Home Parenteral Nutrition
A Tender Notice
by BELFAST HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE TRUST
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Goods)
- Duration
- 4 year
- Value
- £34M
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 24 Dec 2025
- Delivery
- 01 Jun 2026 to 31 May 2030
- Deadline
- 28 Jan 2026 15:00
Related Terms
Location
Northern Ireland:
Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers
1 buyer
Description
This tendering exercise aims at renewing the compliant and effective framework for supply and delivery of Home Parenteral Nutrition which was due to expire on 30th June 2025. *The existing Home Parenteral Nutrition Framework was extended by 10 months respectively (under clause 2.3, Commercial Terms and Conditions ) to 31st May 2026 to allow additional time for completion of this tender.
Award Criteria
| Confirmation of Compliance with Specification | Pass/Fail Award Criteria - Do you confirm that you will strictly observe and comply with requirements as set out in document PaLS Mid-Tier Schedule 02 (Specification) |
| Certificates of Conformance | Pass/Fail Award Criteria - Attach a PDF or jpeg image(s) of a Certificate of Conformance (CofC) which clearly displays the information that will be provided for unlicensed Parenteral Nutrition products complies with the requirements set out in “Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Services: Standards Handbook” – currently 5th Edition, published October 2016 and edited by Alison M Beaney. The file should be a zipped folder and named “Name of Tenderer CofC” |
| Certificates of Conformance | Pass/Fail Award Criteria - Where the PDF or jpeg image(s) of your Certificates of Conformance does not currently display the information stated in “Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Services: Standards Handbook” – currently 5th Edition, published October 2016 and edited by Alison M Beaney. Provide further information and state when you will be in a position to provide the required detail? |
| Product Labelling | Pass/Fail Award Criteria - Attach a PDF or jpeg image(s) of the labelling that will be provided with unlicensed Products. The file should be a zipped folder and named “Name of Tenderer Label” |
| Lipid Content | Pass/Fail Award Criteria - Do you confirm that where lipid is required in a patient’s prescription provided in a large volume (3,000ml – 4,500ml) bespoke parenteral nutrition bag, it will contain fish oil and a combination of soy bean oil and/or olive oil and/or coconut oil (sometimes termed 3rd generation lipid)? |
| Cold Chain | Pass/Fail Award Criteria - Do you confirm that where applicable all parenteral nutrition Product will be managed under cold chain conditions when moved from the manufacturing unit to the patient’s home (or other designated location)? |
| Telephone number(s) | Pass/Fail Award Criteria - Do you confirm that free phone land and mobile numbers will be made available to provide help-line support to patients? |
| Pass/Fail Award Criteria - Do you confirm that all communications regarding patients will be managed with a secure hscni.net or NHS.net email address or transferred in a password protected file in accordance with GDPR legislation | |
| Contact Details | Pass/Fail Award Criteria - Do you confirm that you will provide contact name(s) and detail(s) relating to the first points of contact required within the PaLS Mid-Tier Schedule 02 (Specification) |
| Set-up of a new patient | 10% Scored Award Criteria - Provide a detailed project plan showing how you will manage the setting up of a new patient. The project plan must set out the timeline from notification of a new patient to the Supplier on Day 0 and the actions of the Supplier and Buyer, until the patient is at home (or other designated location) and receiving the Home Parenteral Nutrition Service. |
| Transfer of patient between Suppliers | 5% Scored Award Criteria - Provide a detailed project plan showing how you will manage the transfer of patient between two framework Suppliers. The project plan must set out the timeline from notification of the changeover and the actions required from both Suppliers and the Buyer. The response must deal with two scenarios: a. the Supplier is taking over a patient from another Supplier, and b .the Supplier is handing over a patient to another Supplier. |
| Prescription Change | 7% Scored Award Criteria - Provide a detailed project plan showing how you will manage a change to an existing patient’s prescription. The project plan must set out the timeline from notification by the Buyer (Day 0) of the new prescription to its delivery to the patient. The actions required from both Suppliers and the Buyer must be detailed. |
| Non-compliant actions of a patient | 4% Scored Award Criteria - Explain how you will manage a situation where it is identified that a patient is not following their home parenteral nutrition instructions/guidance e.g. products are not being used in the correct order (oldest product first), there appears to be an under/over use of ancillaries etc. Note that these examples are not an exhaustive list. |
| Business Continuity | 11% Scored Award Criteria - Explain your business continuity plan which will be implemented in a situation where there is (a) a potential and (b) an actual disruption to the manufacture and/or delivery of products/ service for the Buyer’s patient(s). |
| On-going Patient Support | 5% Scored Award Criteria - Explain how you will support patients to ensure that they are obtaining the level of care appropriate to their individual needs and their stage within the home parenteral nutrition service. In particular, explain from where and how the support service will be delivered. The response should deal with, but not be limited to, telephone support. |
| Continuous Improvement | 3% Scored Award Criteria - Set out aspects of service delivery where you believe you can work with the Buyer to a. improve the quality of service provision within the tendered pricing structure; and/or b. provide improved value for money For each identified aspect, explain your rationale setting out the benefits to both you, as Supplier, and the Buyer. |
| Social Value | 10% Scored Award Criteria - With reference to the Social Value Schedule set out in Schedule 2 – Section 5.49 – Social Value Criteria. , Describe how you will consider and respond to the needs of patients during home visits in the delivery of the contract? |
| Price | 45% Scored Award Criteria - Suppliers who successfully follow the instructions and attach a completed CP22 Pricing Schedule will receive a total financial score |
CPV Codes
- 33692200 - Parenteral nutrition products
Indicators
- This is a recurring contract.
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fd4e
- FTS 086142-2025