PHE_International-UKRST- Provision of Global Logistics Provider

Tender description

Modification Notice Contract Extension using Regulation 72(1)(c) The original VEAT notice stated: Public Health England (PHE) intends to award a contract to Goal (International) for the provision of international field logistics for emergency outbreak operations. Goal (International) are the only viable operator in this field. The UK-Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) require support in the form of transport and field logistics from a global partner on a minimal and ad-hoc basis for short periods of time to aid in the set-up of a 'Microbiology Flight Case Laboratory' (MFCL). The supplier will provide the following services: - respond within 48 hrs of emergency crises, - provide innovative and flexible and partnership approach to overseas outbreak logistical support, - deploy people from elsewhere within their organisation when required, - provide focused humanitarian response in low/middle income official development assistance (ODA) eligible countries, - perform market and risk assessment as and when required, - deploy emergency response staff to provide international overseas outbreak logistics support, - provided secure risk assessed residential accommodation overseas, - provide road transport within the UK for MFCL, including arrangement of transport to airports, - provide international air freight for the MCFL, inc customs clearance for goods and equipment. Below is a link to the original notice: https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:467349-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML The contract has now been extended until 31 March 2022 as COVID-19 has delayed utilisation of this contract which was unforeseen, and the contract mobilisation was further impacted by border control oversees. Original contract value awarded was for £100000, the contract value awarded for this extension is £50,000.