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title: "Covid-19 Vaccination Programme - provision and management of storage, warehousing and distribution of non-vaccine consumables, PPE and equipment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0297d0"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND"
published: "2021-03-02"
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# Covid-19 Vaccination Programme - provision and management of storage, warehousing and distribution of non-vaccine consumables, PPE and equipment

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0297d0

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## Summary

The NHS England, located at Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, has completed a tender process for the Covid-19 Vaccination Programme, focused on the provision and management of storage, warehousing, and distribution of non-vaccine consumables, PPE, and equipment. This procurement process was classified as a limited procedure due to extreme urgency, with the contract, valued at £21,780,000, signed on 24th November 2020. The primary industry category for this tender falls under storage and warehousing services, with the delivery addresses set within the UK.

This procurement creates significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those with expertise in logistics, warehousing, and supply chain management within the health sector. Companies similar to DHL Supply Chain Limited, which successfully secured the contract, could consider competing for similar future tenders. Given the nature of the contract, businesses able to demonstrate rapid scalability and existing relationships with healthcare systems would be particularly well-suited to benefit from such opportunities.

## Notice

Provision of storage, warehousing and distribution services for the non-Vaccine consumables, PPE and Equipment to mass fixed, hospital hub, local centres and Primary Care Network (PCN) vaccination sites.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of storage, warehousing and distribution services for the non-Vaccine consumables, PPE and Equipment to mass fixed, hospital hub, local centres and Primary Care Network (PCN) vaccination sites.

### Procurement Information

In view of the extreme urgency, NHS England did not have time to conduct a procurement procedure in accordance with the timescales set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This Supplier had the relevant capacity (warehousing), skills, scale, and knowledge of the NHS and their IT systems meant that they were uniquely qualified to meet the extremely urgent needs of NHSE.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004207-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Nov 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £21,780,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | LS1 7UE |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DHL SUPPLY CHAIN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
- 64120000 - Courier services

## Release History

- 2 Mar 2021 at 22:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004207-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.england.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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