Planning

Express Freight Service

  • DHSC, London

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-017347

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050879

Published 28 April 2025, 2:56pm



Scope

Description

We are intending to procure for an express / emergency capability to help maintain the uninterrupted supply of medical products where there is an urgent need and/or where a suppliers' own logistics arrangements may be disrupted. If you would like to register your interest to attend the market engagement event for this procurement, please email Stuart Merritt at the Department of Health and Social Care by 5pm on Monday 2nd June 2025 (stuart.merritt@dhsc.gov.uk)

Total value (estimated)

  • £3,384,000 excluding VAT
  • £4,060,800 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2029
  • 3 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
  • 63100000 - Cargo handling and storage services
  • 64121000 - Multi-modal courier services
  • 60600000 - Water transport services
  • 60423000 - Air-charter services
  • 60420000 - Non-scheduled air transport services
  • 64100000 - Post and courier services
  • 60400000 - Air transport services
  • 60160000 - Mail transport by road
  • 63521000 - Freight transport agency services
  • 64120000 - Courier services
  • 64121200 - Parcel delivery services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

5 June 2025

Engagement process description

Market engagement


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

7 July 2025


Contracting authority

DHSC, London

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMQG-9965-CHZR

39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government