Tender

Provision of Courier and Warehouse Services

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Tender

13 Jan 2021 at 15:26

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting tenders for the provision of Courier and Warehouse Services, focusing on essential deliveries across the healthcare sector, including pathology samples and medical equipment. The procurement process is currently at the tender stage, with submissions due by 10th February 2021. The contract is set to commence on 1st June 2021 and will run for five years, concluding on 31st May 2026. This open procurement method allows for participation from all interested suppliers, and the services are primarily categorised under courier services (CPV Code: 64120000) with a delivery area extending across the UK and beyond.

This tender offers a significant opportunity for courier companies, logistics providers, and businesses with expertise in medical transportation and warehousing services. Organisations that possess the capability to handle time-sensitive and high-value medical items, including controlled drugs and delicate medical equipment, would be particularly well-suited to compete. Furthermore, suppliers demonstrating stable financial standing and robust operational capacity are encouraged to participate, as this contract could lead to sustained growth and collaboration within the healthcare supply chain.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Courier and Warehouse Services

Notice Description

The Authority requires a courier and warehouse service to provide both regular scheduled deliveries and collections to GP surgeries and other clinical establishments and ad-hoc deliveries and collections. Due to the nature of the services provided by the Authority the ad-hoc courier requirements could be at any time 24 hours, 365 days per The Authority requires courier services, as a minimum, for the following types of goods: - Pathology Samples - Blood Products - Controlled Drugs - Medicine - Medicinal Products (Leaches/Maggots) - Packages on Dry Ice - Patient cells in vapour phase liquid nitrogen "dry-shippers" - Medical Equipment - Medical correspondence - GP Services consumables - International deliveries - Make collections/deliveries to Patients/Carers - Frozen lines - Ultra low temperature items . Warehouse services are also required Additional information: The Authority will assess the information which you provide with your SSQ response (responding to sections 1.2, 4.1 and 5), in conjunction with the financial risk report obtained from Dun & Bradstreet or equivalent, and provided to the Authority, to determine whether the Tenderer (or its guarantor) has the necessary economic and financial standing to deliver the contract in accordance with the Authority's requirements. Supplier must have a D & B (or equivalent credit rating report) of Low or Low/Moderate Overall Business Risk, and be able to pass the following financial factors. In making this assessment, the Authority will consider the following factors, in combination, as measures of the Tenderer's (or its guarantor's) financial standing: 1. Financial stability: Whether the Tenderer (or any guarantor) can demonstrate stable trading and strong net assets position, including whether it has consistently made a profit over the last two financial years (or the number of years of trading if less than two years); 2. Liquidity and cash position: Whether the Tenderer (or any guarantor) can demonstrate a low risk liquidity and cash position, typically showing a current ratio value of >1 over the last two financial years (or the number of years of trading if less than two years); 3. Scale: That the indicative contract value does not form a disproportionate proportion of the Tenderer's (or any guarantor's) business, typically that the Tenderer's annual turnover is at least twice the indicative contract value 4. Other financial concerns: Whether the financial report obtained from Dun & Bradstreet or equivalent in relation to the Tenderer (or any guarantor) or other financial information relating to the Tenderer which is in the public domain, identifies any other material concerns as to the Tenderer's financial standing or stability. Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://eoecph.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Detail

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9d0374a2-07bf-4473-a8f5-e80a56413711
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da755d60-e7e0-49a9-b0d2-72af8649ff77
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

CPV Codes

64120000 - Courier services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Jan 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Feb 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 May 2021 - 31 May 2026 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CAMBRIDGE
Postcode
CB2 0QQ
Post Town
Cambridge
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cambridge
Electoral Ward
Queen Edith's
Westminster Constituency
South Cambridgeshire

Further Information

Notice Documents

Notice URLs

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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