Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Enteral Feed Products
Authority: Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of enteral feed product and any associated services using the current suppliers to the Trust whilst an NHS England Nutrition on Prescription programme is being undertaken. The authority has found there would have been insufficent time to undertake a full process which may have been negatively affected whilst the NHSE programme is underway.
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
- 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
- 14 Nov 2025, 13:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Dec 2025, 10:40 GMT
- Authority reference
C402015- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080029- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e181Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
To maintain the current suppliers within the enteral feeding provision whilst an NHS England Nutrition on Prescription programme is being undertaken. This has been launched to support NHS organisations, systems and providers with the aim of providing consistency in the provision of nutritional products across acute and community care and to improve process and patient pathway.
The Authority has found there would have been insufficient time to undertake a full procurement process and may have been affected negatively, whilst the NHS England programme is underway.
The Authority proposes a maximum 3 year term with a termination option should national guidance advise accordingly.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
5 Dec 2025 → 16 Dec 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published327 days ago5 Dec 2025, 10:40 GMT
- Standstill ends315 days ago16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published14 Nov 2025, 13:39 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published5 Dec 2025, 10:40 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories LimitedProvision of Enteral Feeding Products1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 | £583,333 | 12 Nov 2025standstill to 16 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
| Nutricia LtdProvision of Enteral Feeding Products1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 | £583,333 | 12 Nov 2025standstill to 16 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Abbott LaboratoriesAwarded supplier
- Nutricia LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- 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