Notice Information
Notice Title
DHSC: Global and Public Health: Express Freight Service (FY26-28)
Notice Description
The contract provides an emergency medicines supply service in the event of significant disruption to supply chains.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: 12-month extension only.
Renewal: 12-month extension only.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051821
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032948-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details 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
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
60160000 - Mail transport by road
60400000 - Air transport services
60420000 - Non-scheduled air transport services
60423000 - Air-charter services
60600000 - Water transport services
63100000 - Cargo handling and storage services
63521000 - Freight transport agency services
64100000 - Post and courier services
64120000 - Courier services
64121000 - Multi-modal courier services
64121200 - Parcel delivery services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,384,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,384,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £3,384,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £3,384,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Apr 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Jul 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 14 Nov 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032948-2026
10th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074726-2025
18th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043105-2025
25th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039728-2025
14th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023033-2025
20th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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