Opportunity

ENTERAL FEEDS, ONS AND ANCILLARIES, WITH ASSOCIATED SUPPORT AND SUPPLY SERVICES

  • Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-011142

Published 18 April 2023, 4:04pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Ashford Hospital, London Road

Victoria Wertheim

TW15 3AA

Contact

Victoria Wertheim

Email

victoria.wertheim@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 1784884767

Fax

+44 1784884729

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ25 - West Surrey

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.bipsolutions.com

Buyer's address

http://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Egerton Road,

Victoria Wertheim

GU2 7XX

Contact

Victoria Wertheim

Email

victoria.wertheim@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 1784884767

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ25 - West Surrey

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.healthcarepartnersltd.co.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Victoria-Wertheim:-Enteral-feeds./443CBWE23Q

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.delta-esourcing.com

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

ENTERAL FEEDS, ONS AND ANCILLARIES, WITH ASSOCIATED SUPPORT AND SUPPLY SERVICES

Reference number

ASP/TE/22/12

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 33692300 - Enteral feeds
    • UA01 - Food products
    • LA23 - For medical use
    • UB07 - Medical products

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

A new West Surrey Enteral Feeding Contract: ENTERAL FEEDS, ONS AND ANCILLARIES, WITH ASSOCIATED SUPPORT AND SUPPLY SERVICES for the acute hospitals of Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and of Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, and community hospitals which they support, and for NHS North West Surrey Place (NWSP) and NHS Guildford and Waverley Place (GWP) (all being within NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System (SHICS))

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £9,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 42122411 - Nutritional pumps
  • 15880000 - Special nutritional products
  • 33140000 - Medical consumables
  • 85112200 - Outpatient care services
  • 85312200 - Homedelivery of provisions

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ25 - West Surrey
Main site or place of performance

West Surrey

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

A collaborative public procurement process to award a new contract for supplier(s) to assure the supply of and deliver the feeds and ONS products and associated support and supply services for adult and paediatric patients with specific clinical nutritional need in the acute hospitals of Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and of Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, and community hospitals which they support, and in NWSP and GWP areas (all being within SHICS) including within the areas in which the Authority provides patient care, to assure:

1appropriate supply of:

(i)feed and ONS to acute patients; and

(ii)feed to community patients.

2appropriate supplier-nurse support of supplied products including:

(i)domiciliary attendances for training and consultation with patients; and

(ii)hospital attendances to train patients;and

3 clear and timely communications with Health Care Professionals in Authority Dietetics departments (HCPs) by Supplier staff

as stated in further detail in the Specification in the ITT.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £9,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 April 2024

End date

31 March 2029

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Two options for the Authority to extend the Contract by 12 months.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Authority options to extend the Contract twice by 12 months each as noted in II.2.7 above.

two.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues

Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/443CBWE23Q


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

See Invitation to Tender

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

See Invitation to Tender


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

1 June 2023

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

1 June 2023

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 30/04/2030

six.3) Additional information

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

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To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

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GO Reference: GO-2023418-PRO-22571952

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Ashford Hospital,, London Road

ASHFORD, Middlesex

TW15 3AA

Telephone

+44 1784884767

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The Authority will incorporate a minimum period of standstill of ten days from the day after the day on which the award of contract is communicated to tenderers.

This period allows the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge or seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into.

If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the contract award proceedings will be immediately suspended.