Official UK procurement notice
Enteral Feeds · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought9 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionPurchase and provision of Enteral feeds and Homecare.
CPV: Enteral feeds
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 63 suppliers · 9 bids on the busiest of 9 lots (0.1 per place) · 8 appointed
Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure
9 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1ONS (Oral Nutritional Supplements)Cancelled
Purchase and provision of Oral Nutritional Feed supplements for NHSS Health Boards.
We envisaging award Seven (7) suppliers to this lot as a Multi Supplier Unranked award.
Lot #2Tube FeedsCancelled
Purchase and provision of Tube Feeds for NHS Scotland Health Boards
We envisaging award Seven (7) suppliers to this lot as a Multi Supplier Unranked award.
Lot #3Dysphagia feed productsCancelled
Purchase and provision of Dysphagia feed products for NHS Scotland Health Boards
We envisage awarding Seven (7) suppliers to this lot as a Multi Supplier Unranked award.
Lot #4Standard Paediatric feedsCancelled
Purchase and provision of Standard paediatric feeds for NHS Scotland Health Boards.
We envisage awarding Seven (7) suppliers to this lot as a multi supplier unranked award.
Lot #5Specialised Paediatric feedsCancelled
Purchase and provision of Specialised feeds for NHS Scotland Health Boards.
We envisage awarding Seven (7) suppliers to this lot as a Multi Supplier Unranked award.
Lot #6Cow's Milk Allergy - AminoCancelled
Purchase and provision of Cow's Milk Allergy - Amino products for NHS Scotland Health Boards.
We envisage awarding Seven (7) suppliers to this lot as a Multi Supplier unranked award.
Lot #7Cow's Milk Allergy - EHFCancelled
Purchase and provision of Cow's Milk Allergy - EHF products for NHS Scotland Health Boards.
We envisage awarding Seven (7) suppliers to this lot as a Multi Supplier Unranked award.
Lot #8Enteral Feeding Pumps & Giving sets (Hospital)Cancelled
Purchase and provision of Enteral feeding Pumps and Giving sets for NHS Scotland Health Boards.
We envisaging award Seven (7) suppliers to this lot as a Multi Supplier Unranked award.
Lot #9Homecare Provision of Enteral Feeding Products & ServicesCancelled
Provision of Enteral Feeding Homecare service for NHS Scotland Health Boards.
We envisage awarding Seven (7) suppliers to this lot as a Multi Supplier Unranked award.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- Price carries 50–60 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 60 points.
- “Enteral Feeds” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 63 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Oct 2025, 09:55 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jan 2026, 15:29 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Nov 2025 – …
- Authority reference
NP51225- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003184- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ccf7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has be entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
Publisher note: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement of Enteral Feeds (‘Products’) on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Join Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 (collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’), where applicable and Scottish Hospices. The estimated values referred to in Section II.1.5 and 11.2.6 covers the 48 months contract duration with no extensions options available. (SC Ref:820260)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
14 Nov 2025 → 30 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period ends343 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened343 days ago14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published282 days ago14 Jan 2026, 15:29 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until265 days ago30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Jan 2026, 15:29 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast9 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 9 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £206,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Dysphagia feed products
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Standard Paediatric feeds
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Specialised Paediatric feeds
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Cow's Milk Allergy - Amino
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Cow's Milk Allergy - EHF
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Homecare Provision of Enteral Feeding Products & Services
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
ONS (Oral Nutritional Supplements)
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Tube Feeds
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Enteral Feeding Pumps & Giving sets (Hospital)
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · ONS (Oral Nutritional Supplements) | 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 2 · Tube Feeds | 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 3 · Dysphagia feed products | 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 4 · Standard Paediatric feeds | 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 5 · Specialised Paediatric feeds | 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 6 · Cow's Milk Allergy - Amino | 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 7 · Cow's Milk Allergy - EHF | 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 8 · Enteral Feeding Pumps & Giving sets (Hospital) | 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 9 · Homecare Provision of Enteral Feeding Products & Services | 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
8 commercial parties on the notice- AYMES International LimitedFramework contractor
- Abbott Laboratories LtdFramework contractor
- Fresenius Kabi LimitedFramework contractor
- Nestle Health ScienceFramework contractor
- Nualtra LtdFramework contractor
- Nutricia LtdFramework contractor
- Nutrinovo LtdFramework contractor
- Reckitt BenckiserFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria