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title: "BLMK Nutrition Supply Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-045164"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2024-04-11"
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# BLMK Nutrition Supply Services

Buyer: NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045164

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## Summary

The Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care System is seeking to award a £3 million contract for nutrition supply services to support multiple NHS trusts. The procurement is part of the health services category and involves the supply of pumps/sets, feed, delivery, and nursing services. The contract duration is initially set for 36 months, with a potential extension of up to 24 months. The tender is currently in the active stage, with the submission deadline on May 29, 2024.

This procurement opportunity presents a chance for businesses specialising in health services, particularly in nutrition supply, to engage with multiple NHS trusts in the Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes area. Interested suppliers must be licensed and registered to meet the specification requirements outlined in the tender. Businesses offering innovative solutions and high-quality service delivery are well-suited to compete in this open procedure tender. The communication and submission methods for this procurement can be accessed electronically and via written means through the provided links.

## Notice

It is the intention of the Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care System to award a contract to one provider for a nutrition supply service, comprising the supply of pumps/sets, feed, delivery and nursing service for patients managed by Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridgeshire Community services NHS Trust and Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

It is the intention of the Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care System to award a contract to one provider for a nutrition supply service, comprising the supply of pumps/sets, feed, delivery and nursing service for patients managed by Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridgeshire Community services NHS Trust and Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board. 

Subject to the provision of the Terms and Conditions, this Contract shall remain in force for the period of 36 months with the option of a rollover for a further 24 months from the commencement date set out in the contract. The Authority is engaged with the early scoping of the enteral feeds / nutrition supply services market by the NHS England Strategic Category Management team and would seek to work collaboratively with the awarded Supplier to utilise any output from this national project at the earliest opportunity.

The expectation of this Contract is for the Trusts to receive their feeds and consumables to each of their hospital sites and a home delivery service for patients in the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes geographical area and up to 5 miles from this boundary. There shall be a small number of patients who will require deliveries outside the above stated boundaries. 

The Supplier's products, pumps, equipment and ancillaries shall be used except for any instance where, at the sole discretion of the responsible Authority clinician, they do not meet the clinical requirements of the patient.

Renewal: Option for 24 month extension prior to re-procurement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011772-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 29 May 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,000,000 |
| Lots value | £3,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | LUTON |
| Post town | Luton |
| Postcode | LU1 2LJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH21 Luton |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Luton South and South Bedfordshire |
| Delivery location | TLH East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 15880000 - Special nutritional products
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

## Release History

- 11 Apr 2024 at 11:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011772-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.bedfordshirelutonandmiltonkeynes.icb.nhs.uk/
- https://www.resolution.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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