--- title: "Courier, Distribution, Storage and Specialist Solutions" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042e6e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-042e6e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042e6e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042e6e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE" published: "2024-01-19" --- # Courier, Distribution, Storage and Specialist Solutions Buyer: THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042e6e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-042e6e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042e6e.json) ## Summary The Crown Commercial Service is planning a procurement process for the provision of Courier, Distribution, Storage and Specialist Solutions. The procurement involves market engagement sessions scheduled for February and March 2024. Interested suppliers are required to express their interest by emailing ccscourierteam@crowncommercial.gov.uk by midday on Tuesday 30th January 2024. The estimated value of the framework agreement is £1 billion GBP over 4 years. Suppliers must hold specific certifications such as Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO9001 or ISO13485, depending on the services they are tendering for. The services under this framework will require the handling of material classified as OFFICIAL/SENSITIVE. This upcoming tender by the Crown Commercial Service presents an opportunity for businesses in the courier, logistics, and warehousing market to bid for a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement. Suppliers offering services such as international movements, customs clearance, storage, transport, and distribution would be well-suited to compete. The tender process involves market engagement, certification requirements, and a focus on security measures to protect government information. Interested businesses must demonstrate their ability to meet the specified certification standards to be eligible for contract awards under this procurement. ## Notice Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of Courier, Distribution, Storage and Specialist Solutions to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education, Third Sector and Devolved Administrations. It is intended that this commercial agreement will be the recommended vehicle for all Courier, Distribution, Storage and Specialist Solutions required by UK Central Government Departments. The lotting structure of this framework will be determined as a result of the market engagement. Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Courier, Distribution, Storage and Specialist Solutions. Additional information: It is the intention that this procurement will be constructed into Lots. Key service elements will be: * International movements, storage and inbound freight services * Customs clearance * Receipt and quality checking of goods * Kitting and co packing (including automation) * Storage including pick and pack * Transport & distribution ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001894-2024 | | 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 | 19 Jan 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 24 Jan 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,000,000,000 | | 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 | THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE | | Locality | LIVERPOOL | | Post town | Liverpool | | Postcode | L3 9PP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool | | Local authority | Liverpool | | Electoral ward | City Centre North | | Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products - 24 - Chemical products - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment - 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products - 42 - Industrial machinery - 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment - 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 45 - Construction work - 48 - Software package and information systems - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services - 64 - Postal and telecommunications services - 70 - Real estate services - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 85 - Health and social work services - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 15991000 - Tobacco goods - 24000000 - Chemical products - 24600000 - Explosives - 24610000 - Prepared explosives - 33141000 - Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables - 33141510 - Blood products - 33141620 - Medical kits - 33141625 - Diagnostic kits - 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products - 33620000 - Medicinal products for the blood, blood-forming organs and the cardiovascular system - 33651000 - General anti-infectives for systemic use and vaccines - 33651600 - Vaccines - 33680000 - Pharmaceutical articles - 33690000 - Various medicinal products - 33698100 - Microbiological cultures - 33954000 - Biological evidence collection kits - 35300000 - Weapons, ammunition and associated parts - 35320000 - Firearms - 39241100 - Knives - 42961400 - Dispatch system - 42965100 - Warehouse management system - 42998000 - Pallet-picking system - 42998100 - Pallet-retrieving system - 43411000 - Sorting and screening machines - 44143000 - Pallets - 44423300 - Goods-handling equipment - 44613300 - Standard freight containers - 44613400 - Storage containers - 44614300 - Container storage system - 45111200 - Site preparation and clearance work - 48311100 - Document management system - 48720000 - Bar coding software package - 48921000 - Automation system - 50117300 - Reconditioning services of vehicles - 50118110 - Vehicle towing-away services - 50118400 - Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles - 50190000 - Demolition services of vehicles - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60100000 - Road transport services - 60160000 - Mail transport by road - 60161000 - Parcel transport services - 60200000 - Railway transport services - 60400000 - Air transport services - 60420000 - Non-scheduled air transport services - 60423000 - Air-charter services - 60600000 - Water transport services - 60640000 - Shipping operations - 63000000 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services - 63100000 - Cargo handling and storage services - 63110000 - Cargo handling services - 63111000 - Container handling services - 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services - 63121000 - Storage and retrieval services - 63121100 - Storage services - 63122000 - Warehousing services - 63521000 - Freight transport agency services - 63522000 - Ship brokerage services - 63523000 - Port and forwarding agency services - 63524000 - Transport document preparation services - 63700000 - Support services for land, water and air transport - 63710000 - Support services for land transport - 63711000 - Support services for railway transport - 64100000 - Post and courier services - 64113000 - Postal services related to parcels - 64120000 - Courier services - 64121000 - Multi-modal courier services - 64121200 - Parcel delivery services - 70122100 - Land sale services - 70123000 - Sale of real estate - 70123100 - Sale of residential real estate - 70123200 - Sale of non-residential estate - 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services - 71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services - 71631000 - Technical inspection services - 71632000 - Technical testing services - 71900000 - Laboratory services - 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services - 75130000 - Supporting services for the government - 75131000 - Government services - 79342400 - Auction services - 79342410 - Electronic auction services - 79920000 - Packaging and related services - 79957000 - Auction organisation services - 79991000 - Stock-control services - 85111800 - Pathology services - 85111810 - Blood analysis services - 85111820 - Bacteriological analysis services - 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories - 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services - 90511000 - Refuse collection services - 90512000 - Refuse transport services - 90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services - 90520000 - Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services - 90523100 - Weapons and ammunition disposal services - 90524400 - Collection, transport and disposal of hospital waste - 90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services - 92512100 - Archive destruction services ## Release History - 19 Jan 2024 at 12:00 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001894-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cff245e1-2f9f-4617-9723 - https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/upcoming - https://www.gov.uk/ccs ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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