Published date: 8 February 2017

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: 8 March 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Post and courier services - 64100000

  • Courier services - 64120000

  • Parcel delivery services - 64121200

    • Packaging and related services - 79920000

    • Packaging services - 79921000

    • Home delivery of incontinence products - 85142400

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£30,000 to £70,000

Procurement reference

MT192773

Published date

8 February 2017

Closing date

8 March 2017

Contract start date

10 April 2017

Contract end date

9 April 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The British Red Cross Society "Red Cross" is a humanitarian organisation that refuses to ignore people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We enable vulnerable people at home and overseas to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their own communities and when the crisis is over, we help people recover and move on with their lives.
Red Cross wishes to establish a sole supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Mobility Aids Courier Services with a suitably qualified and experienced Supplier within the London area.
Red Cross' current requirements include, but are not limited to:
* Provision of suitable packaging for wheelchairs and commodes;
* Collection and Delivery of wheelchairs and commodes;
* Proof of Delivery (Signed For); and
* Support services including manned help desk and account management
This a collaborative procurement exercise between the Red Cross' Mobility Aids function and the Corporate Procurement Team following consultation with key internal stakeholders.
The Mobility Aids function provides short-term loans of wheelchairs and commodes, on a no-charge basis to people in need.
The Corporate Procurement Team is responsible for the procurement of national goods, works and services for the Red Cross and the development of procurement processes, procedures, strategies and policies in line with recognised best practice.
Therefore, this collaborative procurement exercise shall seek to deliver a resilient and reliable Courier Services solution that supports Red Cross' operational activities and ensures on-going service delivery in an efficient cost-effective manner.
The successful Framework Agreement Supplier shall be required to evidence best value in their proposals and clearly illustrate added value.
This Framework Agreement shall seek to deliver best value for the Red Cross by:
* Achieving economies of scale by aggregating our anticipated spend and demand for these services;
¿* Ensuring a streamlined approach to the ordering and procurement of these services;
* Developing a close working relationship with a single provider of these services;
* Provision of robust and meaningful Management Information to drive efficiencies and improvements;
* Embracing market innovation and enabling opportunities for knowledge transfer and testing of new concepts or services; and
* Building upon lessons learned from previous procurement exercises.
It is anticipated that one Supplier shall be appointed onto this agreement.
This Invitation to Tender will be evaluated in a two stage process where Tenderers who meet the minimum Framework Agreement Selection Criteria will then proceed to the Framework Agreement Award Criteria. These shortlisted Tenderers will then be evaluated on the basis of 100% Price.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Lesley McIntosh

Address

1 Smithhills Street
Paisley
PA1 1EA
England

Telephone

+44 3450547311

Email

lmcintosh@redcross.org.uk

Website

http://www.redcross.org.uk