Published date: 12 November 2015

Withdrawn early engagement


Closing date: 23 February 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Special nutritional products - 15880000

  • Medical solutions - 33692000

  • Pumps - 42122000

    • Hospital support services - 85112000

Location of contract

South East

Procurement reference

F6866

Published date

12 November 2015

Closing date

23 February 2018

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

F6866 Market Warming Event

Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Groups are seeking to contract with a suitably qualified provider for the delivery of Enteral Feeds and Associated Products and Services for its patient population across the whole CCG geography. Current contracts terminate in November/December 2016. The contract will be awarded for three years on NHS standard contract terms & conditions, with an option for two 12 month contract extensions.

On Thursday 7 January 2016, stakeholders are holding a market warming event at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, to gather and share information to inform the final specification, Tender evaluation criteria and Tender process. The timetable will be scheduled between 10:00 and 16:00 hours. The format is likely to start with presentations from the CCG/Trust/procurement, with an opportunity for a two way discussion on the presentation. This may then be followed by supplier presentations (in private and by appointment) to feed back confidentially on the service specification.

Key components of the service outlined in the current draft specification are:

• Supply of tube feeds, associated loan equipment & consumables and ONS supplied to the hospitals & community trusts in scope. NB: there will be no guarantee of ONS market share through primary care purchasers;
• Supply of tube feeds, associated loan equipment & consumables into the community where clinically appropriate and acceptable to patients in scope;
• home delivery service option offered to patients supported in their own homes or residential/care homes, for tube feeds and associated loan equipment & consumables;
• Where ONS products are required by a patient as part of a tube feed regimen, these too will be delivered via the home delivery system;
• company home nursing service;
• staff and patient training and support.

EXPRESSING AN INTEREST IN THIS TENDER IS NOT YET POSSIBLE. This Notice is solely to alert potential Bidders to the Market Warming Event; the Contract Notice is currently scheduled for release early February 2016.

More information

Additional text

Access to the Market Warming Event

Organisations who wish to attend the market warming event must be registered on the South of England Procurement Services (SoEPS) eTendering Portal "In-tend". If you are not already a registered supplier on our portal, you must sign up (free of charge) on In-Tend using the following guide.

Instructions for Registering on the SoEPS Commissioning Support In-tend e-Tendering Portal

1. Browse to the SoEPS Commissioning Support portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning
2. Click the "Register" link on the left-hand side of the page.
3. Enter your correct business and user details.
4. Note the email address chosen and Click "Register My Company" when complete.
5. You will receive an email with your unique password (keep this secure).
6. Login to the portal with the username/password.
7. You will be prompted to change your password on first login.

If you have any questions relating to specific projects or tendering with SoEPS please email: commissioning.tenders@soeprocurement.nhs.uk

Once registered, you should be able to access the project "F6866" where you will find the market warming attendance request form. This should be completed and posting back on the Portal by 12 noon on Tuesday 8 December 2015, at the latest. Late entries will not be accepted.

By 10 December 2015, a copy of the draft specification and full joining instructions (including supplier appointment times if appropriate) will be sent to those registered to attend via Portal message.

About the buyer

Address

Unit 18, Solent Industrial Estate
Hedge End
Southampton
SO30 2FY
England

Email

CarolSwann@nhs.net