Framework for the supply of Adult and Paediatric Nutrition Products
- Buyer
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Value
- £6,000,000
- Closes
- 18 December 2026
- Where
- Derby, the East Midlands
- Type
- Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)
In plain English
The East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative wants suppliers to provide nutritional products (special medical food bags) for hospitals and NHS trusts across the region. They need three types: pre-made licensed bags, standardised unlicensed bags that trusts stock, and fully customised bespoke bags. This is a 2-year contract with a possible 2-year extension.
What the buyer wants
• Supply adult and paediatric nutrition products (parenteral nutrition bags) in three categories: licensed manufacturer bags, standardised unlicensed bags matching trust specifications, and fully bespoke customised bags • Meet all formulations and commercial terms set out in the tender documents (Document 05 and Appendix C) • Deliver products that comply with NHS pharmaceutical and nutritional standards across multiple NHS trust locations in the East Midlands
Lots
- Lot 1 - Licensed Bags - Additions
- Lot 2 - Standardised Unlicensed PN
- Lot 3 - Fully Bespoke
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
Most small businesses will be excluded because this requires pharmaceutical manufacturing capability, MHRA licensing, sterile production facilities, and GMP certification, which are only held by established pharmaceutical manufacturers. This is not a service contract a small tradesperson can bid for.
How to bid
This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.
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