DHSC International Freight and Logistics Solutions

Tender description

The contracting authority currently intends to tender a procurement for the provision of international freight and logistics services for medical products. Lot 1: DHSC intends to run a procurement to source International Freight and Logistics services for medical products (including for example Lateral Flow Device (LFD) test kits and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)). The current intention is that the procurement will include contract award, rather than a framework, for the provision of the following high-level services:- Air Charter services- Rail freight services*- Sea freight services*- Warehousing services*These will be managed end-to-end services. This may include (but is not limited to) provision of ground transport for collection from origin and delivery to final destination, ground handling and customs brokerage.The proposed contracting periods for the high-level services detailed above are 12 months, with the option for the Authority to extend for a further 12 months. The estimated total value of these contracts across the full duration of the contracts is £382,000,000. Further detail on the likely split of this value between the lots is envisaged to be provided during market engagement but will be confirmed at the point any formal procurement is launched. Note that this value is an estimate and is based on current understanding of requirements and market conditions and may be subject to change.This notice is a Prior Information Notice and does not constitute a call for competition. The Department will aim to publish a contract notice (invitation to tender) on the Find a Tender Service (FTS) from the end of May 2021, but such timescale may be extended as a result of market engagement and any further scoping requirements.The intended international freight and logistics tender will be performed through the online application, Atamis Procurement Software.Suppliers are encouraged, if they have not done so already, to register as quickly as possible with Atamis to ensure access to the tender documentation and the instructions for completion upon FTS publication. Prior to the proposed publication of a contract notice, the Department is seeking to engage with the market.If suppliers are interested in participating in the market engagement activities, they should register interest by emailing: InternationalFreightProcurement@dhsc.gov.uk. To guarantee that suppliers have access to market engagement event details in advance of the event, suppliers should register interest byno later than 16:00 on Friday 7th May 2021. For suppliers registering interest after this date, the department will endeavour to ensure suppliers have access to market engagement events.Details of the specific market engagement sessions will be provided via email to those suppliers that register their interest. Additional information: The contracting authority intends to use the Department of Health and Social Care Atamis eTendering system to manage the tender. Information relating to the tender is available within Atamis. Select this link to access the Atamis system https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome