---
title: "Contract for the Provision of Air Charter Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02e679"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE"
published: "2021-09-30"
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# Contract for the Provision of Air Charter Services

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e679

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has awarded a contract for the Provision of Air Charter Services, focusing on air freight charter activities within the services industry. This procurement is currently in the Award stage, with the contract value set at £50,999,999. The successful supplier, Kuehne + Nagel Limited, is tasked with managing the charter bookings for a period of 360 days, signed on 10 April 2021. The service will cater to the logistics of importing freight into the UK and will require close collaboration with DHSC and third-party organisations. The contract operates out of London, UK.

This air charter services contract presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in logistics, air freight management, and related services. Companies that can efficiently handle international shipping, customs services, and ground handling will be particularly well-suited to engage with DHSC in future procurements. The ongoing demand for air freight solutions, especially due to disruptions in other transport modes, creates a competitive environment for tailored service providers looking to grow and expand their market reach in the public sector.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is awarding this contract to provide air freight charter activity. Air Freight Charter in this procurement lot refers only to the management of charter bookings. All wraparound services required as part of the end-to-end solution including ground handling, customs services and further freight movement will be delivered by the Lot 2 Supplier.The successful organisation will provide outsourced managed services for international air freight charter. The successful organisation's primary objective is to manage the end to end process of securing and booking air charter to be utilised by DHSC and their suppliers, not including wraparound services. The successful organisation will hand over charter booking to the Authority's selected air freight and ground handling service. Both Lot 1 and 2 providers will work to the Authority's given schedule to optimise import of freight into the UK. The successful organisation will be required to mobilise a fully staffed operation, running on a 24/7/365 basis, working in direct contact with DHSC's freight teams, producers and other third party organisations as required.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024330-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Apr 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £50,999,999 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| 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 | KUEHNE + NAGEL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60423000 - Air-charter services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2021 at 14:17 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024330-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://uk.kuehne-nagel.com/en_gb
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:615613-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

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