Road transport services

Tender description

Provision and management of distribution services from the NHS Scotland National Distribution Centre at Canderside, 2 Swinhill Avenue, Larkhall, ML9 2QX (NDC) to health bodies in Scotland. These health bodies include all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, currently 14 regional Health Boards, 6 Special Health Boards, Health Improvement Scotland and the Authority, together with all joint integration boards established under the Public Bodies (joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. The NDC has been created to break bulk and supply products to all NHS Scotland departments. The majority of deliveries are currently conducted on a radial distribution fleet. Deliveries to the Western Isles,Shetland, Orkney, Elgin and several small central belt locations may require a 7.5T access vehicle. When required, such services would be undertaken by a partner carrier. Provision and management of distribution services from the NHS Scotland National Distribution Centre at Canderside, 2 Swinhill Avenue, Larkhall, ML9 2QX (NDC) to health bodies in Scotland. The NDC has been created to break bulk and supply products to all NHS Scotland departments. The current managed transport service provider has circa 26 staff and employs upwards of 23 units of equipment (8 of which are directly owned by the Authority): This equipment includes both Rigid and Articulated Vehicles (including Double-Deck trailers). To facilitate the current service the Management Transport Services operation is staffed Sunday 22:00 to Friday 22:00, whilst the transport operation is live from 18:00 on a Sunday until 4:00 on Saturday. The majority of deliveries are currently conducted on a radial distribution fleet. Deliveries to the Western Isles,Shetland, Orkney, Elgin and several small central belt locations may require a 7.5T access vehicle. When required, such services would be undertaken by a partner carrier.