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title: "Third Party Logistics Provision for Covid 19 medicines"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8f289c9d-ebe0-43e7-a115-251b89c50a60"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DHSC"
published: "2020-10-09"
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# Third Party Logistics Provision for Covid 19 medicines

Buyer: DHSC  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8f289c9d-ebe0-43e7-a115-251b89c50a60

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is currently in the planning stage of a tender process for "Third Party Logistics Provision for Covid 19 medicines." This procurement exercise will mainly focus on the pharmaceutical industry, particularly related to the distribution of Covid-19 medicines across various hospitals and locations in England. An engagement deadline is set for 2nd November 2020, with early engagement notices published on 9th October 2020. The plan is to award contracts to up to four national wholesalers who can deliver products within a time frame of 24 hours to a week if the need arises.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in logistics and distribution, especially those with experience in pharmaceutical articles. Companies that can handle rapid delivery services and maintain operational flexibility in contingency scenarios will be well-suited to compete for this contract. The upcoming webinars held on 9th and the week commencing 12th October provide an excellent platform for interested parties to engage further and learn more about the requirements.

## Notice

The purpose of the procurement exercise will be to award a service contract or contracts to a small number (up to 4) of national wholesalers, operating as a 3PL provider, to distribute a range of products (products to be confirmed) to hospitals and associated defined locations across England. The service may or may not be required as this is part of a contingency plan that will only be activated when certain conditions are met. If Covid-19 medicines are required, the requirement may be for delivery of any type and volume of product, within 24 hours to a week, to a variety of destinations across England. if interested, we will be holding 2 webinars- one on the 9th October from 11-1 and one the week commencing 12th October. If interested in the webinars please email Ruth Thompson at ruth1.thompson@education.gov.uk The PIN can be found; https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:473196-2020:HTML:EN:HTML&tabId=1&tabLang=en

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a32fa7d-a126-4892-810f-2a4573a93847 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 2 Nov 2020 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DHSC |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS2 7UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33680000 - Pharmaceutical articles

## Release History

- 9 Oct 2020 at 08:10 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a32fa7d-a126-4892-810f-2a4573a93847

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a32fa7d-a126-4892-810f-2a4573a93847
  9th October 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:473196-2020:HTML:EN:HTML&tabId=1&tabLang=en

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