DHSC Freight and Logistics Solutions

The Authority intends to run a tender for the provision of warehouse services outside the UK. The successful organisation will be responsible for supplier collection, inbound warehousing process, storage and outbound warehousing process, and will work to the Authority’s given schedule to optimise export of freight from various global locations. 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 the Authority’s freight teams, manufacturers and other third party organisations as required. There is likely to be an immediate requirement for the provision of warehousing services in the Xiamen region of China to meet ongoing operational needs, but the scope of this contract will not be limited to a specific global geography in order to allow the Authority to respond to any future global needs that may arise. As such, a flexible 'pay as you go', non-committal warehousing solution is required.

The Authority intends to run a tender for the provision of outsourced managed services for international rail freight, incorporating co-ordination of ‘end-to-end’ rail freight logistics solutions. The successful organisation will work to the Authority’s given schedule to optimise import and export of freight to and from appropriate global locations where feasible to use rail. The Authority will use a different mode where not feasible. 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 the Authority’s freight teams, manufacturers and other third party organisations as required. The Authority’s logistical arrangements may utilise intermediary warehousing facilities. The successful organisation may be responsible for the ex works and/or ex warehouse collection of goods from the warehouse. Manufacturer to warehouse activity will be the responsibility of the Lot D provider. In December 2020 the Authority launched ITT C15725 and awarded five separate contracts for a multi-modal freight solution including Lot 4 for Rail Freight Services. This procurement covers international rail freight activity expected to cover September 2021 (recently awarded ITT C15725 Lot 4 contract is currently forecast to have been exhausted by then) to August 2022 with a maximum value of £62m and the potential to extend for up to a further year.

The Authority intends to run a tender for the provision of outsourced managed services for international sea freight, incorporating co-ordination of ‘end-to-end’ sea freight logistics solutions. The successful organisation will work to the Authority’s given schedule to optimise import and export of freight to and from global locations, and will be required to mobilise a fully staffed operation, running on a 24/7/365 basis where required, working in direct contact with the Authority’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 Authority’s 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 from the warehouse. Manufacturer to warehouse activity will be the responsibility of the Lot D provider.

The Authority intends to run a tender for the provision of outsourced managed services for international air charter to enable the movement of medical goods to and from any global location. Medical products include but are not limited to, T&T testing kits from factory gate or warehouse to distribution facilities in the UK and globally. Air Charter in this procurement lot refers only to the end to end management of charter bookings and excludes all wraparound services such as ground handling, customs brokerage, and collection/delivery charges to/from the airport which will be provided by the Authority’s ground handling provider. The successful Lot A provider will work with the Authority’s existing ground handling provider to the schedule provided by the Authority to optimise import of freight. The successful organisation will be required to mobilise a fully staffed operation, running on a 24/7/365 basis, working in direct contact with the Authority’s freight teams, producers and other third-party organisations as required.In December 2020 the Authority launched ITT C15725 and awarded five separate contracts for a multi-modal freight solution including Lot 1 for Air Charter Service. This procurement covers international Air Charter activity expected to cover September 2021 (being the point at which the recently awarded ITT C15725 Lot 1 contract is currently forecast to have been exhausted) to August 2022 with a maximum value of £248m and potential to extend for up to a further year.