Notice Information
Notice Title
PHW-ITT-61337 BLUE LIGHT / AD HOC / OUT OF HOURS COURIER FOR MICROBIOLOGY SAMPLES - PHW - S E WALES REGION
Notice Description
This notice is to inform the market of the upcoming tender opportunity for a Blue Light Courier Requirement for Microbiology samples for Public Health Wales. The courier must be able to transport urgent samples under blue lights across the United Kingdom.
Planning Information
This notice is solely to inform the market of the upcoming tender opportunity. A full detailed specification document will be published along with the ITT in the next few weeks. Suppliers will be able to submit a bid proposal via eTender which will be evaluated in accordance with the scoring matrix.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060b55
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005394-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
64120000 - Courier services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £75,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- PUBLIC HEALTH WALES NHS TRUST
- Additional Buyers
NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)
- Contact Name
- Alexandra McHugh
- Contact Email
- alexandra.mchugh@wales.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TYNDALL STREET
- Postcode
- CF10 4BZ
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- TLL2 East Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Gabalfa
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005394-2026
21st January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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