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Nursery Milk Reimbursement Unit 2025
Descriptions
The NHSBSA is a Special Health Authority and an Arm’s Length Body of the Department of Health and Social Care. We provide a range of critical central services to NHS organisations (our ‘clients’), NHS contractors, health bodies, patients and the public (our ‘customers’ One such central service to the NHS is The Nursery Milk Scheme (NMS) is a statutory, universal, scheme aimed at children under five who attend an eligible day-care institution - mainly childminders, nurseries run by the voluntary sector, the private sector and local authorities, and reception classes in schools (referred to as ‘settings’), and for at least two hours a day. These children receive 189ml (1/3 pint) of milk each day. Registered settings can claim back for the cost of providing milk to eligible children via the Nursery Milk Reimbursement Unit (NMRU), through the Welfare Food Scheme Regulations 1996. This Preliminary Market Engagement Exercise is aimed at Suppliers who can facilitate payments to settings Around 62,500 settings are currently registered with the NMS and approximately 190m portions of milk are reimbursed via the NMRU, through around 404,500 claims per year. The current service operates in England and Wales and reimburses in the region of circa £60m per year to registered settings. The Nursery Milk Scheme forms part of the Healthy Food Scheme, which NHSBSA manage on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). The current contract which facilitates the payments to the settings is due to expire 31st July 2026 and the NHSBSA are carrying out this pre-tender market engagement exercise to understand how ensure continuity of service following this date. At this stage we are seeking high-level input to enable us to assess the market and to inform any future procurement strategy to ensure compliance with The Procurement Act 2023 and/or the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as the case maybe. Interested parties must register an interest in this RFI via https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome (search opportunities using system reference C345099). Suppliers can register from 3rd April 2025 and the RFI documents will be made available on 3rd April 2025. Registration for the event will close on Thursday 24th April 2025 at 12:00 BST. As part of our pre-tender market engagement process for the provision of the Nursery Milk Reimbursement Unit (NMRU) Registered suppliers are invited to attend a Supplier Briefing Session which will consist of a presentation via Microsoft Teams which will be held on 28th April 2025 Supplier may also request an optional 1-2-1 session on 28th & 29th April 2025. Written RFI responses are requested by no later than Friday 2nd May 2025. The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) invites all interested economic operators to participate in an RFI and a Supplier Webinar, , followed by a number of 121 sessions in addition to a number of questions Suppliers can answer and submit following the presentation, Please note at this stage a route to market has not yet been determined however should the outcome of this engagement session determine that the best value route to market is the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Dynamic Purchasing System RM6322 Fund Administration & Disbursement Services https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6322 then any subsequent invitation to tender and notices will be restricted to those appointed to the DPS and will be governed by the Procurement Regulations 2015. Additional Information Suppliers should note that this RFI and Preliminary Market Engagement is a market research exercise only and it is not an invitation to tender, an invitation to offer an agreement or a guarantee there will be a future procurement exercise. Participation in this RFI is limited to suppliers that meet the definition of “economic operator” under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. “Economic operator” means any person, or public entity, or group of such persons and entities, including any temporary association of undertakings, that offers the execution of works or a work, the supply of products or the provision of services on the market. Where a participant does not meet this criteria they will not be able to attend the Supplier Briefing Session and may therefore be removed from the RFI The Supplier Webinar will start with an Open Forum Presentation that will be delivered by key members of the Project Team. Individual supplier 1-2-1 sessions will take the format of questions and answers with suppliers being able to ask any questions relating to the NHSBSA’s requirements, the previously delivered presentation and the potential procurement process. Disclaimers: (1) No competitive advantage will be gained by the suppliers engaging with the NHSBSA at this early stage and NHSBSA will ensure equal treatment of all interested parties at all times. We will make the outputs of the day available to those Suppliers who are unable to attend. (2) NHSBSA does not bind itself, by conducting this Supplier Webinar exercise, to commence any procurement procedure or award any contract, and will not in any event be responsible for any costs incurred by invitees in attending and/or preparing for the presentation and individual supplier meeting referred to above. (3) Confidentiality of information which is clearly marked or identified as being confidential and which is reasonably viewed by NHSBSA as confidential will be observed, but NHSBSA does not accept any blanket claims of confidentiality.
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66190000 - Loan brokerage services
72314000 - Data collection and collation services
75131000 - Government services
48812000 - Financial information systems
72253000 - Help-desk and support services
79420000 - Management-related services
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79212400 - Fraud audit services
79512000 - Call centre
85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
75310000 - Benefit services
48219300 - Administration software package
48217000 - Transaction-processing software package
79212000 - Auditing services
75130000 - Supporting services for the government
98300000 - Miscellaneous services
85100000 - Health services
75112000 - Administrative services for business operations
75100000 - Administration services
Keywords
transaction processing software
payment system application
financial transaction engine
POS backend solution
real-time transaction platform
administration software package
system admin tool
network management application
administrative control suite
banking system platform
treasury management system
stock trading interface
payment gateway engine
financial transaction tracker
accounting integration module
compliance reporting system
risk analytics engine
ERP finance connector
financial data warehouse
loan brokerage
mortgage brokerage
loan intermediation
credit brokering
financing intermediation
lending brokerage
loan placement services
mortgage assistance
loan facilitation
credit advisory brokerage
user support ticketing
multi-tier helpdesk
remote IT support
technical troubleshooting interface
issue resolution workflow
service request handling
24/7 user assistance
incident logging system
support team coordination
data aggregation
information sourcing
large-scale collation
field data collection
compiled survey input
analytical data gathering
population study input
structured info compilation
centralized dataset creation
field survey support
government management
public office operations
administrative governance
civil sector coordination
institutional oversight
bureaucratic services
state agency support
administrative framework implementation
regulatory administration
policy enforcement services
corporate registry services
enterprise license management
business permit facilitation
commercial documentation handling
corporate records maintenance
organizational compliance support
company registration filing
trade license administration
corporate registry coordination
business operations facilitation
government infrastructure support
public sector logistics
administrative aid services
interagency coordination
civic support programs
institutional assistance
regulatory implementation support
state process facilitation
government workflow services
administrative resource provision
public service delivery
state function management
civic assistance operations
executive branch support
regulatory compliance services
citizen engagement programs
public administration services
government policy execution
service provision administration
institutional governance services
statutory benefit distribution
claim processing frameworks
entitlement funding
social assistance operations
program disbursement systems
welfare claim administration
regulated compensation services
benefit coordination
financial support processing
aid delivery
business services
legal services
marketing consulting
recruitment services
printing services
security services
corporate support
professional services
advisory services
office support
auditing services
general audit
financial audit
audit planning
compliance check
financial assessment
accounting audit
audit reporting
audit assurance
audit verification
fraud audit services
forensic accounting
fraud detection
financial irregularities investigation
internal fraud review
forensic audit
anti‑fraud compliance
irregularity analysis
investigation services
fraud risk assessment
management-related services
organizational support
executive services
business support
operations coordination
administrative management
corporate services
general management consulting
governance support
managerial advisory
call centre services
contact centre operations
inbound/outbound calls
customer contact management
call handling services
multi-channel support
telemarketing operations
helpdesk call centre
call queue management
CRM calls
medical services
clinical healthcare
hospitalization
outpatient care
specialist consultations
diagnostic services
therapeutic treatments
patient care provision
preventive health services
health assessments
healthcare services
wellness programs
community health support
preventive health measures
health consultancy
public health initiatives
patient health education
health promotion
non-specialist care
general wellbeing services
bespoke support services
one-off commissioned tasks
niche service delivery
ad-hoc facility services
special-purpose service solutions
custom consultancy offerings
unusual operational tasks
tailored support arrangements
bespoke project-based services
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