--- title: "Biological sample logistics and fulfilment services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02e036" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02e036" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02e036.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02e036.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "OUR FUTURE HEALTH (AKESO&CO ACTING ON BEHALF OF)" published: "2021-09-13" --- # Biological sample logistics and fulfilment services Buyer: OUR FUTURE HEALTH (AKESO&CO ACTING ON BEHALF OF) Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e036 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02e036) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02e036.json) ## Summary The procurement process titled "Biological sample logistics and fulfilment services," initiated by Our Future Health (Akeso&Co acting on behalf of), is currently in the planning stage. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically classified as courier services (CPV code: 64120000). The logistics will involve the collection and transportation of blood samples from various clinical and non-clinical settings across the UK, including processing sites in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Key dates include the deadline for expressing interest, which is set for Monday, 27th September 2021, with a future notice anticipated by 31st October 2021. This tender presents opportunities for logistics and fulfilment service providers, particularly those experienced in managing biological samples and ensuring the integrity of medical transport. Businesses specialising in cold chain logistics, packaging compliance (UN3373), and those offering track-and-trace solutions would be well-suited to compete. With the potential to support a significant research initiative engaging up to five million participants, this contract may lead to long-term engagement opportunities in the health research sector. ## Notice OFH are seeking to engage the market and gain feedback on viable solutions for the most effective approach (commercial & clinical solution) to collection and transportation blood samples from a wide variety of clinical and non-clinical settings to 4 UK processing sites (England, Scotland, Wales & N. Ireland) Consideration is also being given to a wider service to include fulfilment services which include the provision of booking system, kit assembly, packaging and associated consumables as well as onwards postage to the processing sites. OFH are seeking to review both ambient logistics channels as well as cold chain to include temperature tracking options in order to maintain sample integrity ### Lot Information Lot 1 The aim of Our Future Health is to recruit up to five million adults from across the UK to take part in the largest research study of its kind. Participants will be asked to provide information about their health and lifestyles and small sample of their blood. OFH will ask for permission to combine the information and samples provided with existing information about them, including their health records. Adding these additional types of information will help to build a more comprehensive picture of health and wellbeing that could be relevant to understanding what changes people's risk of disease. Combining these multiple sources of health and health-relevant information, including genetic data, will create an incredibly detailed picture that represents the whole of the UK. Researchers will use this information to make new discoveries about human health and diseases. OFH will use the health information, including genetic data, to calculate disease risk scores for participants in Our Future Health where possible. Based on these risk profiles, it might be possible to better identify individuals who are at higher risk of developing certain diseases. This will provide an opportunity to test the potential of new diagnostic tests or treatments as they are discovered and to see how effective they could be for people at higher risk of certain diseases. This will also mean Our Future Health can facilitate research addressing important questions about the potential uses of new 'genetic risk scores' in health care. In order to achieve this aim, Our Future Health is separately contracting for services to process blood samples from each of the 5 million participants with the aim to commence from January 2022. It is expected that this will include award to 4 processing sites in the UK - one each in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. OFH are now seeking to engage market providers of logistics services and fulfilment that can manage biological samples in order to define key requirements and capabilities to consider: Chain of custody and auditability Packaging requirements (UN3373) Collection and Drop off points across the UK Interim storage / consolidation (Hub & Spoke) options Reporting /Tracking solutions Temperature monitoring solutions Kitting and fulfilment options Additional information: Providers in this market are invited to express interest in this procurement activity by email to ofhtransport@akesoco.com by Monday 27th September. On receipt of expression of interest providers will be asked to respond to a short questionnaire to gather information on optimal solutions for the service in advance of being invited to a briefing sessions to describe the requirement and expectation of the service of the market in more detail. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022727-2021 | | Notice type | Planning 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 | 13 Sep 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Oct 2021 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | OUR FUTURE HEALTH (AKESO&CO ACTING ON BEHALF OF) | | Locality | MANCHESTER | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | N/A | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 64 - Postal and telecommunications services ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 64120000 - Courier services ## Release History - 13 Sep 2021 at 16:44 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022727-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.ourfuturehealth.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02e036. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02e036.json.