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Enteral Feeds

Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:03.

Opportunity overview

The contracting authority, NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) is undertaking an urgent award for provision of Enteral Feeds to the existing provider in mid and south Essex, in accordance with Schedule 5, Paragraph 13(1)(b) - Additional or repeat goods, services or works, under the Procurement Act 2023. The scope of the requirement covers feeds and plastics delivered to patients' homes, off script as well as a nursing and patient support service. Travel service, staff and family training pre and post hospital discharge are also included. The proposed aggregate contract value is £4,340,533 for the 12 month duration. The proposed contract duration is 1st April 2026 - 31st March 2027.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

FRESENIUS KABI LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£4.3m
Awarded
30 Jun 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 02182135
Location
Runcorn, UKD71, WA7 1NT, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ACE-0798-2025-MSE
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The proposed contract award is for 12 months, from 1st April 2026 and expiring 31st March 2027. The Authority carefully considered it's options prior to deciding this approach. The main reason for the decision is that a change of supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods used within mid and south Essex and that difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation for clinical teams. Additionally, this decision is being driven by the outcomes and advice within the NHS England Nutrition on Prescription programme that has been launched to support all NHS organisations, systems and providers at every level to: • provide more consistency in the provision of nutritional products across acute and community care • improve whole patient pathway and process • ensure the NHS gets the best value for money- this programme will aim to address a significant NHS cost pressure regarding nutrition on prescription. The NHS England Nutrition on Prescription programme has recommended that ICB's put in place short term arrangements in the interim, as opposed to longer term contracts, so that specifications and approaches can be aligned with the outcomes of the programme when they are available. Also, there is an imminent change in the geographical footprint for the ICB over the coming 12 months which means that the scope of the requirement is likely to change considerably and include a significant increase in activity/funding attributed to the 'successor in title' ICB when the geographical footprint is confirmed. This contract term is in line with neighbouring ICB's current contracts, to ensure co-terminous expiry and joint procurement opportunity going forward. Finally, the Authority found that there were insufficient timescales to conclude a full procurement as well as afford sufficient time to manage the transition process to a new provider and a short-term contract of 12 months is not viable given the considerable transition of TUPE where applicable/assets/data/risk etc that may be required to be taken on by any new service provider.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZWW-2316-VHPJ
Name
Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH37
Country
GB
Locality
Basildon
Postal Code
SS14 3HG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
NHS Mid and South Essex ICB, Phoenix Court Christopher Martin Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PZWW-2316-VHPJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-02182135
Name
FRESENIUS KABI LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD71
Country
GB
Locality
Runcorn
Postal Code
WA7 1NT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Cestrian Court

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
02182135
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PZVH-4892-PJYY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
1 Jul 2025, 00:00
Title
Enteral Feeds
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
33692200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Parenteral nutrition products
Entry 2
Id
33692210
Scheme
CPV
Description
Parenteral feeding solutions
Entry 3
Id
33692300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Enteral feeds

Value

Amount
4,340,533
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
4,340,533

Documents

Entry 1
Id
040496-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
16 Jul 2025, 12:25
Entry 2
Id
040502-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
16 Jul 2025, 12:41

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02182135
Name
FRESENIUS KABI LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
31 Jul 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
25 Jul 2025, 23:59

Additional Procurement Categories

services

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Basildon · UKH37 · SS14 3HG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-056041-2025-07-16T12:41:47+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·