Nutritional Support Products and Equipment

Overview SA Health is seeking suppliers to join a panel agreement for the provision of Nutritional Support Products and associated equipment across all Local Health Networks (LHNs) within SA Health. About The Medical Consumables teams (Sourcing and Contract Management) within the PSC division are responsible for sourcing and managing panel agreements for medical consumables required across all Local Health Networks (LHNs) within SA Health. SA Health has an ongoing need for the provision of Nutritional Support Products. The current Panel Agreement resulted in the inclusion of a substantial number of products on the SA Health catalogue that have not been utilised or are not possible alternatives to products currently in use. This has increased the administrative effort required by SA Health and suppliers, without delivering a demonstrated clinical, financial or operational benefit. Purpose As the current panel agreement is due to expire, a new panel arrangement is required to ensure the continued supply of these essential products. Objectives The procurement objectives are: Provide the market with an opportunity to join the Panel Agreement Establish a Panel that contains flexibility to adjust to a changing marketplace and clinical requirements Promote price competition and mitigate the risk of supply during the contract term Have under contract a comprehensive range of products used in the supply of Nutritional Support Products Promote environmental sustainability in product sourcing and logistics Scope The Nutritional Support Products (NSP) portfolio covers three aspects: Enteral Nutrition (EN), being specially formulated food consumed orally or administered via a feeding tube in hospitals for the dietary management of adults and children who cannot meet their nutrition requirements through normal diet alone Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN), being the continuation of this arrangement when a patient returns to their home environment The equipment required to administer the specially formulated food The NSP portfolio consists of 8 product categories (Tier-1s) and 90 sub-categories (Tier-2s), as follows: Enteral Formula Products (Feed): 25 sub-categories Oral Nutrition Support Products (Feed): 14 sub-categories Nutritional Meal Replacement Products (Feed): 5 sub-categories Thickened Beverages (Feed): 20 sub-categories Modular Products (Feed): 5 sub-categories Enteral Feeding Pumps & Lines (Equipment): 3 sub-categories Enteral Syringes and Accessories (Equipment): 13 sub-categories ENFit Enteral Feeding Tubes (Equipment): 5 sub-categories Enquiries Contact: Denzyl Sardinha Office: +61 (08) 82355737 Email: denzyl.sardinha@sa.gov.au