Enteral Feeds for South and Mid Essex Sustanability Transformation Plan and Hospitals

Supply of enteral feeds, associated equipment, consumables and product related nursing services.

The Participating Organisations are the South and Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Groups of Thurrock CCG, Basildon & Brentwood CCG, Castle Point and Rochford CCG, Southend CCG and Basildon CCG (the CGGs) and Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals, Southend University Hospital and Mid Essex Hospitals Trust - (the Hospitals) and North East London Foundation Trust who wish to appoint a supplier of enteral feeds, associated equipment and product related nursing services for patients that are registered with a South and Mid Essex GP or are inpatient in the hospitals.

The Participating Organisations manage the enteral feeding needs of patients whether they are an inpatient or an out-patient and arrange for the appropriate enteral feeding products to be supplied to their wards, community hospitals and hospices as well as to patients in their homes or usual place of residence.

The community budget is retained by the CCGs rather than being delegated to South and Mid Essex General Practitioners (GPs) as this is an off prescription account.

The contract will cover the supply of feeding pumps and their associated maintenance and support, the plastics and consumables for the enteral feeding products, and nutritional products. In addition, the successful contractor will have the facility to offer on-going nursing advice and assistance to professional staff, patients, their family and other carers where necessary, the details of which will be explained further in the specification.

The Contract price for products is to be the same in both the hospital and community settings.

Please note there is a Market Engagement Event to be held on Monday 13th November 2017 at NHS Basildon and Brentwood CCG

Phoenix Place

Board Room

Christopher Martin Road

Basildon

Essex

SS14 3HG

If your organisation is interested in attending, please express your interest on the portal below, download the form and provide the names of your attendees (maximum of 4 per each organisation) on the form and return through Bravo messaging facility by Friday 12:00 noon 08/11/2017:

https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/

Project number: PQQ: pqq_106 - Enteral Feeds Market Engagement Event

Additional information:

Please also note that there will be an Demonstration day on Monday 18th March 2018 to be held at:

Holiday Inn

Festival Leisure Park

Waterfront Walk

Basildon

SS14 3DG

Bidding organisations must agree to pick up the cost of this event, which will be in the region of £500 per bidding organisation.