Supply of Enteral Feeds & Associated Products into the Community and Secondary Care Providers

This requirement is for the purchase of enteral feeds and associated products and services for patients registered within seven Hampshire CCGs and their secondary care providers; SIP feeds will also be required as part of the secondary care electronic catalogue. The Contract will include a mix of supply of products to secondary care providers, community trusts, home delivery (excluding SIPS unless part of a tube feed regimen) and company nurse services as detailed in each specification.

The requirement is split into three geographical Lots and bidders will be at liberty to Tender for one or more Lots:

Lot 1 - Off FP10 Purchasing Strategy NHS Fareham & Gosport CCG, NHS North Hampshire CCG, NHS Portsmouth CCG, NHS South Eastern Hampshire CCG, Hampshire Hospitals NHS FT (Basingstoke), Portsmouth Hospitals Trust, Solent NHS Trust (Portsmouth), Southern Health NHS FT;

Lot 2 - On FP10 Purchasing Strategy NHS Southampton City CCG, NHS West Hampshire CCG, Hampshire Hospitals NHS FT (Winchester), University Hospitals Southampton NHS FT, Solent NHS Trust (Southampton), Southern Health NHS FT;

Lot 3 - On FP10 Purchasing Strategy NHS Isle of Wight CCG, Isle of Wight NHS Trust.

To find out more and/or to bid for this requirement you will need to access the eTender Portal:

1. Browse to the SoEPS Commissioning Support portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning

2. If you are not already registered, Click the "Register" link on the left-hand side of the page. 3. Enter your correct business and user details. 4. Note the email address and password chosen and Click "Register My Company" when complete. 5. Login to the portal with the username/password. 6. You will be prompted to change your password on first login.

7. Hover your mouse over the "Tenders" button on the main toolbar and choose the relevant option: • "My Tenders" shows a list of the opportunities in which you have already expressed an interest or to which you have been invited • "Awarded" shows a list of tenders awarded on the system (where these are were open to all) • "Current" shows a list of all the advertised opportunities on the system (i.e. open to all) in which you are able to express an interest • "Forthcoming" shows a list of pipeline projects (including those in which providers can still express an interest - i.e. deadlines not yet reached) 8. Click on the "View Details" button for relevant opportunity to access the content, clicking "Express an Interest" where required to do so. 9. Click the relevant procurement as required then click the "Opt-In" at the bottom of the page to start building your submission to the procurement stage. This will move the project over to your "My Tenders" page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only).