--- title: "Frimley Integrated Care Board and Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board Nutrition Supply Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c42c483c-f13c-41af-bf1b-4ab8c7a8eae9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c42c483c-f13c-41af-bf1b-4ab8c7a8eae9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c42c483c-f13c-41af-bf1b-4ab8c7a8eae9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c42c483c-f13c-41af-bf1b-4ab8c7a8eae9.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS FRIMLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD AND NHS BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE AND BERKSHIRE WEST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2023-09-14" --- # Frimley Integrated Care Board and Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board Nutrition Supply Service Buyer: NHS FRIMLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD AND NHS BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE AND BERKSHIRE WEST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c42c483c-f13c-41af-bf1b-4ab8c7a8eae9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c42c483c-f13c-41af-bf1b-4ab8c7a8eae9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c42c483c-f13c-41af-bf1b-4ab8c7a8eae9.json) ## Summary The Frimley Integrated Care Board and Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board Nutrition Supply Service procurement process is currently in the planning stage. The buying organisation is the NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board and NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board. This procurement falls under the health services industry category. The engagement end date for this procurement is 28th September 2023. The procurement involves two lots for providing oral nutrition supplements and enteral nutrition supply services across different geographical areas. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses to provide nutrition supply services to hospitals and community patients within the designated areas. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would be well-suited to compete for this opportunity due to the nature of the services required. The procurement process is being managed by the NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of the Commissioners. Interested providers are encouraged to engage by completing a pre-procurement market engagement questionnaire by 28th September 2023. ## Notice NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (Frimley ICB) and NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB) are both seeking to engage with potential providers to understand the position of the market and help develop an approach for commissioning Nutrition Supply Services. Frimley ICB and BOB ICB ("The Commissioners") are intending to carry out one joint procurement process to commission Nutrition Supply Services within these geographical areas. It is their intention to split the procurement into 2 lots, as detailed in the description section of this Notice, but this is not yet confirmed. The responses to the questionnaire may influence this approach. The Contracting Authority for Lot 1 would be Frimley ICB, and the Contracting Authority for Lot 2 would be BOB ICB. The Commissioners' intention is for this contract to be for a period of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 2 years. Lot 1 - Provide oral nutrition supplements (ONS) to acute & community hospital providers and enteral nutrition supply services across Frimley ICB and Berkshire West area of BOB ICB (Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust). The enteral nutrition supply services across Frimley ICB and Berkshire West area of BOB ICB would include: - Supply of enteral feeds, ONS for administration via enteral tube, pumps and consumable for hospitals with delivery to sites - Supply of enteral feeds, ONS for administration via enteral tube, pumps and consumable for community patients with a home delivery service. - Hospital and community clinical nursing support service (Organisations included: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Frimley Health Foundation Trust, Frimley ICB, Berkshire West area of BOB ICB). Lot 2 - Provide oral nutrition supplements (ONS) to acute & community hospital providers and enteral nutrition supply services across Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire area of BOB ICB (Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust) Page 6 to 7 The enteral nutrition supply services across Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire area of BOB ICB would include: - Supply of enteral feeds, ONS for administration via enteral tube, pumps and consumable for hospitals with delivery to sites - Supply of enteral feeds, ONS for administration via enteral tube, pumps and consumable for community patients with a home delivery service. - Hospital and community clinical nursing support service (Organisations included: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire area of BOB ICB). This process is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners Additional information: The Commissioners invite interested providers to complete a pre-procurement market engagement questionnaire. Please submit your completed questionnaire by 12 noon on Thursday 28th September 2023 via our e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome This process is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bbc54ae3-0cc3-430e-93aa-e6e55233987b | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 Sep 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS FRIMLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD AND NHS BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE AND BERKSHIRE WEST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS1 3NX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of | | Local authority | Bristol, City of | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Bristol Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 14 Sep 2023 at 15:06 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bbc54ae3-0cc3-430e-93aa-e6e55233987b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bbc54ae3-0cc3-430e-93aa-e6e55233987b 14th September 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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