Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-07-31
Buyer: NHS Supply Chain Operated by DHL Supply Chain Limited acting as agent of Supply Chain Coordination Ltd (SCCL)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 15880000 | 15882000 | 33140000: Medical consumables | 33141310 | 33141600
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a non-exclusive framework agreement for supply to NHS supply chain depots via the stock, blue diamond routes and to the NHS supply chain customer base via the e-direct route.
The framework agreement is for the supply of enteral feeding and drainage of gastrointestinal secretions.
It is anticipated that in the first 24 months of the framework agreement the value of purchases will be circa 36 370 000,00 GBP however this is approximate only. The figures for the total estimated value are based on that initial expenditure and include a forecast for growth.
Syringes used in the process of enteral feeding to deliver nourishment and oral medication safely as well as aspiration (removal of gastric secretions).
— reusable single patient use syringes are suitable for multiple usage of the same syringe on the same patient,
NHS Supply Chain anticipates appointing all applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in these tender documents and whose total score meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 50 % at tender evaluation stage to the relevant Line of the framework agreement.
Enteral feeding devices are used to provide a means of patient feeding when oral intake is not adequate, and can be used as a long term enteral nutrition solution including gastrostomy (G) tubes either balloon or (bumper) retained, nasogastric (NG), transgastric, nasojejunal, as well as PH strips and devices used to determine the acidity in a patient’s stomach prior to enteral feeding.
— a Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube or feeding tube fine needle catheter jejunostomy (FNCJ),
— gastrostomy replacement packs – sterile pack containing the items required to change a balloon retained gastrostomy tube,
NHS supply chain anticipates appointing all applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in these tender documents and whose total score meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 50 % at tender evaluation stage to the relevant line of the framework agreement.
Provides the nutrients required for a healthy balanced diet and are intended to supplement any shortfall between what the patient consumes and their individual nutritional requirement. Includes sip feeds, oral nutritional supplements, tube feeds, specialist feeds and feed thickeners as well as the apparatus, giving sets, required to deliver the feeds to the patient’s own feeding tube and pump.The enteral feeds, drinks and giving sets lot include, but is not limited to:
NHS supply chain anticipates appointing all applicants who meet the minimum requirements which are set out in these tender documents and whose total score meets or exceeds a hurdle of at least 50 % at tender evaluation stage to the relevant line of the framework agreement.
NHS supply chain have taken the decision to cancel this procurement exercise for the supply of enteral feeding, bile bags and associated products – OJEU Ref 2019/S 053-121397.
The invitation to tender document (paragraph 2.10.1) permits NHS supply chain to cancel the tender process (or any part of it) at any point, and to make no award at all.