Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
Contact
Joyce Angoma
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
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Express Freight Service
Reference number
C33038
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Express Freight Service (EFS) forms part of the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC’s) National Supply Disruption Response, which is part of the multi-layered approach to help mitigate the impact of disruption to supply of medicines, medical products & ancillary health services. The EFS was originally designed to help mitigate disruption in the event of a no deal exit from the EU and has since been used as part of COVID 19 response arrangements when all other options have been exhausted. It is DHSC’s intention to re-procure a similar service to ensure continued contingency in case of any unforeseen event. The new solution is designed to incorporate all 3 current services into one agile solution. The key elements of the new service will include: - continuity of flow to and from the UK (mainly from Europe but with capability to extend its reach globally); flexibility & responsiveness; value for money.
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: £2,484,056
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 63521000 - Freight transport agency services
- 60600000 - Water transport services
- 64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services
- 64100000 - Post and courier services
- 64121000 - Multi-modal courier services
- 64120000 - Courier services
- 60420000 - Non-scheduled air transport services
- 60161000 - Parcel transport services
- 63521000 - Freight transport agency services
- 60421000 - Non-scheduled airmail transport services
- 60400000 - Air transport services
- 60423000 - Air-charter services
- 60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
UK & Europe
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service requirement is for a managed service to provide access to a Premium freight service for the transportation of medicines, medical products, and any related ancillary health services. The service will be available for use by Crown Bodies and Crown Dependencies utilising 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. The Provider will also be expected to handle the following goods: • active temperature-controlled products(e.g. Frozen below -15 °C; Chilled or refrigerated 2 to 8°C; Cold/Cool 8-15°); • controlled drugs – which will require compliance with Home Office requirements in relation to their storage and transit; and • medicines – where compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) is required. And provide access to a Specials delivery service. “Specials” meaning anything outside of a standard parcel or pallet dimension and/or requires specialised conditions of carriage, which include: • time sensitive shipments (e.g. within24hrs); • 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; and • Half and full trailer load deliveries To note: The stated contract value in this notice is the cost of mobilisation and the total management fee payable by the Authority for the duration of the contract. This cost does not include payments that will be made directly by suppliers for use of the express delivery network. The anticipated value of direct payments by suppliers for use of the network is unknown and impossible to predict as this solution is purely for contingency. For this reason, we have separated the managed service element (control tower) which continues to be paid for the duration of the contract, from the supplier service charge which is paid directly by the supplier for usage of the service volume of service is based on unforeseen events.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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: 2021/S 000-015082
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Kuehne + Nagel Limited
Waterview House 1 Roundwood Avenue, Stockley Park
Uxbridge
UB11 1FG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI32 - Westminster
National registration number
01722216
Internet address
http://uk.kuehne-nagel.com/en_gb
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £3,600,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,242,028
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 44 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted
CTS (GB) Ltd: Special Logistics Solution (Dangerous Goods), Premium parcel service and International Road Transport (11%).FedEx UK Limited: Premium Parcel Services (33%)This makes a total percentage of 44% to be subcontracted.
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
NB: The figure in the notice at II.7.1 is for year one, but there is an option to extend. The figure at V.2.4.1 is the original estimate for year one. PS: The Contract Notice includes an estimated value of £6,700,000 over a two year period).
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
InternationalRelationsJudicialOffice@judiciary.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
InternationalRelationsJudicialOffice@judiciary.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Information for the procedure can be obtained from https://www.judiciary.uk/
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
InternationalRelationsJudicialOffice@judiciary.uk
Country
United Kingdom