Planning

Express Freight Services - Prior Information Notice Only

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

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Planning

01 Jul 2019 at 06:47

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is currently in the planning stage of procuring express freight services, indicated by the title "Express Freight Services - Prior Information Notice Only". This procurement is focused on transport services, specifically for the movement of medicines and medical products between continental Europe and the United Kingdom. A significant milestone includes an engagement end date set for 5 July 2019, after which a series of market engagement events will take place, including a webinar on 3 July and a supplier event on 5 July in Central London, with registration deadlines prior to these dates.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in transport services, particularly those with capabilities in express distribution and tracking. Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) that can provide efficient courier and multi-modal transport solutions would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Engaging in the market events will allow interested service providers to gain insights into the authority's procurement strategy while networking with key players in the industry.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Express Freight Services - Prior Information Notice Only

Notice Description

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is looking to engage an express distribution service with full track and trace capability for the movement of medicines and medical products (consignments ranging from small packages through to full pallets) between continental Europe and the United Kingdom. The Department is seeking to hold a series of market engagement events, with the first, a webinar, to be held at 12:30 - 2pm on 3 July 2019 followed by a face to face supplier event on 5 July 2019 (Central London - venue to be confirmed). The purpose of these events is to give the market a broad indication of the opportunity which the Authority intends to offer and to receive feedback from the market as to the Authority's proposed strategy to procure this service. How to register. Service providers interested in attending the engagement events should respond through the eSourcing tool (https://dh.bravosolution.co.uk - itt_263) by 9am on 3 July 2019 for the Webinar and 5pm 4 July - supplier event. When expressing an interest service providers should provide: (i) the contact details of the supplier's representative; (ii) a single paragraph summary of the organisations experience including whether they are a Small to Medium sized Enterprise or Voluntary Sector Organisations. Organisations not attending the Supplier Information events, but still wishing to participate in future sessions are also advised to register via Bravo as listed above. This notice is placed as a prior information notice (http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:302921-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML) and relates only to a pre-procurement market engagement event. The Department reserves the right to not proceed to tender additionally the Department reserves the right to discontinue the proposed tendering process and not to award the contract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d118f09a-0d53-425d-a2bc-456927b24956
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bdb45ec9-555b-4016-b9d7-befb903ed60c
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60100000 - Road transport services

60160000 - Mail transport by road

60200000 - Railway transport services

60400000 - Air transport services

60411000 - Scheduled airmail transport services

64120000 - Courier services

64121000 - Multi-modal 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
1 Jul 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
5 Jul 2019Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0EU
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

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