Notice Information
Notice Title
Sample Courier and Internal Post Distribution Services
Notice Description
Delivery of clean and waste water samples under refrigerated conditions and distribution of post.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Thames Water Utilities Ltd is seeking to award a contract to a sole supplier with the capabilities to provide refrigerated collection and delivery of clean water and sewage samples from company sites throughout the Thames Water operating area delivering to the dedicated laboratory in Reading, Berkshire, UK. Included within this service is the collection, sorting and delivery of internal post and parcels to the Thames Water sites. There are approximately 51 sites requiring visitation, these being sample collection points, post collection and delivery points. 6 sites are to be visited for sample collection only at weekends and Bank Holidays. The full schedule of visitation times will be made available in the tender documents. Samples need to be transported under secure refrigerated (between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius ) conditions, with a clear chain of custody, to the Thames Water laboratory in Reading, Berkshire, UK. The capability for Ad-Hoc collections from a list of up to 15 sites and delivery to Thames Water laboratory in Reading, at any time is required. There is also a requirement to make pre-booked deliveries to or from anywhere in the UK following notification by 13:00 the day before.
Options: TWUL envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 4 years with options to extend up to a maximum duration of 8 years
Renewal: TWUL envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 4 years with options to extend up to a maximum duration of 8 years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0426f0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037354-2023
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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- CPV Codes
64100000 - Post and courier services
64120000 - Courier services
71900000 - Laboratory services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £6,700,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £6,700,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Dec 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Jan 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- READING
- Postcode
- RG1 8DB
- Postcode Area
- Reading
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- TLI London, TLJ South East (England)
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- Local Authority
- Reading
- Electoral Ward
- Thames
- Westminster Constituency
- Reading Central
Further Information
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