Official UK procurement notice
Framework for the supply of Total Parental Nutrition (TPN) components
Authority: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Re-procurement openFramework for the supply of Adult and Paediatric Nutrition Products · bids close
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEast Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative (EMPC) as the Authority wishes to establish a multi-provider Framework for the Supply of Parenteral Nutrition Components.
This contract is for the components used to prepare these infusions including empty infusion containers.
Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) is intravenous feeding of both chronically and acutely ill patients who are unable to be fed by any other means. Feeding in this way can be short term in the acutely ill but may be long term in patients with chronic conditions where the option to feed in other ways will never be available. The patient receives a daily intravenous infusion containing amino acids, glucose, fat, electrolytes, trace elements and vitamins.
The Contract will include:
2 Chamber PN Bags
3 Chamber PN Bags
Amino Acid Solution Electrolyte Free Amino Acid Solutions
Glucose 70% Solutions
Lipid emulsions for infusion
Multivitamins lipid/fat soluble
Multivitamins - Water soluble vitamins
Trace Element Solutions
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 May 2027, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Parenteral nutrition products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 3 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Aug 2025
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Jul 2033
Published description of the framework
Member Purchasing Authorities can call off from any Supplier under this Framework. It will not be possible to standardise the products from a single Supplier as each Purchasing Authority has their own specific requirements determined by their local policies.
Purchasing Authorities may select the Suppliers who can best meet their requirement in terms of product suitability for patient needs, demand and availability, lead-times, price, ongoing Supplier performance and they will call-off from the Framework and place their orders directly with the Supplier/s awarded.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
As per the Invitation to Tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per the Invitation to Tender documents
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Sub criteria listed in Document No. 1 of the Invitation to Tender pack
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
As per the Invitation to Tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per the Invitation to Tender documents
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework for the supply of Total Parental Nutrition (TPN) components” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 May 2027
- First published
- 7 Apr 2025, 08:28 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2025, 10:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
D107 - Atamis Reference C330317- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013261- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fdc0Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
As per the Terms and Conditions
- Risks
N/A
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 16 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted on the Atamis Health Family e-tendering portal at health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Timeline
7 Apr 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published7 Apr 2025, 08:28 BST
- Clarification questions by25 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown16 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent11 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published16 Jul 2025, 10:18 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2025- Tender notice published7 Apr 2025, 08:28 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Jun 2025, 09:13 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Jun 2025, 09:13 BST
- Buyer details updated18 Jun 2025, 09:13 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published16 Jul 2025, 10:18 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| B. Braun Medical Limited, Baxter Healthcare Ltd, Fresenius Kabi Limited1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2033Extensions: This Framework will be re-opened every 2 Years and will run for a maximum of 8 Years. Each new Contract will be for 2 years. | £6,000,000 | 5 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · B. Braun Medical Limited, Baxter Healthcare Ltd, Fresenius Kabi Limited
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2025
- Value
- £6,000,000
- Period
- 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- This Open Framework will be for a maximum term of 8 years with the intention that it is to be re-opened every 2 years.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonB. BRAUN MEDICAL LIMITED · Yorkshire and the Humber
- wonBAXTER HEALTHCARE LIMITED · East of England
- wonFRESENIUS KABI LIMITED · North West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeFramework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- B. BRAUN MEDICAL LIMITEDFramework contractor
- BAXTER HEALTHCARE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- FRESENIUS KABI LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender