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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand supplier interest, capability and capacity to deliver a service that ensures infants born to mothers living with HIV in England have timely access to formula milk and related sterilising equipment for up to 12 months from birth. This preliminary market engagement (and any resultant procurement) forms part of wider work by DHSC to implement actions in the HIV Action Plan for England, 2025 to 2030, specifically the commitment to fund formula milk and related sterilising equipment for the infants of women living with HIV. DHSC is seeking an outcome-focused service that: • Provides equitable access to formula milk and related sterilising equipment for eligible families, minimising inequalities in access and outcomes. • Operates in a manner that respects privacy, dignity and confidentiality. • Provides a seamless and reliable service for families and referring professionals. Current provision of formula milk support across England is variable. This inconsistent provision can create inequalities, particularly for families experiencing financial hardship, language barriers or difficulties accessing services. DHSC is seeking to establish a nationally funded service that enables eligible families to receive formula milk and related sterilising equipment from birth until the infant reaches 12 months of age. The service should: • Support equitable access across England, including for groups who may face additional barriers to engagement with services. • Support referrals from multiple settings, including HIV services, antenatal clinics, primary care and VCSE organisations. • Respect privacy, confidentiality and be sensitive to potential stigma/discrimination. • Implement appropriate eligibility assessment, safeguarding, privacy and information governance arrangements. • Ensure continuity of access to products that comply with all relevant regulatory and nutritional requirements, reducing the impact of potential supply disruptions. DHSC are sharing a draft specification with the market to invite feedback from interested parties. We have not prescribed a preferred delivery model, and we welcome Potential Providers to present innovative proposals which would be capable of achieving our required outcomes as described within the specification. DHSC is particularly interested in hearing from suppliers who can demonstrate experience in and/or can meet the criteria of any of the following: • Delivery of outsourced funding schemes for similar service provision (either locally or nationally). • Provision, administration and/or distribution of pre-paid cards or vouchers where funds can be used by in-scope users to purchase formula milk and related sterilising equipment from retailers. • Provision, administration and/or distribution of formula milk and related sterilising equipment directly to end users. • Manufacturers of formula milk and related sterilising equipment. • Retailers who supply formula milk and related sterilising equipment. • Awareness, knowledge and understanding of HIV prevention interventions, and their role in reducing inequalities in education, access and uptake of such interventions, particularly for people most in need. DHSC is also keen to maximise opportunities to participate in procurement for Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs). Consideration will be given to consortia and collaborative bids from all forms of organisations. DHSC will also accept responses at the PME stage from external stakeholder groups who hold an active interest in this opportunity but may not have the capability and/or interest to deliver the services. Feedback from the market will be taken into consideration to help shape the departments proposed scope to ensure that the offer meets service needs. Please note that at this stage a route to market has not yet been determined. However, should the outcome of this PME determine that the best value route to market is via a framework or DPS, then any subsequent invitation to tender and notices will be restricted to those organisations which are appointed to the applicable framework or DPS, and will be governed by the PCR 2015 or the PA 2023 as stipulated by the framework or DPS in question. Contract Value: The estimated total value of the contract is £350,000.00 per annum, including VAT. This annual value is applicable to the initial term, and the optional extension period(s). Contract Term: An initial term of 14-months (inclusive of 2 months mobilisation), with the option to extend for one or more further periods up to a maximum of 24 months. Disclaimers - this PME: • Does not signify the commencement of a competitive procurement. • Does not constitute any commitment by the Department of Health and Social Care to procure services. • Does not create any obligation on the Department. • Does not provide a competitive advantage to any suppliers engaging with DHSC at this early stage, and DHSC will ensure equal treatment of all interested parties at all times. Details of the preliminary market engagement process undertaken will be included within any resultant procurement documentation. Any funding estimates referenced are indicative only and subject to change. The Department makes no commitment at this stage to the final scope or funding envelope of any future contractual activity.

DHSC: ASC: Digital Delivery Capability (C468163) The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to award a contract for flexible access to multidisciplinary digital, data and technology delivery capability to support ASC priorities from discovery through alpha, private beta and public beta, where approved through a relevant Statement of Work and governance route. Initial contract term: 36 months Extension: The contract may be extended for a period or periods up to 24 months (12 months + 12 months), contingent upon the sole discretion of the Buyer, budget availability, and internal governance approvals. Estimated value for contract (including extensions): We are exploring the cost of this service with the market via this preliminary market engagement and will use this information to inform the value of the contract. At present, the maximum indicative contract ceiling is expected to be £30,000,000. The DHSC is issuing this early engagement to seek information and feedback from the market to gain better understanding of the intelligence, budget cap and appetite for this project. For avoidance of doubt this is not a call for competition, the purpose is to advise the market on the forthcoming DHSC procurement and seek feedback from suppliers that may inform the final specification and/or procurement approach to the services. This market engagement process does not form part of the formal procurement process. When the formal procurement process commences any supplier may join the competition and all supplier bids will be evaluated on the same basis. The contracting authority considers that this future opportunity may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The procurement exercise will be undertaken via Atamis system. Select this link to access and register your organisation to the Atamis system https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, if you have not already done so. Registration is free of any charge. To find this opportunity in the future, select “Find Opportunities” and then search by project number or title (DHSC: ASC: Digital Delivery Capability (C468163)). Once you have found the Opportunity press the ‘Register Interest’ button to register your interest. This will make the project to appear on ‘My proposals and quotes’. From there you can review documents, send clarification messages, submit the completed questionnaire, or decline to respond, if you decide not to participate in the Market Engagement. The completed questionnaire should be returned via Atamis quoting “DHSC: ASC: Digital Delivery Capability (C468163)” no later than Wednesday 9th September, 5pm.

We are intending to procure a supplier to inform the development of future statutory instruments which will make use of new regulation-making powers included in the Tobacco and Vapes Act. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking a provider to deliver a range of design work for external tobacco, vape and other nicotine product packaging. We have designed a market consultation questionnaire that we would encourage you to review and respond to, for our forthcoming potential procurement requirement. Please e-mail [email protected] to obtain a copy of this questionnaire quoting ‘DHSC - Design packaging of tobacco, vape and other nicotine products’. You should complete and return this document no later than 23:59 on Monday 24th August 2026. For the avoidance of doubt, this is not a call for competition and DHSC are under no obligation to proceed with any formal procurement procedure. The market engagement exercise is being used as an opportunity to gather feedback to better understand market capabilities, refine the procurement strategy, and encourage supplier engagement.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), through the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), is undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand supplier interest, capability and capacity to deliver an evaluation of a pilot initiative designed to improve access to inpatient detoxification (IPD) and residential treatment for people experiencing rough sleeping in London. The proposed evaluation is expected to use a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative pathway and outcome data with qualitative insight from people using the service and professionals involved in referral, treatment, residential rehabilitation and commissioning. The evaluation should help DHSC/OHID understand how effectively the pilot supports access to treatment pathways, the outcomes experienced by people using the service, and the practical lessons for future policy and service delivery. Maximum budget available: £200,000 Please note this is not a call for competition. If you wish to participate in the tender that may follow to this market engagement you MUST complete the capability assessment. To reiterate, if the DPS is used as the procurement strategy, only suppliers listed in the DPS according to the specified filters and who have submitted a capability assessment will receive an invitation to tender.

The Department of Health and Social Care is seeking to commission an external provider to deliver research, analytical, implementation and programme roll out support services for the Design for Life National Reduce and Reuse Campaign Programme. The programme will support the adoption of specified circular MedTech products and associated interventions as they progress through investigation, piloting and, where appropriate, national roll-out. This initiative supports the Government’s ambition to transition away from avoidable single-use MedTech products by 2045 through the Design for Life programme. The work is expected to include support for the soft launch pilots that will commence alongside the launch of the campaign itself. These pilots will validate the central guidance materials that will form the basis of the eventual, potential national rollout for this year’s priority reusable products, currently anticipated to include tourniquets, blood pressure cuffs, theatre caps and sharps bins. Alongside this, the work will include investigation and evidence development for future priority product areas such as scissors, medical textiles, and A&E suture kits. Key Deliverables 1. Recruit, mobilise and support approximately 15–20 NHS Trusts or other relevant implementation partners to participate in soft launch pilots for priority circular MedTech products. 2. Provide participating organisations with support on sustainability and circular economy fundamentals, quality improvement metrics, data capture and operational skills for sustainable transformation programmes. 3. Undertake quality, equality, patient impact, benefits, sustainability, social value and health economic assessments using appropriate recognised methodologies. 4. Conduct behavioural insight and adoption assessment work, including barriers and enablers to adoption across clinical, estates, commercial, infection prevention and control, and leadership teams. 5. Develop adoption metrics, evidence reports, lessons learned, implementation guidance, toolkits, options appraisals and recommendations to inform future campaigns and potential national roll-out. The initial work is expected to comprise two initial projects: project 1 - soft launch pilot support for selected reusable priority products, and project 2 investigation/evidence development for future priority product areas. Additional in-scope activity may be commissioned during the contract term where it remains aligned to the programme lifecycle, contract scope, duration and value. DHSC is particularly interested in suppliers who have access to multidisciplinary expertise and capability across: • NHS stakeholder engagement and pilot support; • sustainability and circular economy; • MedTech / innovative practice adoption; • quality improvement and benefits assessment; • behavioural insight and implementation barriers; • health economics; • data collection, evidence analysis and reporting; • IPC and patient safety input; • development of guidance, toolkits and recommendations. The overall contract value of the contract is £463,520 excluding VAT; £556,224 including VAT. This is broken down on: £213,520 excl. VAT for initial project 1 and 2 and additional scope value of maximum £250,000 excl. VAT.

1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. This general information notice is published to provide information about how the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will be engaging with interested parties to find one or more strategic collaborator/donor. 1.2. DHSC is seeking expressions of interest from organisations in the voluntary, community, social enterprise (VCSE) and private sectors to collaborate in support of both the capital and revenue commitments to enable the extension at pace of the existing In Service Evaluation (ISE) into newborn Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) screening in England, which will also include evaluating screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). 1.3. The focus of this collaboration is the financial contribution required for the set up and running of an additional 6 newborn screening centres over a two year period (with the first of the additional centres looking to be operational by Q3 of 2027) 1.4. This is not a public procurement or sponsorship opportunity and will not result in the award of a “public contract” (within the meaning of the Procurement Act 2023). DHSC is specifically looking for financial contributions and wishes to hear from interested parties who can help us to: • Extend the screening and laboratory testing process to enable all babies in England to receive the offer of screening. • Help with the early identification of SMA in newborns by extending the evaluation of SMA / SCID screening to an additional 6 labs. Engagement process and deadline 1.5. Full details of the requirement can be found within section 3 of this document. Those wishing to participate in the engagement process should register their interest by completing and submitting the questionnaire at the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/2FwiSsY8ib 1.6. The closing date for responses is on: 7th August at 23.59 pm. We reserve the right not to accept responses after this time. 1.7. We will be using a fair and non-discriminatory evaluation method to select interested parties to enter into discussions regarding a potential collaboration/donation agreement following the close of the early market engagement process. 1.8. DHSC will carry out due diligence relating to your organisation’s financial position, track record and other information it reasonably deems necessary or appropriate to satisfy itself as to the accuracy and adequacy of the responses received. This may involve the use of a range of tools and sources including, but not limited to, data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). 1.9. DHSC intends to select organisations to collaborate with, but it reserves its right to select fewer organisations and/or not form a collaboration/donation agreement. 1.10. The questionnaire contains 4 questions for interested parties to answer. Each question refers to a key aspect of the requirements set out in Appendix 1. Each question will be scored on a scale of 0-4 using the scoring criteria set out below: Score Criteria for awarding score 0 Failure to understand requirements and provides no confidence that the requirement will be met. 1 The response meets some elements of the requirement but falls short in many significant areas. There are strong reservations because the response shows: Some misunderstandings of the requirements and insufficient supporting information is provided. It provides low confidence that the requirements will be met. 2 The response broadly meets what is expected for the requirements, but there are some areas of concern. The response shows: A basic understanding of the requirements and a minimum level of supporting information provided. It provides reasonable confidence that the requirements will be met. 3 The response meets the requirements in all material respects, with no or few areas of concern. The response shows: A good understanding of the requirements and a good level of supporting information provided. It provides good degree confidence that the requirements will be met. 4 The response exceeds many aspects of the requirements. There are no areas of concern. The response shows: A very good understanding of the requirements and very good level of supporting information provided. It provides a high degree of confidence that the requirements will be met. 2. BACKGROUND Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) in newborns is a severe genetic condition that affects the motor nerves in the spinal cord. This nerve damage leads to progressive muscle weakness, severely impacting a baby’s ability to move, swallow, and breathe. It is a leading genetic cause of infant mortality. SMA is caused by a missing or faulty gene called SMN1. For a baby to be born with SMA, both biological parents must be carriers of this mutated gene and pass it on to their child. Carriers typically show no symptoms themselves. In many countries, SMA is now included in routine newborn screening programs (often part of the newborn blood spot or "heel prick" test) to allow for early diagnosis before symptoms even begin. Diagnostic confirmation involves a simple genetic blood test. Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is the name given to a group of rare, inherited disorders that cause major abnormalities of the immune system. They form part of a larger group of conditions known as primary immunodeficiencies. The immune system abnormalities in SCID lead to greatly increased risks of infection and other complications that are life-threatening. Affected infants become unwell within the first few months of life, and before modern medication and treatments were available, most affected babies did not survive beyond their first year. At present, DHSC via NHS England are currently funding the implementation of “in-service evaluation” SMA screening in seven of England's thirteen newborn blood spot screening laboratories, (screening 410,000 babies per year). All of these seven laboratories possess the infrastructure, workforce expertise and operational capability required. These laboratories are also currently delivering Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) screening using the same testing platform and processes. To move at pace and lift screening capacity to all 13 screening laboratories which would provide coverage to the whole of England (additional 185,000 babies per year) further financial support is required.

Service Partner to deliver over-arching E2E capabilities with appropriately trained staff to provide 24x7 Service Desks and associated ITSM Tooling to ensure consistent availability of ARP Solutions & services - Managed by the Ambulance Radio Programme.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking to engage procurement professionals and medtech suppliers to the NHS to spread awareness of the Value Based Procurement (VBP) policy. This engagement will be conducted through two virtual sessions, information for which can be found in the market engagement registration pack. Attendees will receive a short presentation from a Departmental official, followed by a Q&A session.  ***If you would like more information, please email [email protected] to receive a registration pack*** NB. There is no planned procurement activity relating to the publication of this notice.

The Authority is seeking to appoint a supplier to develop a national workforce development framework and training curriculum for the non-clinical work and health workforce. The requirement is intended to support greater consistency in skills, competencies, training and professional development across a diverse workforce operating across health, employment and local delivery settings. The contract will be delivered in two core phases: Phase 1 – Workforce development framework The supplier will develop a nationally applicable workforce development framework for the non-clinical work and health workforce. This will include: a) a core competency framework and skills profile; b) high-level guidance on supervision models; c) advisory articulation of career progression routes and pathways; d) principles and expectations for continuing professional development (CPD); e) evidence and landscape review; f) structured stakeholder engagement with employers, workforce representatives, clinical colleagues, programme leads and other relevant stakeholders; g) synthesis of findings into a report setting out agreed baseline competencies and advisory recommendations. Phase 2 – Training design and development The supplier will design and develop a baseline national training curriculum aligned to the Phase 1 competency framework. This will include: a) curriculum design covering core knowledge, skills and behaviours; b) development of specialist learning content where required; c) preparation of learning materials suitable for digital and blended delivery, including scripts, assessments, case studies and guidance; d) collaboration with NHS England’s Technology and Enhanced Learning team to support digitisation, testing and refinement; e) securing independent accreditation or quality review of the learning content before transfer for digitisation. The training curriculum is expected to cover areas such as work and health, employment and employability, reasonable adjustments, fit notes, relevant employment law, common health conditions, neurodiversity, mental health, safeguarding, multidisciplinary working, referral pathways, employer engagement, coaching techniques and local support offers. Maximum budget available: £1,600,000 including VAT The supplier must be able to operate across complex multi-stakeholder systems and demonstrate relevant expertise in work and health, stakeholder engagement, facilitation, competency framework development, curriculum design, learning content development, project management and quality assurance. The initial delivery period for Phases 1 and 2 is expected to be approximately 15 weeks, with Phase 1 estimated at 5 weeks and Phase 2 estimated at 10 weeks. The maximum contract term is 24 months, with an option to extend for a further period or periods up to 24 months. The Authority may also commission optional additional activity during the contract period, including revised or additional learning content and facilitated face-to-face or blended delivery, subject to internal approval.

Unfortunately, we couldn't upload a word doc with all the information on so it is inputted into the description below and engagement info section. If you'd like a copy then please contact [email protected] The purpose of this market engagement exercise is to secure details for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on the availability and cost of commercially available market data on food and drink products sold by retailers, manufacturers and the out of home sector. The exercise also asks for costs of data analysis. This information is being sought to inform an expected future tender exercise for the future supply of this data to the Department. Responses should cover which parts of the requirements you can provide. You do not need to be able to cover every part in order to provide a response. For example, your response would be valid and acceptable if you are only able to provide nutrition data for the out of home sector. 1. Sectors and outlets The Department is looking for a contractor or contractors that can supply data on the sales and nutrient content of food and drink purchases made from: shops – including main supermarkets, smaller food shops e.g. Spar, Premier Stores, non-traditional food retailers e.g. Primark, farmers and other indoor or outdoor markets, cash and carry, wholesalers etc as well as online purchasing. This should include both manufacturer branded and supermarket own-brand products. eating out of home businesses – including principally high street chain restaurants, bakeries, sandwich shops, cafes, fast food outlets, pubs, takeaways etc. This should include both manufacturer branded or other ready made products bought in and food and drink products made on site. This should include purchases made online via apps, websites etc. Brief details should be provided on the methodology and processes used to collect the data including the frequency of data collection and the likely age of the data that will be provided e.g. no older than 4 months old, 12 months, 3 years etc. Businesses are asked to provide information on standard data that is collected routinely e.g. sales and nutrition data for all supermarkets; and on additional data that can be provided but would require specific collection e.g. nutrition information for the out of home sector. Where specific data collection is needed, please provide brief details of the process used. Businesses should also provide details of the proportion of each market that is covered by its data e.g. 95% of the retail market, 92% of food manufacturers, 60% of the out of home market. If this differs between sales and nutrition data, please give these proportions separately. Please also provide details of which parts of the market you are not able to provide data on and why. Please provide a timeframe for producing the required data and how long before delivery of the data confirmation would need to be given of the data purchase e.g. 6 months between confirmation and delivery of the dataset. Please provide any additional information that you think would be helpful at this stage. 2. Products to be included Retailers and manufacturers – all food and drink products sold in store, both pre-packed and loose including in store bakery items, fruit and vegetables, meat and fish from instore counters. The data should also capture sandwiches and other “on the go” food and drink products, commercial baby food and drink, all infant and follow on formula, alcoholic and low/no alcohol drinks and diet and weight loss food and drink products. It should not include dietary supplements. Eating out of home businesses – all food and drink products listed on the menu including children’s menus and dishes. Please provide • any relevant information on the products for which you routinely collect data and any that you do not. • details of your product category structure and how products are assigned to categories • information on whether you are able to categorise products to different category structures e.g. according to the main categories in the Eatwell Guide Please provide any additional information that you think would be helpful at this stage. 3. Product data Retailers and manufacturers The data should be available for at least the last 3 years and should include the following as a basic dataset: • Product name • Product weight (e.g. 350g) or volume (500ml) • Pack size (if appropriate e.g. 4 x 50g) • Price • Volume sales • Value sales • Nutrition information per 100g for nutrients given on pack, including vitamins and minerals where provided o Energy (kcal/kJ) o Fat (g)  Of which saturates (g) o Carbohydrate (g)  Of which sugars (g) o Fibre (g) o Protein (g) o Salt (g) • Nutrition information per serving, where given, including the weight of the portion • Whether the nutrition information is for the product as sold or as consumed. If the nutrition information is for the product as consumed, any information given within the nutrition panel on the dilution factor (e.g. 20ml squash, 200ml water) or cooking method (e.g. fried, baked) used should also be provided. • Date the data was collected • Basic relevant company information • Any product categorisation used Eating out of home businesses The data should be available for at least the last 3 years and should include the following as a basic dataset: • Product name • Serving size as weight (e.g. 350g) or volume (500ml) where available • Price • Volume sales • Value sales • Nutrition information per serving and per 100g for nutrients for which data is available, which is likely to be o Energy (kcal/kJ) o Fat (g)  Of which saturates (g) o Carbohydrate (g)  Of which sugars (g) o Fibre (g) o Protein (g) o Salt (g) • Date the data was collected • Basic relevant company information • Any product categorisation used Please state if it is possible to provide the following information for retailers and manufacturers and/or eating out of home businesses: • Ingredients given on product packaging or menus • Any diet or nutrition claims included on product packaging or menus • Overall Nutrient Profile Model score for each product for which nutrition information is provided, based on the 2018 model (published 2026), and the separate scores for free sugars and the fruit, vegetable and nut component • Classification of products as (ultra) processed foods against the NOVA classification system Please also provide brief details in the following areas if not already done so: • Methodology used to collect and QA the nutrition and other related data, how data gaps are filled • Feasibility of providing a fully comprehensive data dictionary for the datasets for both retailers and manufacturers, and the out of home sector. This should explain how recalculated columns are calculated – including details of which columns are used as well as providing column descriptions. • Frequency of data collection • Information on the reliability and weaknesses, and quality, of the nutrition and related data Please provide any additional information that you think would be helpful at this stage.

Unfortunately, we couldn't upload a word doc with all the information on so it is inputted into the description below and engagement info section. If you'd like a copy then please contact [email protected] The purpose of this market engagement exercise is to secure details for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on the availability and cost of commercially available market data on food and drink products sold by retailers, manufacturers and the out of home sector. The exercise also asks for costs of data analysis. This information is being sought to inform an expected future tender exercise for the future supply of this data to the Department. Responses should cover which parts of the requirements you can provide. You do not need to be able to cover every part in order to provide a response. For example, your response would be valid and acceptable if you are only able to provide nutrition data for the out of home sector. 1. Sectors and outlets The Department is looking for a contractor or contractors that can supply data on the sales and nutrient content of food and drink purchases made from: shops – including main supermarkets, smaller food shops e.g. Spar, Premier Stores, non-traditional food retailers e.g. Primark, farmers and other indoor or outdoor markets, cash and carry, wholesalers etc as well as online purchasing. This should include both manufacturer branded and supermarket own-brand products. eating out of home businesses – including principally high street chain restaurants, bakeries, sandwich shops, cafes, fast food outlets, pubs, takeaways etc. This should include both manufacturer branded or other ready made products bought in and food and drink products made on site. This should include purchases made online via apps, websites etc. Brief details should be provided on the methodology and processes used to collect the data including the frequency of data collection and the likely age of the data that will be provided e.g. no older than 4 months old, 12 months, 3 years etc. Businesses are asked to provide information on standard data that is collected routinely e.g. sales and nutrition data for all supermarkets; and on additional data that can be provided but would require specific collection e.g. nutrition information for the out of home sector. Where specific data collection is needed, please provide brief details of the process used. Businesses should also provide details of the proportion of each market that is covered by its data e.g. 95% of the retail market, 92% of food manufacturers, 60% of the out of home market. If this differs between sales and nutrition data, please give these proportions separately. Please also provide details of which parts of the market you are not able to provide data on and why. Please provide a timeframe for producing the required data and how long before delivery of the data confirmation would need to be given of the data purchase e.g. 6 months between confirmation and delivery of the dataset. Please provide any additional information that you think would be helpful at this stage. 2. Products to be included Retailers and manufacturers – all food and drink products sold in store, both pre-packed and loose including in store bakery items, fruit and vegetables, meat and fish from instore counters. The data should also capture sandwiches and other “on the go” food and drink products, commercial baby food and drink, all infant and follow on formula, alcoholic and low/no alcohol drinks and diet and weight loss food and drink products. It should not include dietary supplements. Eating out of home businesses – all food and drink products listed on the menu including children’s menus and dishes. Please provide • any relevant information on the products for which you routinely collect data and any that you do not. • details of your product category structure and how products are assigned to categories • information on whether you are able to categorise products to different category structures e.g. according to the main categories in the Eatwell Guide Please provide any additional information that you think would be helpful at this stage. 3. Product data Retailers and manufacturers The data should be available for at least the last 3 years and should include the following as a basic dataset: • Product name • Product weight (e.g. 350g) or volume (500ml) • Pack size (if appropriate e.g. 4 x 50g) • Price • Volume sales • Value sales • Nutrition information per 100g for nutrients given on pack, including vitamins and minerals where provided o Energy (kcal/kJ) o Fat (g)  Of which saturates (g) o Carbohydrate (g)  Of which sugars (g) o Fibre (g) o Protein (g) o Salt (g) • Nutrition information per serving, where given, including the weight of the portion • Whether the nutrition information is for the product as sold or as consumed. If the nutrition information is for the product as consumed, any information given within the nutrition panel on the dilution factor (e.g. 20ml squash, 200ml water) or cooking method (e.g. fried, baked) used should also be provided. • Date the data was collected • Basic relevant company information • Any product categorisation used Eating out of home businesses The data should be available for at least the last 3 years and should include the following as a basic dataset: • Product name • Serving size as weight (e.g. 350g) or volume (500ml) where available • Price • Volume sales • Value sales • Nutrition information per serving and per 100g for nutrients for which data is available, which is likely to be o Energy (kcal/kJ) o Fat (g)  Of which saturates (g) o Carbohydrate (g)  Of which sugars (g) o Fibre (g) o Protein (g) o Salt (g) • Date the data was collected • Basic relevant company information • Any product categorisation used Please state if it is possible to provide the following information for retailers and manufacturers and/or eating out of home businesses: • Ingredients given on product packaging or menus • Any diet or nutrition claims included on product packaging or menus • Overall Nutrient Profile Model score for each product for which nutrition information is provided, based on the 2018 model (published 2026), and the separate scores for free sugars and the fruit, vegetable and nut component • Classification of products as (ultra) processed foods against the NOVA classification system Please also provide brief details in the following areas if not already done so: • Methodology used to collect and QA the nutrition and other related data, how data gaps are filled • Feasibility of providing a fully comprehensive data dictionary for the datasets for both retailers and manufacturers, and the out of home sector. This should explain how recalculated columns are calculated – including details of which columns are used as well as providing column descriptions. • Frequency of data collection • Information on the reliability and weaknesses, and quality, of the nutrition and related data Please provide any additional information that you think would be helpful at this stage.