# Special nutritional products (CPV 15880000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/special-nutritional-products-15880000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices. > **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Special nutritional products (CPV 15880000) covers UK public procurement for Special nutritional products. Tracked across 21 published procedures (4 in the last 12 months) across 12 contracting authorities, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now. ## Key Sector Information - **Sector:** Special nutritional products - **CPV Code:** `15880000` - **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector) - **Parent Division:** [Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (CPV 15000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products-15000000) - **Live Open Tenders:** 2 - **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 4 - **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 21 - **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 4 (12 lifetime) - **Typical Tender Window:** 32 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline) - **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/special-nutritional-products-15880000 - **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/special-nutritional-products-15880000/feed.xml ## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks - **Typical Bids per Lot:** 1 bids (middle half 1–2) (median of 2 procedures, 36 months, contracts) - **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £167k (median net contract award; interquartile range £49k–£640k) - **Deadline to Award Decision:** 44 days (median) ## Other Classes in Food, beverages, tobacco and related products 1. [Miscellaneous food products and dried goods (CPV 15890000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/miscellaneous-food-products-and-dried-goods-15890000): 25 notices/12m 2. [Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes (CPV 15810000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/bread-products-fresh-pastry-goods-and-cakes-15810000): 18 notices/12m 3. [Coffee, tea and related products (CPV 15860000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/coffee-tea-and-related-products-15860000): 12 notices/12m 4. [Miscellaneous food products (CPV 15800000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/miscellaneous-food-products-15800000): 12 notices/12m 5. [Meat (CPV 15110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/meat-15110000): 9 notices/12m 6. [Assorted dairy products (CPV 15550000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/assorted-dairy-products-15550000): 9 notices/12m ## Live Open Tender Opportunities Currently open for bidding in Special nutritional products (soonest deadline first): 1. [Nutritional Products Framework](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nutritional-products-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-077bb6): £9,261,120 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · Belfast Health and Social Care Trust ## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector Top public sector buyers procuring Special nutritional products work: 1. [NHS Lanarkshire](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-lanarkshire-GB-FTS-2456): 3 notices (0 in last 12m) 2. [Procurement and Logistics Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/procurement-and-logistics-service-GB-FTS-4533): 3 notices (0 in last 12m) 3. [The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-newcastle-upon-tyne-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rtd): 3 notices (0 in last 12m) 4. [University of Plymouth](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-plymouth-urn-133865): 3 notices (0 in last 12m) 5. [Belfast Health and Social Care Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/belfast-health-social-care-trust-nhs-zt001): 2 notices (1 in last 12m) · **1 open** 6. [Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/guy-s-and-st-thomas-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rj1): 1 notices (0 in last 12m) 7. [Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leeds-teaching-hospitals-nhs-trust-nhs-rr8): 1 notices (1 in last 12m) 8. [NHS Fife](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-fife-GB-FTS-126002): 1 notices (1 in last 12m) ## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions) Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region: 1. [Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/northern-ireland): 5 notices (36%) 2. [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland): 4 notices (29%) 3. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 2 notices (14%) 4. [Wales (Cymru)](https://tenderline.uk/regions/wales): 2 notices (14%) 5. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 2 notices (14%) 6. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 1 notices (7%) ## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Special nutritional products: 1. [Abbott Laboratories Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/abbott-laboratories-limited-coh-00329102): 3 procedures across 2 contracting authorities 2. [Nestle UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nestle-uk-ltd-coh-00051491): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities 3. [Nutricia Ireland Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nutricia-ireland-ltd-GB-FTS-97648): 1 procedures (2 awards) across 1 contracting authorities 4. [Counterweight](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/counterweight-coh-11278617): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 5. [Dietex International Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dietex-international-ltd-coh-04225846): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 6. [HiPP UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hipp-uk-ltd-coh-04498995): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 7. [Kendal Nutricare](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kendal-nutricare-coh-09389871): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 8. [MEDIQ HEALTHCARE UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mediq-healthcare-uk-limited-coh-00062537): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities ## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance > **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline: > [Explore interactive Special nutritional products intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/special-nutritional-products-15880000) ## Provenance and Open Data - **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. - **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/special-nutritional-products-15880000 - **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt