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title: "Warehousing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02d1ca"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE"
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# Warehousing

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d1ca

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care in the UK recently completed a procurement process for warehousing services aimed at addressing the urgent storage needs arising from the Covid-19 pandemic. The procurement, identified by the title "Warehousing," was undertaken using a limited award procedure due to extreme urgency, as traditional storage facilities were at capacity. This tender was initiated on 31 December 2020 and involved a singular supplier, Rhenus High Tech Limited, with a contract value of £508,000, which is currently active. Services were specifically required in the UK, highlighting the immediate plight faced by the healthcare system during the unprecedented pandemic response.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses within the logistics and warehousing sector, particularly those with capabilities to respond promptly to urgent needs. Companies that specialise in warehousing services, especially those adapting to the heightened demands of emergency situations, would find this procurement process relevant. The nature of the procurement method indicates that the potential for future contracts may arise as similar exigencies develop, providing a pathway for growth in the provision of storage and distribution services amidst ongoing healthcare challenges.

## Notice

Provision of warehousing services

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award utilising Regulation 32 (2) (C) for the provision of warehousing services.

### Procurement Information

The Oxygen, Ventilation, Medical Devices and Clinical Consumables workstream is jointly operated by NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care. Substantial items of equipment were purchased by the workstream to respond to the Covid surge and required storage. A contract was initially entered into by NHS England with Rhenus as published on contracts finder. Following changes in budget allocation and the corresponding transfer of funding to the Department of Health and Social Care it was necessary to transfer responsibility for this contract from NHS England to the Department. This warehousing storage and distribution was required as the usual routes for storage facilities were already at capacity and urgent additional capacity was required to store equipment items purchased as part of the response to Covid-19 securely and safely. Capacity requirements primarily exceeded predictions because of the lower than anticipated surge demand for equipment across the NHS due to the impact of the lockdowns in reducing Covid. This led to additional capacity being required at very short notice with no time to run a procurement process. DHSC is satisfied the tests permitting use of the Negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) are met:* As far as is strictly necessary: The equipment items were already in storage secured by NHS England and the additional cost to this contract was identified as strictly necessary. This contract is limited to specific items stored until the products could either be donated to the NHS or alternative storage could be found within the usual DHSC storage premises.* There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency: Without the additional storage capacity provided by this contract the products would have to have been destroyed as the capacity did not exist for them to have been stored in appropriate conditions. Maintaining the existing storage capacity entered into by NHS England presented a genuine emergency.* The events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseeable: DHSC usual warehousing sites were at capacity following a higher than predicted storage requirement, and the requirement to transfer the contracts from NHS England was only required following a decision to provide funding for this to DHSC * It is impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the PCR: There was no capacity within the market to call off a framework agreement and no time to run an accelerated procurement under the open, restricted or competitive procedures with negotiation that would allow it to secure the extent of alternative storage within the required timescale * The situation is not attributable to the contracting authority: It has not done anything to cause or contribute to the need for extreme urgency.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019035-2021 |
| 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 | 6 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Dec 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 | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| 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 | 1 |
| Supplier names | RHENUS HIGH TECH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

### Codes

- 63122000 - Warehousing services

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2021 at 12:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019035-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

## Provenance

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