Official UK procurement notice
D108 - Framework for the supply of Adult and Paediatric PN Products
Authority: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe current contract is due to expire on 31 July 2026. In order to maintain continuity of patient care and ensure uninterrupted product and service delivery, EMPC intends to extend the existing agreements with the current Awarded Suppliers beyond this date on an interim basis.
EMPC has explored the option of accessing an alternative Hub Framework; however, this approach has proven unsuccessful. As a result, a new competitive procurement exercise is required.
The new tender is planned for publication in summer 2026 and will include premarket engagement in line with procurement best practice.
Following completion of the procurement, a UK 06 Contract Award Notice and UK07
Contract Details Notice will be published on Find a Tender in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. The interim extension will be limited in scope and duration to the minimum necessary to complete the new procurement.
This extension has been awarded to
Fresenius Kabi Ltd
B Braun Medical
Baxter Healthcare Ltd
ITH Pharma Ltd
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- N/A
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Apr 2026, 14:54 BST
- Last source update
- 5 May 2026, 13:24 BST
- Authority reference
D108/C365528- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041007- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068d06Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
The current contract is due to expire on 31st July 2026. To maintain continuity of patient care and ensure uninterrupted product and service delivery, EMPC will extend the existing agreements with current Awarded Suppliers beyond this date as an interim whilst the new Procurement is carried out. EMPC have explored the option of migrating to another Hub Framework which was not successful.
The new Procurement will commence in the summer of 2026.
A UK 06 Contract Award and a UK 07 Contract Details Notice will be published on the Find a Tender portal.
- Risks
No risk to extending as Suppliers are known to the Trusts.
The risk is having no continuity of essential contract performance management and may mean that Trusts may have to find alternative sources of supply outside of Contract.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- —
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · N/A
Timeline
5 May 2026 → 14 May 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published177 days ago5 May 2026, 13:24 BST
- Standstill ends167 days ago14 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published28 Apr 2026, 14:54 BSTUK5
- Transparency notice published28 Apr 2026, 16:50 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published5 May 2026, 13:24 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
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 Limited, ITH Pharma LimitedFramework for Adult and Paediatric Nutrition Products1 Aug 2026 – 30 Apr 2027Amended: Contracting Authority website updated from https://www.noecpc.nhs.uk/ to https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ | £1,500,000 | 5 May 2026standstill to 14 May 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- B Braun MedicalFramework contractor
- Baxter Healthcare LtdFramework contractor
- Fresenius Kabi LtdFramework contractor
- ITH Pharma LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender