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title: "Freight Agency Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04f72c"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH"
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# Freight Agency Services

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f72c

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh (UoE) is planning a procurement process titled "Freight Agency Services" within the Freight Transport Agency Services industry. The primary objective is to optimise UoE's entire supply chain, from domestic courier services to international import and export shipments. This procurement falls under the services category and has an estimated value of £750,000 over three years. It is intended to streamline various fragmented courier services across UoE's colleges and schools. This process is currently at the planning stage, with the future notice date set for 1st May 2025. The procurement is located in Edinburgh, Scotland (UKM75).

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses specialising in 4PL logistics services, particularly those adept at integrating software solutions with large organisational systems like Oracle Fusion "People and Money." Companies capable of offering a comprehensive logistics service, facilitating improved freight rates and streamlined processes, would benefit greatly. The successful supplier will manage multiple transit options, centralising communications and billing, which is poised to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of UoE's freight operations. Businesses with experience in handling high volumes of shipments, ensuring compliance with procurement protocols, and those focused on sustainability in freight will find this particularly advantageous.

## Notice

Requirement to procure the services of a supplier to provide a 4PL service facilitating an optimisation of the entire supply chain for UoE - from courier services for UK domestic, to import and export shipments. Must include a software solution which ideally will be able to integrate with UoE's Oracle Fusion "People and Money" system and also comply with our "No PO No Pay" protocol.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Requirement to procure the services of a supplier to provide a 4PL service facilitating an optimisation of the entire supply chain for UoE - from courier services for UK domestic, to import and export shipments. Must include a software solution which ideally will be able to integrate with UoE's Oracle Fusion "People and Money" system and also comply with our "No PO No Pay" protocol. There is a significant level of fragmented spend with couriers from various colleges and schools at UoE. The new service will enable spend to be centralised through one service. The appointed freight agent would act on UoE's behalf as a 4PL logistics supplier and be responsible for sourcing multiple transit options and providers for each consignment. This would involve a software solution for UoE staff to book consignments on. All communication, billing and responsibility for delivering the service will reside with the supplier. This would provide 2 overarching benefits to UoE: (1) Improved freight rates; one provider understanding our requirement will be able to be active in the freight market in the most advantageous way for UoE. Truly centralising the requirement will avoid UoE being subject to high one-off freight rates. (2) Improved processes; a single stream of invoices and customs clearance instruction documents will simplify the paperwork process between stores, procurement operations and P&M system. Centralisation of the function will create efficiencies with existing teams and allow time to be redeployed into more effective areas to improve value streams elsewhere. As well as financial benefits this solution should make it easier to group together sustainability goals in freight which has traditionally had a high carbon cost.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010603-2025 |
| 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 | 21 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Apr 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £750,000 |
| 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 | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 1HT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 63521000 - Freight transport agency services
- 64120000 - Courier services

## Release History

- 21 Mar 2025 at 10:51 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010603-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ed.ac.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000793667
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=793667
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107

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