DHSC International Freight and Logistics Solutions

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is awarding this contract to provide air freight charter activity. Air Freight Charter in this procurement lot refers only to the management of charter bookings. All wraparound services required as part of the end-to-end solution including ground handling, customs services and further freight movement will be delivered by the Lot 2 Supplier. The successful organisation will provide outsourced managed services for international air freight charter. The successful organisation’s primary objective is to manage the end to end process of securing and booking air charter to be utilised by DHSC and their suppliers, not including wraparound services. The successful organisation will hand over charter booking to the authority’s selected air freight and ground handling service. Both Lot 1 and 2 providers will work to the authority’s given schedule to optimise import of freight into the UK. The successful organisation will be required to mobilise a fully staffed operation, running on a 24/7/365 basis, working in direct contact with DHSC’s freight teams, producers and other third party organisations as required.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is awarding this contract to provide outsourced managed services for international air freight, incorporating fully managed ‘end-to-end’ air freight logistics solutions, not including air charter operations. The successful organisation will work with the Authority’s Air charter service under lot 1 and carriers from any destination the authority requires chartered aircraft. They will work to given flight schedule to optimise import of freight into the UK. The successful organisation will also be responsible for ad-hoc worldwide air freight imports. Again, providing a full end to end solution, but inclusive of securing air capacity where volumes are not significant or regular to require charter services. The successful organisation will be required to mobilise a fully staffed operation, running on a 24/7/365 basis where required, working in direct contact with DHSC’s freight teams, producers and other third party organisations as required. The Departments logistical arrangements in some countries may utilise intermediary warehousing facilities. The successful organisation may be responsible for the ex works and/or ex warehouse collection of goods to the warehouse and then separately later arranging container loading and collection from the warehouse and transportation to the airhead upon receipt of a shipping instruction from the Authority.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is awarding this contract to provide outsourced managed services for international sea freight, incorporating coordination of ‘end-to-end’ sea freight logistics solutions. The successful organisation will work to the Departments given schedule to optimise import of freight into the UK, and will be required to mobilise a fully staffed operation, running on a 24/7/365 basis where required, working in direct contact with DHSC’s freight teams, manufacturers and other third party organisations as required. The successful organisation must have partner logistic companies or established presence in China and SE Asia and scope to provide global logistics solutions. The Departments logistical arrangements in some countries may utilise intermediary warehousing facilities. The successful organisation may be responsible for the ex works and/or ex warehouse collection of goods to the warehouse and then separately later arranging container loading and collection from the warehouse and transportation to the port upon receipt of a shipping instruction from the authority.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is awarding this contract to provide outsourced managed services for international rail freight, incorporating coordination of ‘end-to-end’ rail freight logistics solutions. The successful organisation will work to the authority’s given schedule to optimise import of freight into the UK. The successful organisation will be required to mobilise a fully staffed operation, running on a 24/7/365 basis where required, working in direct contact with DHSC’s freight teams, manufacturers and other third party organisations as required. The Departments logistical arrangements in some countries may utilise intermediary warehousing facilities. The successful organisation may be responsible for the ex works and/or ex warehouse collection of goods to the warehouse and then separately later arranging container loading and collection from the warehouse and transportation to the terminal upon receipt of a shipping instruction from the authority.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is awarding this contract to provide outsourced managed services for international road freight, incorporating fully managed ‘end-to-end’ road freight logistics solutions. The scope of this procurement may also include goods movement from an origin within the United Kingdom. The successful organisation will work to the Authority’s given schedule to optimise import of freight into the UK. The successful organisation will be required to mobilise a fully staffed operation, running on a 24/7/365 basis, working in direct contact with DHSC’s freight teams, manufacturers and other third party organisations as required.

• Contract for the Provision of Air Freight Management Services
• Reference: c25717
• Num offers: 6
• Value: £26,000,000
• Subcontracting opportunities are expected.

• Contract for the Provision of Road Freight Management Services
• Reference: c25719
• Num offers: 6
• Value: £1,000,000
• Subcontracting opportunities are expected.

• Contract for the Provision of Sea Freight Management Services
• Reference: c25718
• Num offers: 6
• Value: £34,000,000
• Subcontracting opportunities are expected.

• Contract for the Provision of Air Charter Services
• Reference: c29949
• Num offers: 8
• Value: £34,000,000

• Contract for the Provision of Rail Freight Management Services
• Reference: c25716
• Num offers: 4
• Value: £1,000,000