28 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 H104
Dublin
D01 H104
Country
Ireland
NUTS code
- IE - IRELAND
National registration number
106997
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £5,412,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £126,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care