Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: ENTERAL FEEDS, ONS AND ANCILLARIES, WITH ASSOCIATED SUPPORT AND SUPPLY SERVICES

UK-Victoria Wertheim: Enteral feeds.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
             Ashford Hospital, London Road, Victoria Wertheim, TW15 3AA, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1784884767, Fax. +44 1784884729, Email: victoria.wertheim@nhs.net
             Contact: Victoria Wertheim
             Main Address: https://www.bipsolutions.com, Address of the buyer profile: http://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/
             NUTS Code: UKJ25
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: Yes.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Victoria-Wertheim:-Enteral-feeds./443CBWE23Q
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via https://www.delta-esourcing.com to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            Health

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: ENTERAL FEEDS, ONS AND ANCILLARIES, WITH ASSOCIATED SUPPORT AND SUPPLY SERVICES       
      Reference Number: ASP/TE/22/12
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      33692300 - Enteral feeds.
      UA01-3 - Food products
      LA23-9 - For medical use
      UB07-2 - Medical products

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
      II.1.4) Short description: A new West Surrey Enteral Feeding Contract: ENTERAL FEEDS, ONS AND ANCILLARIES, WITH ASSOCIATED SUPPORT AND SUPPLY SERVICES for the acute hospitals of Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and of Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, and community hospitals which they support, and for NHS North West Surrey Place (NWSP) and NHS Guildford and Waverley Place (GWP) (all being within NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System (SHICS))       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 9,000,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      42122411 - Nutritional pumps.
      15880000 - Special nutritional products.
      33140000 - Medical consumables.
      85112200 - Outpatient care services.
      85312200 - Home delivery of provisions.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKJ25 West Surrey
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: A collaborative public procurement process to award a new contract for supplier(s) to assure the supply of and deliver the feeds and ONS products and associated support and supply services for adult and paediatric patients with specific clinical nutritional need in the acute hospitals of Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and of Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, and community hospitals which they support, and in NWSP and GWP areas (all being within SHICS) including within the areas in which the Authority provides patient care, to assure:
1appropriate supply of:
(i)feed and ONS to acute patients; and
(ii)feed to community patients.
2appropriate supplier-nurse support of supplied products including:
(i)domiciliary attendances for training and consultation with patients; and
(ii)hospital attendances to train patients;and
3 clear and timely communications with Health Care Professionals in Authority Dietetics departments (HCPs) by Supplier staff
as stated in further detail in the Specification in the ITT.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 9,000,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Start: 01/04/2024 / End: 31/03/2029       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: Two options for the Authority to extend the Contract by 12 months.
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       Yes             
      Description of options: Authority options to extend the Contract twice by 12 months each as noted in II.2.7 above.
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: Yes
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/443CBWE23Q       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      See Invitation to Tender    
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
         
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions       
      See Invitation to Tender          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description OPEN
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 01/06/2023 Time: 12:00
            
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: Not Provided      
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Date: 01/06/2023
         Time: 12:00
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: Yes    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 30/04/2030
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted No       
   Electronic payment will be used No       
   VI.3) Additional Information: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Victoria-Wertheim:-Enteral-feeds./443CBWE23Q

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/443CBWE23Q
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
       Ashford Hospital,, London Road, ASHFORD, Middlesex, TW15 3AA, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1784884767
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    The Authority will incorporate a minimum period of standstill of ten days from the day after the day on which the award of contract is communicated to tenderers.

This period allows the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge or seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into.

If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the contract award proceedings will be immediately suspended.    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 18/04/2023

Annex A



   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      1: Contracting Authority
       Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
       Egerton Road,, Victoria Wertheim, GU2 7XX, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1784884767, Email: victoria.wertheim@nhs.net
       Contact: Victoria Wertheim
       Main Address: https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.healthcarepartnersltd.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKJ25