Published date: 17 September 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: 3 October 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Multi-modal courier services - 64121000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP345922424

Published date

17 September 2018

Closing date

3 October 2018

Contract start date

1 November 2018

Contract end date

31 October 2020

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?

Yes

Description

The principle requirements of the service will include the daily collection of drugs from The Christie NHS Foundation Trust for delivery to numerous patient addresses within an agreed timetable; Provision of refrigeration of items during transit (refrigerated van); Ability to offer communication of delivery times a minimum of 3 days in advance directly to patients via text/phone call as appropriate.
Further details will be available in the specification.

More information

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Vicki Stansfield

Address

Wilmslow Road
Withington
Manchester
M20 4BX
UK

Telephone

+441619182094

Email

vicki.stansfield@christie.nhs.uk