Scope
Reference
C391970
Description
A contract for the provision of subject matter expertise to support the procurement and ongoing contract management of the children's and women's Healthy Start Vitamins framework agreements.
Total value (estimated)
- £121,000 excluding VAT
- £145,200 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 9 April 2026 to 8 April 2034
- 8 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 33616000 - Vitamins
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
- 71620000 - Analysis services
Participation
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation
Please refer to full details set out within the PSQ section of the invitation to tender and Atamis.
Technical ability conditions of participation
Please refer to full details set out within the PSQ section of the invitation to tender and Atamis.
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
9 March 2026, 5:00pm
Tender submission deadline
16 March 2026, 5:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
All submissions are to be provided via the esourcing portal Atamis.
Interested parties must register via https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome (search opportunities using system reference C391970).
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
2 April 2026
Recurring procurement
Publication date of next tender notice (estimated): 2 April 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Quality - Technical | Technical Response Document |
Quality |
| Commercial - Price | Commercial response document. |
Price |
Weighting description
Most Advantageous Tender as set out in invitation to tender documentation.
Quality - Technical - 70%
Commercial - Price - 30%
Other information
Payment terms
As set out within the contract documentation.
Description of risks to contract performance
The scope and value of the contract may be directly impacted by a number of risks which may materialise during the term of the contract. The modification of the Contract to remedy any of the risks will be treated as a permitted modification. These include:
• Changes in legislation or regulatory requirements
• National policy changes affecting scope or timelines
• Delays in providing data, access, or approvals
• Internal restructuring that may affect governance
• Dependencies on other internal programmes or systems
• Uncertainty in the quality or completeness of legacy data
• Dependencies on other contractors or programmes
• Potential changes in scope driven by external regulators
Growth in the number and scale of programmes that the Authority and DHSC are required to support
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice
Preliminary Market Engagement Notice was published as per the link here https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/beb41ad3-876a-4e6f-ae86-86b84884258a
Contracting authority
NHS Business Services Authority
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRLZ-1599-JGTT
Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
United Kingdom
Email: commercialservicesteamdl@nhsbsa.nhs.uk
Website: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/
Region: UKC22 - Tyneside
Organisation type: Public authority - central government