Therapeutic Milk (F-75 and F100)

Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) – Therapeutic Milk (F-75 and F-100)

Response deadline latest by Tuesday, 10 January 2016, at 17.00 hrs. (Copenhagen time)

UNICEF Supply Division invites qualified manufacturers of Therapeutic Milk (F-75 and F-100) to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for participation in a global tender exercise to be launched in January 2017. The outcome of the tender will be an award of a Long-Term Arrangement (LTA) with a duration of 24 months (extendable for another 12 months) for the supply of Therapeutic Milk (F-75 and F-100).

Eligible and qualified service providers are encouraged to send in their Expression of Interest (EOI) by the response deadline, latest by Tuesday, 10 January, at 17.00 hrs. (Copenhagen time). Please respond by email to sd.nutritionsupplies@unicef.org and submit your company contact details.

The detailed specifications of Therapeutic Milk (F-75 and F-100) for this tender can be obtained by sending a simple request to sd.nutritionsupplies@unicef.org

Please note the following important information:

1. Suppliers should assess whether they can manufacture F-75 and F-100 in sachets, in canisters/tins or in both packaging formats:

S0000208        F-75 therapeutic diet, sachet, 102.5g/CAR-120

S0000209        F-100 therapeutic diet, sachet, 114g/CAR-90

S0000xxx          F-75 therapeutic diet, canister/tin of 400g/CAR-xxx

S0000xxx          F-100 therapeutic diet, canister/tin of 400g/CAR-xxx

2. Products must be manufactured in accordance with the Codex Alimentarius and applicable references and GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices):

CAC/RCP 1-1969, Rev. 4-2003: Recommended International Code of Practice. General Principles of Food Hygiene.

CAC/RCP 66 – 2008: Code of Hygienic Practice for Powdered Formulae for Infants and Young Children.

ISO 22000:2005 - Food Safety Management Systems – Requirements for any Organization in the Food Chain.

ISO/TS 22002-1:2009 – Prerequisite Programs for Food Safety. Part 1. – Food Manufacture.

3. UNICEF will contract only with companies that comply with The International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and/or national regulation covering marketing of breastmilk substitutes.

4. Replying to this REOI cannot be considered as an automatic guarantee of receipt of solicitations in the future.

5. It is to be noted that UNICEF may prefer to contract with manufacturers rather than traders.

6. UNICEF reserves the right to change or cancel the requirement any time during the solicitation of the EOI.

7. UNICEF reserves the right to require compliance with additional terms and conditions.

8. Suppliers are also referred to the United National Global Marketplace (www.ungm.org) under which any company must successfully register in order to qualify for any contract awards with UNICEF.

9. Do not send any financial offers/unit prices to UNICEF at this stage.

Published on www.ungm.org on 29 Dec 2016