Nutritional Feeds Service

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This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise prospective providers of the Commissioners intention. Airedale NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to engage the market for a suitably experienced and qualified Enteral Feeds and Oral Supplement Service providers. Lot 1: Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning NHS hospital and community services trust providing high quality, personalised, acute, elective, specialist and community care for a population of over 200,000 people from a widespread area covering 700 square miles within Yorkshire and Lancashire – stretching as far as the Yorkshire Dales and the National Park in North Yorkshire, reaching areas of North Bradford and Guiseley in West Yorkshire and extending into Colne and Pendle in the East of Lancashire.<br/>Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) seeks to procure a service contract to include:<br/><br/>1. The supply of enteral nutrition products and support products for inpatient areas<br/>2. The supply and management of enteral nutrition products and support products in the community (delivered to patient homes within the boundaries of local CCG’s)<br/>3. The supply, maintenance and management of enteral feeding pumps and consumables for inpatient and community setting<br/>4. Nursing services<br/>5. A sponsorship agreement<br/><br/>The purpose of this procurement exercise is to compliantly procure Nutrition Feeds Service for Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (ANHSFT). The objectives of the procurement are:<br/>a. To procure goods services and solutions to meet ANHSFT requirements<br/>b. To maintain or improve the current quality of service <br/>c. To maintain or improve current lead times<br/>d. To achieve value for money