Published date: 18 April 2018

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: 30 May 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Courier services - 64120000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£8,000,000 to £12,000,000

Procurement reference

KENTPS001-DN334904-24255650

Published date

18 April 2018

Closing date

30 May 2018

Contract start date

1 October 2018

Contract end date

30 September 2025

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 current KCS warehouse operation is at New Hythe, Aylesford, Kent. KCS is seeking the provision of an outsourced delivery distribution solution to its customers predominantly outside of Kent and East Sussex; including the management of the loading bay operation for the required deliveries.

More information

Additional text

This opportunity will be completed via ProContract, a site run by Proactis, the electronic tendering suite of the Kent Business Portal.
If you have difficulty in locating this opportunity following download please go to https://procontract.due-north.com/Login and login using your supplied username and appropriate password.
Successful tenderers must ensure that they maintain their registration to the Portal at all times to ensure that they receive any subsequent mini competition requests.
If, at any time, you experience difficulty accessing ProContract please visit the help centre https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/ or alternatively contact ProContract on E-Mail: ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com or submit a ticket via the supplier Support Help Desk http://proactis.kayako.com/default
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About the buyer

Address

Head Office, 1 Abbey Wood Group
Kings Hill
West Malling
ME19 4YT
England

Telephone

+44 1622236697

Email

psg@procurementservicesgroup.org.uk