Notice Information
Notice Title
Courier, Distribution, Storage and Specialist Solutions
Notice Description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of Courier, Distribution, Storage and Specialist Solutions to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education, Third Sector and Devolved Administrations. It is intended that this commercial agreement will be the recommended vehicle for all Courier, Distribution, Storage and Specialist Solutions required by UK Central Government Departments. The lotting structure of this framework will be determined as a result of the market engagement. Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Courier, Distribution, Storage and Specialist Solutions. Additional information: It is the intention that this procurement will be constructed into Lots. Key service elements will be: * International movements, storage and inbound freight services * Customs clearance * Receipt and quality checking of goods * Kitting and co packing (including automation) * Storage including pick and pack * Transport & distribution
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-042e6e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001894-2024
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
24 - Chemical products
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
42 - Industrial machinery
43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
45 - Construction work
48 - Software package and information systems
50 - Repair and maintenance services
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
70 - Real estate services
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
85 - Health and social work services
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
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- CPV Codes
15991000 - Tobacco goods
24000000 - Chemical products
24600000 - Explosives
24610000 - Prepared explosives
33141000 - Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables
33141510 - Blood products
33141620 - Medical kits
33141625 - Diagnostic kits
33600000 - Pharmaceutical products
33620000 - Medicinal products for the blood, blood-forming organs and the cardiovascular system
33651000 - General anti-infectives for systemic use and vaccines
33651600 - Vaccines
33680000 - Pharmaceutical articles
33690000 - Various medicinal products
33698100 - Microbiological cultures
33954000 - Biological evidence collection kits
35300000 - Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
35320000 - Firearms
39241100 - Knives
42961400 - Dispatch system
42965100 - Warehouse management system
42998000 - Pallet-picking system
42998100 - Pallet-retrieving system
43411000 - Sorting and screening machines
44143000 - Pallets
44423300 - Goods-handling equipment
44613300 - Standard freight containers
44613400 - Storage containers
44614300 - Container storage system
45111200 - Site preparation and clearance work
48311100 - Document management system
48720000 - Bar coding software package
48921000 - Automation system
50117300 - Reconditioning services of vehicles
50118110 - Vehicle towing-away services
50118400 - Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles
50190000 - Demolition services of vehicles
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
60100000 - Road transport services
60160000 - Mail transport by road
60161000 - Parcel transport services
60200000 - Railway transport services
60400000 - Air transport services
60420000 - Non-scheduled air transport services
60423000 - Air-charter services
60600000 - Water transport services
60640000 - Shipping operations
63000000 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
63100000 - Cargo handling and storage services
63110000 - Cargo handling services
63111000 - Container handling services
63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
63121000 - Storage and retrieval services
63121100 - Storage services
63122000 - Warehousing services
63521000 - Freight transport agency services
63522000 - Ship brokerage services
63523000 - Port and forwarding agency services
63524000 - Transport document preparation services
63700000 - Support services for land, water and air transport
63710000 - Support services for land transport
63711000 - Support services for railway transport
64100000 - Post and courier services
64113000 - Postal services related to parcels
64120000 - Courier services
64121000 - Multi-modal courier services
64121200 - Parcel delivery services
70122100 - Land sale services
70123000 - Sale of real estate
70123100 - Sale of residential real estate
70123200 - Sale of non-residential estate
71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services
71631000 - Technical inspection services
71632000 - Technical testing services
71900000 - Laboratory services
72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
75130000 - Supporting services for the government
75131000 - Government services
79342400 - Auction services
79342410 - Electronic auction services
79920000 - Packaging and related services
79957000 - Auction organisation services
79991000 - Stock-control services
85111800 - Pathology services
85111810 - Blood analysis services
85111820 - Bacteriological analysis services
85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories
90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
90511000 - Refuse collection services
90512000 - Refuse transport services
90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
90520000 - Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services
90523100 - Weapons and ammunition disposal services
90524400 - Collection, transport and disposal of hospital waste
90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services
92512100 - Archive destruction services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,000,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Jan 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 24 Jan 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ccscourierteam@crowncommercial.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3454102222
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L3 9PP
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre North
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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