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Services - 344963-2019

23/07/2019    S140

United Kingdom-London: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

2019/S 140-344963

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Department of Health and Social Care
Postal address: 39 Victoria Street
Town: London
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: SW1H 0EU
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: Joyce.Angoma@dhsc.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 2072104850
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care/about/procurement
I.3)Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://dh.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://dh.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)Main activity
Health

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

Express Freight Services

Reference number: project_685
II.1.2)Main CPV code
60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

The Department of Health and Social Care (the Authority) is looking to engage a service provider to provide the Authority with assured access to an express freight capability to maintain the uninterrupted supply of medicines and medical products where there is an urgent need or where a suppliers' own logistics arrangements are disrupted.

Key elements of the requirement include: mobilisation of service, capacity assurance, capacity flexibility, managed service, supplier services and value for money.

The service(s) will need to be fully operational by 24.10.2019 to allow for testing in advance of full operational sign off by the 31.10.2019.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 25 080 000.00 GBP
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:

Lot 1, Lot 2 and Lot 3

II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

Express Parcel Services

Lot No: Lot 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
60100000 Road transport services
60200000 Railway transport services
60400000 Air transport services
64120000 Courier services
64121000 Multi-modal courier services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Main site or place of performance:

UK and Europe.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The service requirement under this lot is for a managed service to provide access to a total daily volumetric capacity of 30 m3 on request by the Authority. To increase or decrease volume of Assured Capacity by +/- 50 % from the assured capacity, as agreed at the date of request, within 1 working day of receiving written notice from the Authority. The solution may utilise 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.

The nature of the majority of goods for which the Authority wishes to facilitate transport for will be standard, non-temperature controlled, non-hazardous, and require no extra security measures.

Providers to note: Included in the total estimated value of the contract are payments that will be made by suppliers for use of the express freight services. The Authority's liability will be for the mobilisation and management services. The Authority's estimated expenditure for Lot 1 is likely to be circa 1 300 000 GBP.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 15 960 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

12 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months.

II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

Pallet Services

Lot No: Lot 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
60161000 Parcel transport services
64100000 Post and courier services
64120000 Courier services
64121000 Multi-modal courier services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Main site or place of performance:

UK and Europe.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The services requirement under this lot is for a managed service to provide access to a total daily volumetric assured capacity of 50 EUR Pallets on request by the Authority. To increase or decrease volume of volume of Assured Capacity by +/- 50 % (up to a maximum of 200 [Euro Pallets]) from the Assured Capacity as agreed at the date of request, within 24 hrs of receiving written notice from the Authority. The solution may utilise 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.

The nature of the majority of goods for which the Authority wishes to facilitate transport for will be standard, non-temperature controlled, non-hazardous, and require no extra security measures.

Providers to note: Included in the total estimated value of the contract are payments that will be made by suppliers for use of the express freight services. The Authority's liability will be for the mobilisation and management services. The Authority's estimated expenditure for Lot 2 is likely to be circa 1 300 000 GBP.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 5 160 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

12 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months.

II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

Specials

Lot No: Lot 3
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
60100000 Road transport services
60200000 Railway transport services
60400000 Air transport services
64120000 Courier services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Main site or place of performance:

UK and Europe.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The services requirement under this lot is for a managed service to provide:

1) Access to a total daily volume of assured capacity of 5 m3, subject to the processes and strategies delivered by the service provider in accordance with the tender to mitigate the risk that the capacity is unavailable. The assured capacity will be capable of handing the following goods:

— active temperature-controlled products (e.g. Frozen below -15º C; Chilled or refrigerated 2 to 8º C; Cold/Cool 8-15),

— controlled drugs — which will require compliance with Home Office requirements in relation to their storage and transit, and

— medicines — which will require compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP).

2) Bespoke logistics solution — a custom operational arrangement between the service provider and an authorised supplier to meet a specific, complex requirement to deliver a Bespoke Consignment into the UK by an Authorised Supplier.

‘Bespoke Consignment’ meaning anything which is outside of a standard parcel or pallet dimension and/or requiring specialised conditions of carriage including:

— time sensitive shipments (e.g. within 24 hrs),

— substances of human origin (e.g. blood, cell cultures, human tissues and organs),

— hazardous materials — being any item or agent (biological, chemical, radiological and/or physical) which has the potential to cause harm to humans, animals or the environment, either by itself or through interaction with other factors (such as but not limited to: medical gases, radioactive isotopes and flammable liquids),

— oversize products,

— vehicle movements, and

— containerised lift on/lift off (LoLo) services.

And on request by the Authority, increase or decrease volume of assured capacity by +/- 50 % (up to a maximum of 15 m3) from the assured capacity as agreed at the date of request, within 24 hrs of receiving written notice from the Authority.

Providers to note: Included in the total estimated value of the contract are payments that will be made by suppliers for use of the express freight services. The Authority's liability will be for the mobilisation and management services. The Authority's estimated expenditure for Lot 3 is likely to be circa 1 300 000 GBP.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 3 960 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

12 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months.

II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 124-302921
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 21/08/2019
Local time: 14:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
English
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 22/08/2019
Local time: 15:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: High Court
Town: London
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: High Court
Town: London
Country: United Arab Emirates
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: High Court
Town: London
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
18/07/2019