Billingsgate Market Logistics Consolidation Services

Concepts

• billingsgate market logistics consolidation services
• billingsgate market
• multi-modal courier
• city of london corporation
• trafalgar way
• provision of a consolidated logistic service
• billingsgate fish market
• service management
• consolidated delivery service
• further development of the sustainable logistics plan

Location

Billingsgate Market, located at Trafalgar Way, Poplar, London E14 5ST

Description

The City of London Corporation (the City) invites Tenders for the provision of a consolidated logistic service at Billingsgate Market, located at Trafalgar Way, Poplar, London E14 5ST

Total Quantity or Scope

This requirement is broken into seven main work packages. The overarching aims for the work packages are: • Service management – To provide and manage the resources and people provided within the tender and with the Employer manage risk and ensure the Service meets quality, time and cost parameters. • Provide the consolidated delivery Service – To provide the Employer with a third part logistics Service for delivery of tenant’s goods to customers from Billingsgate Fish Market to customers within the boundary of the M25 and, where agreed, wider. The Provider will supply a commercial charging mechanism for tenants and customers to move the Service to a commercial basis. • Support the vehicle supplier in developing Fleet as a Service (FaaS) business proposition – To support the Employer and the preferred vehicle supplier in developing the FaaS concept by supporting the identification of alternative vehicle use during the periods when the vehicles are not being used in the consolidated delivery service. • Develop a dynamic delivery model and supporting software – To provide and/or develop a dynamic delivery model supported by an electronic platform to support and facilitate tenant placement of delivery requests and track customer deliveries. Capture from this the key performance indicator (KPIs) required to further develop the Service for Dagenham Dock markets. • Utilise low and zero emissions vehicle types - with the preferred supplier, or a supplier of choice, provide low emission refrigerated and frozen vehicles for the Service and capture emissions reduction figures. • Support further development of the sustainable logistics plan – To provide the Employer with input and subject matter expertise in developing, improving and extending the service at Billingsgate and at a later date under reserved rights extend the service to additional markets. • Provide a charging mechanism for customers and a plan to achieve commercial viability – To enable the provision of a consolidation service that achieves commercial viability in the long term for the Employer Additional information: The City reserves the right to expand the services to its other wholesale markets (New Spitalfields, located at 23 Sherrin Rd, London E10 5SQ and Smithfields, located at 5 St John's Lane, London EC1M 4BH

Renewal Options

The duration of the contract is 1 year, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 1 year. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 2 years.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 64121000 - Multi-modal courier services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘capitalEsourcing’ (www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. The estimated value given at II.2.6) is for the full duration of the contract including the maximum possible extensions, and variation of scope to include additional markets. The estimated annual contract value is therefore £750,000.