The provision of freight services for the supply of personal protective equipment and medical equipment

Concepts

• freight transport agency
• covid
• provision of freight services
• supply of personal protective equipment
• medical equipment
• direct award
• reg
• covid-19 response

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

Total Quantity or Scope

Direct Award under Reg 32 of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 for COVID-19 response. The Authority has agreed to extend the agreement by an additional 9 months under Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 63521000 - Freight transport agency services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** DHSC awarded a contract on 30 March 2020 to Uniserve Limited for the provision of freight services for the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical equipment in response to COVID-19 (Contract Award Notice reference 2020/S 232-573975:https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:573975-2020:HTML:EN:HTML&tabId=1&tabLang=en, Contracts Finder Awarded Opportunity Notice: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1bf4f122-e452-4c32-bf49-d4e002...). DHSC has agreed to extend the existing agreement by an additional 9 months to now expire on 31.12 2021. DHSC is extending the contract relying on Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to:a) Ensure continuity of services whilst competed contracts are fully mobilised, and;b) Enable goods in transit to complete their journey to long term warehousing including the unloading and release of PPE storage containers.This will include an increase in contract value under this agreement of £99,500,000.