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Market Engagement - oral nutritional supplements for care homes
Dietetic products
Homogenised food preparations
Published value
£500,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: University of Plymouth: "Market Engagement - oral nutritional supplements for care homes". Published status: planning. Published value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | University of Plymouth | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £500,000 |
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Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUniversity of Plymouth | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published17 Jul 2025, 17:10 BST | Last source update17 Jul 2025, 17:10 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationDietetic products, Homogenised food preparations | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0561af | ||
What is being bought
The University of Plymouth is leading the REFRESH trial to compare the effectiveness of oral nutritional supplements (ONS) and of food fortification with routine care. We are looking to procure ONS to supply to the care homes assigned.
This will be approximately 30 care homes situated in Devon, West Midlands and Dorset & Hampshire, to give to a total of 510 residents, during the active study phase Oct 25 to May 28.
To view more detail of the study please visit:
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/penctu/refresh-trial
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £500,000
17 Jul 2025, 17:10 BST - Status changed to planning
17 Jul 2025, 17:10 BST - Official notice release published
17 Jul 2025, 17:10 BST - Buyer information updated
17 Jul 2025, 17:10 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
17 Jul 2025, 17:10 BST - Procedure published
17 Jul 2025, 17:10 BST - engagement
4 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST · scheduled• We wish to procure the following three oral nutritional supplements or equivalent: o Ensure Compact (Abbott Nutrition) o Fortisip Compact (Nutricia) o Altraplen Compact (Nualtra) • These will need to be supplied and delivered to up to 30 care homes distributed throughout Hampshire, Dorset, Devon and the West Midlands participating in a research trial. • Supply will be in batches to named care homes to be delivered monthly. • Care homes will be given the option to use one of the three brands so a delivery to any given home will only be one brand, but should include all available flavours, or the flavours specified in the order. • The maximum order size will be approximately 1020/month. • The first care homes will start ordering these ONS from Oct 2025 and orders from subsequent care homes will start at different times throughout the following 15 months. • Each care home will have the monthly delivery for 12 months. • Orders will be placed between Oct 2025 and April 2028. • Each care home will specify their actual needs monthly so the actual delivery amount will vary according to their needs. This is to avoid over-ordering and product wastage. • The pattern of ordering will mean most ONS are ordered between Aug 2026 and Jun 2027 (i.e. all 30 care homes are active, after Jun 2027 care homes will start leaving the trial) • ONS normally have a 12-month shelf-life from date of manufacture. The delivered ONS will be expected to have at least a 6-month shelf-life. Please email Megan.worth@plymouth.ac.uk by 04/08/2025 with any expressions of interest and clarification questions
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
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Buyer and organisations in this procedure
University of Plymouth
Contracting authority GB-UKPRN-10007801Documents (1)
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- 17 Jul 2025, 17:10 BST
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
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