Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
Contact
DHSC International Freight Team
FreightContractNotices@dhsc.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Contract for the Provision of Air Charter Services
Reference number
C29949
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60423000 - Air-charter services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is awarding this contract to provide air freight charter activity. Air Freight Charter in this procurement lot refers only to the management of charter bookings. All wraparound services required as part of the end-to-end solution including ground handling, customs services and further freight movement will be delivered by the Lot 2 Supplier.The successful organisation will provide outsourced managed services for international air freight charter. The successful organisation’s primary objective is to manage the end to end process of securing and booking air charter to be utilised by DHSC and their suppliers, not including wraparound services. The successful organisation will hand over charter booking to the Authority’s selected air freight and ground handling service. Both Lot 1 and 2 providers will work to the Authority’s given schedule to optimise import of freight into the UK. The successful organisation will be required to mobilise a fully staffed operation, running on a 24/7/365 basis, working in direct contact with DHSC’s freight teams, producers and other third party organisations as required.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
12
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.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2020/S 247-615613
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
C29949
Lot No
1
Title
CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF AIR CHARTER SERVICES
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
10 April 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Kuehne + Nagel Limited
1 Roundwood Avenue, Stockley Park
Uxbridge
UB11 1FG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
01722216
Internet address
http://uk.kuehne-nagel.com/en_gb
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £34,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 60423000 - Air-charter services
seven.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60423000 - Air-charter services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is awarding this contract to provide air freight charter activity. Air Freight Charter in this procurement lot refers only to the management of charter bookings. All wraparound services required as part of the end-to-end solution including ground handling, customs services and further freight movement will be delivered by the Lot 2 Supplier.The successful organisation will provide outsourced managed services for international air freight charter. The successful organisation’s primary objective is to manage the end to end process of securing and booking air charter to be utilised by DHSC and their suppliers, not including wraparound services. The successful organisation will hand over charter booking to the Authority’s selected air freight and ground handling service. Both Lot 1 and 2 providers will work to the Authority’s given schedule to optimise import of freight into the UK. The successful organisation will be required to mobilise a fully staffed operation, running on a 24/7/365 basis, working in direct contact with DHSC’s freight teams, producers and other third party organisations as required.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
12
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£50,999,999
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Kuehne + Nagel Limited
1 Roundwood Avenue, Stockley Park
Uxbridge
UB11 1FG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
01722216
Internet address
http://uk.kuehne-nagel.com/en_gb
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
The Air Charter contract awarded to Kuehne and Nagel has been extended in value under Regulation 72(1)(c) by under 50% of the original contract value. No other modifications have been made to the contract as part of the extension.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
The original contract value reflected demand figures available at the time. Changes to testing procedures altered the demand for freight usage. For example, the Prime Minister's RoadMap (Feb 2021) resulted in wider use of Lateral Flow Devices to facilitate testing of teachers, pupils and household bubbles for the re-opening of schools, along with workplace testing and visitors to adult social care settings. The Universal offer in April 2021 provided all adults access to twice weekly testing, bringing the eligible population for LFD tests to 50m people and an increased scope for private sector testing, widening the number of companies able to request testing ahead of the re-opening date. Disruption to rail lines internationally lead to an increased reliance on air charter.This modification serves to amend the total value by under 50% of the original contract value. There is no alteration to the overall nature of the contract.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £34,000,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £50,999,999