Express Freight Service

Concepts

• transport services
• express freight service
• department of health and social care
• key elements of the new service
• provision of a managed service
• freight transport agency
• premium freight service
• related ancillary health services
• current services
• courier services

Location

Description

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded contracts for the provision of a managed service to provide access to a Premium freight service for the transportation of medicines, medical products, and any related ancillary health services. The service will be available for use by Crown Bodies and Crown Dependencies utilising any mode of transport subject to these being compatible with the transit timescale requirements, conditions of carriage, and the effective mitigation of foreseeable disruption to services. This new solution is designed to incorporate all 3 current services into one agile solution. The key elements of the new service include: -continuity of flow to and from the UK (mainly from Europe but with capability to extend its reach globally); flexibility & responsiveness ; value for money. The contract has been awarded following a competitive, open procedure and having observed the minimum 10-day standstill period. For an initial 12-month period with an option to extend for up to a further 12 months.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
• 63521000 - Freight transport agency services
• 64100000 - Post and courier services
• 64121000 - Multi-modal courier services
• 60600000 - Water transport services
• 64120000 - Courier services
• 60420000 - Non-scheduled air transport services
• 60161000 - Parcel transport services
• 60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport
• 60421000 - Non-scheduled airmail transport services
• 60423000 - Air-charter services

Other Information

DHSC Express Freight Services Agreement (redacted) v2_Redacted https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/4J000000NpLX/Ana3_PHTABW...