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title: "Logistics and Freight Forwarding"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-054e2b"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE & TROPICAL MEDICINE"
published: "2025-06-18"
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# Logistics and Freight Forwarding

Buyer: LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE & TROPICAL MEDICINE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054e2b

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## Summary

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is in the planning stage of a procurement process for logistics and freight forwarding services. This opportunity, titled "Logistics and Freight Forwarding", falls under the services category and aims to establish a framework agreement with multiple suppliers. The procurement involves storage, logistics, and freight forwarding delivery to both international and domestic locations. This contracting process involves an estimated gross value of £6,000,000, with a net value of £4,800,000, and is above the threshold, operating under a special regime concession. Key dates include the upcoming deadline for preliminary market engagement (PME) scheduled for 8th July 2025 and further communication expected by 25th August 2025. The proposed framework will commence on 15th December 2025 and conclude on 14th December 2029, with activities concentrated in the UK.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, particularly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), as they are deemed suitable for participation. The framework's division into multiple lots ensures that a range of suppliers can participate, catering to diverse logistic and freight forwarding services for non-specialist and specialist demand, supporting domestic and international needs. Businesses specialising in storage, warehousing, and courier services will find this tender particularly relevant, offering the chance to secure long-term engagement with a public authority within central government, thereby enhancing visibility and expanding their service offerings across strategic partnerships.

## Notice

LSHTM, and the MRC units LSHTM-G and LSHTH-U is seeking to establish a framework agreement with multiple suppliers for the provision of Logistic and Freight forwarding services. The Lots on this framework will include a range of services in relation to storage, logistic and freight forwarding delivery to International and Domestic locations exporting a range of non- specialist and specialist deliverables.

### Planning Information

https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/-4NlCnO14cVXjMRT9fMfJYj_0?domain=uk.eu-supply.com/ Please use this link to view PME documents and to express an interest.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033125-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 25 Aug 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Dec 2025 - 14 Dec 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,800,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE & TROPICAL MEDICINE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC1E 7HT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Bloomsbury |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
- 64100000 - Post and courier services
- 64120000 - Courier services

## Release History

- 18 Jun 2025 at 07:47 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033125-2025
- 17 Jun 2025 at 11:14 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032913-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033125-2025
  18th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032913-2025
  17th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/-4NlCnO14cVXjMRT9fMfJYj_0?domain=uk.eu-supply.com/
- https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/-4NlCnO14cVXjMRT9fMfJYj_0?domain=uk.eu-supply.com/PleaseusethislinktoviewPMEdocumentsandtoexpressaninterest.
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/

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