Personal care products

Tender description

The purpose of this PIN is to launch a period of market consultation and invite expressions of interest on some or all of the areas of interest. Suppliers wishing to express an interest in the PIN should respond with any relevant information and/or requests via the e-mail address: Innovation.Procurement@nuh.nhs.uk Please submit your response by 31.8.2016. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has identified and number of issues related to different activities in the clinical environment. Solving these issues is important for the Trust in its ongoing duty to improve patient experience, efficiencies and reduce running costs. The Trust believes the current products and services available in the market either don't recognise or don't address the problem properly. The Trust wants to raise awareness of these issues among the supply chain and indicate its intention to procure workable solutions that meet its requirements. The Trust then wants to challenge different sections of the supply chain to address 1 or more of these challenges, as these unmet needs are recognised to be applicable to all NHS organisations. 3. Clean commodes at every use: Commodes are notoriously difficult and time consuming to clean due to the component parts and materials used. Unmet need: A commode specification that has been agreed between healthcare professionals and suppliers, that is easy to clean, light weight but robust with a life expectancy of at least 2 years. A design that is space saving when stored unused. A cost-effective solution that supports and enables the time efficient provision of clean commodes at every use. The solution should be usable with range of bed pan shapes and sizes, with toilets and be safe in use for patients and staff.