Notice Information
Notice Title
Courier Service Lot 2 and Lot 4
Notice Description
Courier Service Lot 2 and Lot 4.<br/>Worldwide Cold Chain<br/>UK Specialist<br/><br/>To deliver temperature controlled shipping to MHRA.<br/>To deliver specialist road courier services within the UK.
Lot Information
2 Technical envelope
Technical envelope questions shall be in the attached document
Renewal: Two Optional extensions each of 12 months.
3 Commercial envelopeCommercial envelope price matrix shall be in the attached document
Renewal: Two Optional extensions each of 12 months.
4 Social ValueSocial Value Envelope
Renewal: Two Optional extensions each of 12 months.
Lot 5 Worldwide Courier AmbientCourier Service Lot 2 and Lot 4.
Worldwide Cold Chain
UK Specialist
To deliver temperature controlled shipping to MHRA.
To deliver specialist road courier services within the UK.
Renewal: 2 possible extensions of 12 months each
6 Worldwide Courier Cold Chain2.4.2 Lot 2: Worldwide Cold Chain Services
Renewal: 2 possible extensions of 12 month each
7 Freight Forwarding2.4.3 Lot 3: Worldwide Freight Forwarders Services
Options: Buyer shall select the top three suppliers who offer the "Most Economical Advantageous Tender"
Renewal: 2 possible extensions of 12 months each
8 UK Specialist CourierLot 4: Specialist Couriers - UK
Renewal: 2 possible extensions of 12 months each
9 UKSCB dry shipping2.4.5 Lot 5: Courier Services for the United Kingdom Stem Cell Bank
Renewal: 2 possible extensions of 12 months each
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04a620
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042035-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
64120000 - Courier services
64121000 - Multi-modal courier services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,518,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jul 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Dec 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Jun 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MHRA
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Catherine Norris
- Contact Email
- catherine.norris@mhra.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7929337810
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E14 4PU
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH23 Hertfordshire CC, TLI31 Camden and City of London
-
- Local Authority
- Hertsmere
- Electoral Ward
- Shenley
- Westminster Constituency
- Hertsmere
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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