# Framework Agreement for the Provision of Balanced Salt Solution Products

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY & BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY & BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST](/buyers/university-hospitals-of-derby-and-burton-nhs-foundation-trust/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Alcon Eye Care UK Ltd
- Award value: £1
- Tender value: £1
- Award date: 3 January 2024
- Published: 8 January 2024
- Contract start: 1 February 2024
- Contract end: 31 January 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: fee215ab-81a8-470e-91b3-9cd2e67e3952-711998
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b2ab5f5c-9869-4399-9571-9f454ed9deaf

## Description

The purpose of this tender is to put in place a Framework Agreement for the supply of Balanced Salt Solution for use in Ophthalmic Surgery to the participating Trusts\. The contract will be for: • Balanced Salt Solution in glass bottles • Balanced Salt Solution in plastic containers • Balanced Salt Solution in bags • Balanced Salt Solution in eye drop form • Balanced Salt Solution irrigation solution Current Acute Membership is listed below but is subject to change throughout the life of any resulting contract\. The following web address provides the most up to date member list\. https://www\.empc\.nhs\.uk/ The Purchasing Collaborative Organisations that are listed under The Specialist Pharmacy Service may participate in this Framework during the Contract period\. Please see the current list at: https://www\.sps\.nhs\.uk/articles/collaborative-purchasing-organisations/ Framework agreement may extend to: All National Health Service \(NHS\) bodies in England, including but not limited to: NHS Provider Directory https://www\.england\.nhs\.uk/publication/nhs-provider-directory/ NHS Foundation Trusts at: https://www\.england\.nhs\.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Public\_Registry\_FT\_directory\_190403\.xls Additional information: two\.2\.14\) Additional informationII\.2\.14\) Additional information This is a two-year contract with the option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the EMPC and the Supplier \(s\) agreement\. The current annual value with the EMPC members is £22,000 per annum The estimated contract value is in the region of £200,000 \(for the 4 year Framework period\), depending on Contract take up by the Trusts listed above

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fee215ab-81a8-470e-91b3-9cd2e67e3952-711998)