Published date: 6 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.


Closing: 23 November 2020, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Warehousing services - 63122000

  • Mail delivery services - 64121100

  • Parcel delivery services - 64121200

Location of contract

SW1H 0EU

Value of contract

£550,000,000

Procurement reference

CF-0055600D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

6 November 2020

Closing date

23 November 2020

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

18 January 2021

Contract end date

17 January 2022

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

Urgency of the services needed

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS Test and Trace is the national organisation under the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) responsible for conducting Covid-19 testing in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The organisation requires fulfilment services to support all Covid-19 testing via the Home Channel. NHS Test and Trace are advising the market of our intention to procure these fulfilment and associated services to ensure the continuity and growth of the testing capability via the Home Channel.

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Operations

Address

39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
GB

Email

Procurement.Operations@dhsc.gov.uk