Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-01-31
Buyer: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 7205067 GBP
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 tendered for the provision of Nutrition Supply Services within their geographical areas, due to current services ending on 31.3.2018. This procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit for the Commissioner. This open procedure procurement selected a single bidder to deliver all of the specified Nutrition Supply Services requirements, using an FP10 prescription model. Documentation outlining the process/requirement was available at in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home The contract value was advertised as 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 tendered for the provision of Nutrition Supply Services within their geographical areas, due to current services ending on 31.3.2018. This procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit for the Commissioner. This open procedure procurement selected a single bidder to deliver all of the specified Nutrition Supply Services requirements, using an FP10 prescription model. Documentation outlining the process/requirement was available 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 suchthis tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Thiscontract will therefore be awarded in accordance with the provisions applicable in Section 5 (sub-section 7) ofthe Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
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.
As described in VI.3, deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the 2015 Regulations.


Winner: Abbott Laboratories Limited
Award value: 7205067
Number of bids: 1