Published date: 12 March 2021

Last edited date: 22 June 2021

This notice was replaced on 7 June 2023

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Awarded contract (published 7 June 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Enteral feeds - 33692300

Location of contract

SW1H 0EU

Value of contract

£5,412,000 to £11,711,998

Procurement reference

CF-0134600D0O000000rwimUAA2

Published date

12 March 2021

Closing date

30 September 2020

Closing time

1am

Contract start date

1 October 2020

Contract end date

30 June 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)

The opportunity was not advertised, because for example only one supplier is capable of delivering the requirement, or due to extreme urgency brought about by unforeseen events.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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.

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 Ltd

The 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) to a maximum of £11,711,998.

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.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Stockpile resilience for the supply of Enteral Feed and Consumables for COVID-19 Patients

  • Awarded contract
  • Published 12 March 2021

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Sachin Joshi

Address

39 Victoria Street Westminster
London
SW1H 0EU
UK

Email

sachin.joshi@dhsc.gov.uk