Published date: 11 November 2020

This notice was replaced on 11 November 2020

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Opportunity (published 11 November 2020, last edited 25 November 2020)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Storage and warehousing services - 63120000

Location of contract

SW1H 0EU

Value of contract

£16,000,000

Procurement reference

CF-0060600D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

11 November 2020

Closing date

25 November 2020

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

23 December 2020

Contract end date

22 December 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

This is an accelerated procedure.

Justification

The Covid-19 pandemic response has given rise to an urgent need for the Authority to create a stockpile of medicines suitable for use within Intensive Treatment Unit and End of Life environments based on the usage experiences during wave one and the subsequent (second) wave) of the virus. The Authority must be in a position to treat the population as required in the event of the Covid-19 outbreak escalating suddenly. Due to the unpredictability of the virus, the Authority does not have sufficient time to comply with the standard Open Procedure time scales for this procurement. The Authority considers this to be a state of urgency which it has duly substantiated. Accordingly, the Authority is using accelerated time limits as permitted under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Regulation 27(5) for the Open Procedure) in respect of this procurement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Third Party Logistics Provision for Covid-19 medicines

About the buyer

Contact name

Ruth Thompson

Address

Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
GB

Email

Ruth.Thompson@dhsc.gov.uk