Notice Information
Notice Title
Award of SSP-ITT-62467 - Lease or Rental of Temperature Controlled Boxes
Notice Description
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) delivers a wide range of professional, technical and administrative services to NHS Wales organisations, including Health Boards, Trusts and Special Health Authorities. NWSSP also supports primary care providers and other partner organisations across Wales. Within NWSSP, the Supply Chain Logistics and Transport (SCLT) service operates the Health Courier Service (HCS), which provides a national medical logistics service across Wales. This service transports a wide range of critical healthcare items including: * Blood products and medical supplies * Pharmaceuticals and controlled drugs * Nuclear medicine and radioactive isotopes * Mail, medical records and clinical consumables * Pathology and diagnostic samples The HCS currently operates a fleet of approximately 306 vehicles, travelling over four million miles per year to support healthcare delivery across Wales. We are seeking a supplier to provide Temperature Controlled Transport Box Environments (TCUs) via a Short-Term Rental or Long-Term Lease arrangement linked to our existing service model.
Planning Information
This notice is informing the market of the upcoming tender opportunity for the lease and hire of Temperature Controlled Boxes. No action is required, however, if additional information is required, suppliers can email NWSSP Procurment team.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0669e7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051933-2026
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
60100000 - Road transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £112,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £112,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £112,515 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Jun 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Apr 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 23 Mar 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 30 Apr 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 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
- NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP
- 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
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF15 7QZ
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
- Delivery Location
- TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Electoral Ward
- Taff's Well
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051933-2026
2nd June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028396-2026
27th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023014-2026
13th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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