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Warehousing

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

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27 Jul 2021 at 14:15

Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Health and Social Care has completed a procurement process for warehousing services, which was required to secure additional storage capacity for medical equipment in the UK. The procurement was initiated as a tender and executed through a limited award procedure without prior publication, reflecting extreme urgency related to the Covid-19 response. The contract is active, with a date signed on 30 December 2020. This service falls under the services category, specifically classified as warehousing services according to CPV code 63122000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in logistics and warehousing, particularly those with capacities to respond rapidly to urgent needs. Companies experienced in providing storage solutions for medical and other critical supplies would be ideally suited to compete, given the necessity for compliance with strict accessibility and safety standards. The high demand for reliable logistics services in a healthcare context, especially in times of emergencies like the Covid-19 pandemic, creates a fertile ground for business growth in this sector.

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Notice Title

Warehousing

Notice Description

Provision of warehousing services

Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award utilising Regulation 32 (2) (C) for the provision of warehousing services

Procurement Information

The Oxygen, Ventilation, Medical Devices and Clinical Consumables workstream is jointly operated by NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care. Substantial items of equipment were purchased by the workstream to respond to the Covid surge and required storage. This contract was initially entered into by NHS England (see OJEU 2020/S 188-455143). Following changes in budget allocation and the corresponding transfer of funding to the Department of Health and Social Care it was necessary to transfer responsibility for this contract from NHS England to the Department. This warehousing storage and distribution was required as the usual routes for storage facilities were already at capacity and urgent additional capacity was required to store equipment items purchased as part of the response to Covid-19 securely and safely. Capacity requirements primarily exceeded predictions because of the lower than anticipated surge demand for equipment across the NHS due to the impact of the lockdowns in reducing Covid. This led to additional capacity being required at very short notice with no time to run a procurement process. DHSC is satisfied the tests permitting use of the Negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) are met:* As far as is strictly necessary: The equipment items were already in storage secured by NHS England and the additional cost to this contract was identified as strictly necessary. This contract is limited to specific items stored until the products could either be donated to the NHS or alternative storage could be found within the usual DHSC storage premises.* There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency: Without the additional storage capacity provided by this contract the products would have to have been destroyed as the capacity did not exist for them to have been stored in appropriate conditions. Maintaining the existing storage capacity entered into by NHS England presented a genuine emergency.* The events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseeable: DHSC usual warehousing sites were at capacity following a higher than predicted storage requirement, and the requirement to transfer the contracts from NHS England was only required following a decision to provide funding for this to DHSC * It is impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the PCR: There was no capacity within the market to call off a framework agreement and no time to run an accelerated procurement under the open, restricted or competitive procedures with negotiation that would allow it to secure the extent of alternative storage within the required timescale * The situation is not attributable to the contracting authority: It has not done anything to cause or contribute to the need for extreme urgency.'

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cd1c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017838-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services


CPV Codes

63122000 - Warehousing services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Dec 20205 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Contact Name
Luke Smith
Contact Email
procurement.operations@dhsc.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DHL SUPPLY CHAIN

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