Contract

QUB/2332/22 - Contract for Courier Services (Ambient, Chilled and Frozen Samples)

  • Queen's University Belfast

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-015022

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a601

Published 26 May 2023, 9:00am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Queen's University Belfast

University Road,

Belfast

BT7 1NN

Contact

Shauna Ryan

Email

shauna.ryan@qub.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKN06 - Belfast

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/FinanceDirectorate/

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

QUB/2332/22 - Contract for Courier Services (Ambient, Chilled and Frozen Samples)

Reference number

QUB/2332/22

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 64100000 - Post and courier services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Queen’s University Belfast (Queen’s) requires temperature-controlled transport of biological samples (classed as UN3373, biological substances category B non-hazardous) from various sites across the UK, Europe and Rest of World to the Centre for Experimental Medicine (The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL) within the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences (SMBDS), and vice versa.The current locations are specified in Appendix 2 – Tender Response (Price). Queen’s reserves the right to expand the list of locations throughout the Contract Period. Queen’s reserves the right to expand the collection and delivery of samples to all Schools/Centres within the University.The conditions for transportation will either be ambient, chilled or frozen samples. When requested by Queen’s, shipments will require temperature monitoring throughout transit.The contract will initially be for 12 months,

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £600,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 64100000 - Post and courier services
  • 64120000 - Courier services
  • 64121000 - Multi-modal courier services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN06 - Belfast

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Contract for Courier Services (Ambient, Chilled and Frozen Samples)

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Options to extend for a further 48 months.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-004699


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

QUB/2332/22

Lot No

N/A

Title

Contract for Courier Services (Ambient, Chilled and Frozen Samples)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

26 May 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Quick International UK Ltd

Berkshire SL30AE UK]

SL30AE

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £500,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £600,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Queen's University Belfast

University Road

Belfast

BT7 1NN

Email

procurement@qub.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom