Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-08-23
Buyer: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33692300 | 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 1893750 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-09-21
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Berkshire East and West Clinical Commissioning Groups, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, and NHS Frimley Health Foundation Trust seek to commission the provision of Nutrition Supply Services within their geographical areas, due to current services ending on 31.3.2018. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit for the Commissioner.
This open procedure procurement seeks to select a single bidder who can to deliver all of the specified Nutrition Supply Services requirements, using an FP10 prescription model.
Documentation outlining the process/requirement and the portal to express an interest is at in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
The contract value is up to 1 893 750 GBP per annum for 36 months from 1.4.2018 with an extension option at Commissioner discretion for any number of periods to a max. of 24 months (9 468 750 GBP over 60 months) and will be based on NHS Terms and Conditions.
Berkshire East and West Clinical Commissioning Groups, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, and NHS Frimley Health Foundation Trust seek to commission the provision of Nutrition Supply Services within their geographical areas, due to current services ending on 31.3.2018. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit for the Commissioner.
This open procedure procurement seeks to select a single bidder who can to deliver all of the specified Nutrition Supply Services requirements, using an FP10 prescription model.
Documentation outlining the process/requirement and the portal to express an interest is at in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
The contract will be based on NHS Terms and Conditions for the Supply of Goods and the Provision of Services 2016.
Contracts will be for an initial term of 36 months, with a possible extension of any period up to a further 24 months, as defined and at the discretion of the Commissioner.
The Services are deemed to be subject to the full regime of current EU procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This contract will therefore be awarded in accordance with the provisions applicable in Section 5 (sub-section 7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Parent company and other guarantees may be required in certain circumstances, see the invitation to tender for further details.
Interested providers will be able to view this engagement notice via the ‘current tenders’ list on in-tend. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
In order to return the questionnaire, you will need to ‘express an interest’ and register on the system and then upload the completed questionnaire to the place-holder provided.
On registration, please include at least 2 contacts to allow for access to the portal in times of absence.
The Services are deemed to be subject to the full regime of current EU procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This contract will therefore be awarded in accordance with the provisions applicable in Section 5 (sub-section 7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Eligibility requirements: Parent company and other guarantees may be required in certain circumstances, see the invitation to tender for further details.

Award value: 1893750