Notice Information
Notice Title
APHA Courier International Specialist
Notice Description
Transportation of Category A and Category B samples internationally by a Courier Specialist.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Defra Group Commercial intends to publish a tender for International Courier service, tentatively scheduled for March 2025.
The potential supplier will be required to collect and deliver Category A and/or Category B consignments to and from UK addresses and deliver them globally, including to Northern Ireland, Europe, Non-EU countries, and the rest of the world. Special licenses are required, as the transportation involves chilled conditions and the use of dry ice. The supplier must be able to provide import services and also manage the complex customs clearance process.
We may hold a supplier engagement event (details to be confirmed). This event will present our requirements and gather information / feedback from suppliers regarding these requirements. The engagement event will be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams. There will be an opportunity to ask questions, which will be answered by the presenters during a Q&A session at the end.
If your organisation is interested in the above tender, please email angelica.ho@defra.gov.uk.
We are requesting all interested to be submitted by 12pm on 14th February 2025. Thank you for your time.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d03e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001369-2025
- 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
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
33141510 - Blood products
33141580 - Animal blood
33698000 - Clinical products
33698100 - Microbiological cultures
33954000 - Biological evidence collection kits
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
60161000 - Parcel transport services
60400000 - Air transport services
60411000 - Scheduled airmail transport services
60421000 - Non-scheduled airmail transport services
64100000 - Post and courier services
64110000 - Postal services
64113000 - Postal services related to parcels
64120000 - Courier services
64121000 - Multi-modal courier services
64121100 - Mail delivery services
64121200 - Parcel delivery services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 21 Sep 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
- DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL
- Contact Name
- Angelica Ho
- Contact Email
- angelica.ho@defra.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- 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
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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