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Published 23 Sept 2025, 10:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Oral Nutritional Supplements - REFRESH Trial - Abbott

Official notice

Authority: University of Plymouth (Education)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£166,666published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Abbott Laboratories Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

  • 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.
  • 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. To view more detail of the study please visit: www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/penctu/refr… ↗

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
15881000 Homogenised food preparations15882000 Dietetic products

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Sept 2025, 10:00 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2025, 16:30 BST
Authority reference
MW/UOP/Nutritional_Supplements/109/25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063882
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059fd3 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    23 Sept 2025, 10:00 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    9 Oct 2025, 16:30 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    25 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £166,6661 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Abbott Laboratories LimitedOral Nutritional Supplements - REFRESH Trial - Ensure Compact31 Oct 2025 – 1 Jun 2028 · up to 1 Jun 2029Extensions: Potential to extend if there are issues with recruiting care homes to participate.£166,6661 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Plymouth

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQHL-4825-PGGL Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, South West, PL4 8AAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Abbott Nutrition LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00329102 Abbott House Vanwall Business Park, Vanwall Road,, Maidenhead, Berkshire,, South East, SL6 4XEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender