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title: "Provision of Specialist Cold Courier Transportation"
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# Provision of Specialist Cold Courier Transportation

Buyer: UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3e796144-4d71-4f7d-aa9f-c799ef3a4b28

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## Summary

The UK Health Security Agency awarded a contract for the Provision of Specialist Cold Courier Transportation to ARDENWELL LTD t/a PDQ SPECIALIST COURIER SERVICES. The contract involves transporting inventory between laboratories at temperatures of -20 and -80 degrees Celsius. The contract value is £100,000, and the contract period is from 19th April to 30th June 2022. The procurement method used was Other - Below Threshold Direct Award.

This tender presents an opportunity for small and medium-sized cold transport providers to engage in hauling chemicals and medical supplies at controlled temperatures. Businesses specialising in courier services for sensitive inventory between laboratories, especially those with experience in cold chain logistics, are well-suited to compete for such contracts. The UK Health Security Agency in London is the buying organisation overseeing this procurement process in the Courier services industry category.

## Notice

The Repurposing and Testing programmes require ad-hoc haulier/courier services to collect, transport, and deliver excess stock and decommissioned items from various locations throughout England, Scotland and Wales. The requirement is for a cold transport provider to facilitate the ongoing movement of inventory between laboratories. The awarded supplier is a specialist organisation who can transport reagents at -20 and -80 degrees Celsius in their own temperature-controlled vehicles. This negates the need for staff at laboratories to receive boxes and dry ice and then have to pack prior to collection and is much easier for the receiving laboratory to take from the vehicle and put straight into their own freezers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb0fd342-1aa7-4623-8dcd-55d49866957a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Apr 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Apr 2022 |
| Contract period | 18 Apr 2022 - 30 Jun 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £100,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY |
| Additional buyers | ATAMIS LTD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3HX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | ARDENWELL LTD T/A PDQ SPECIALIST COURIER SERVICES; ARDENWELL LTD TA PDQ SPECIALIST COURIER SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64120000 - Courier services

## Release History

- 5 Apr 2023 at 10:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb0fd342-1aa7-4623-8dcd-55d49866957a
- 5 Apr 2023 at 10:50 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe719416-2870-4854-b8f0-44b6af0da8f6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb0fd342-1aa7-4623-8dcd-55d49866957a
  5th April 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe719416-2870-4854-b8f0-44b6af0da8f6
  5th April 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2b03dd1d-2e04-4463-90bd-4ec1d5d69b2e
  redacted contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4b4e919e-587b-488f-b8f5-f73ce007f7cb
  Short Form UKHSA PDQ Contract - Courier Transport of Dry Ice Items Services Redacted

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