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Birmingham Community Healthcare

BCHC-14-0051 - Contract for the Provision of Courier Services for Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust (BCHC)

Telecoms & PostCPV 64000000 64100000
Value£50k
Awarded27 Mar 2015
Published20 Aug 2015
RegionWest Midlands
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£50ktotal contract value
median £200k
this tender£0£7.9m

This sits below the typical range for Postal & Telecommunications contracts — a smaller, more accessible award. Based on 2,074 valued Postal & Telecommunications tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The Trust is looking to procure an ad-hoc courier service to provide support to its clinics.

Currently there is an in-house distribution service which operates a round robin sample collection service in the mornings, and an internal post service.

However outside of these services, the Trust has a requirement for the transportation of Samples and general packages on a same and next day delivery basis.

The Trust is seeking to procure a courier service across three lots of Crown Commercial Services (CCS) framework RM1006 - Courier Services to provide a single awarded supplier for Trust requirements against each of the framework lots: · Lot 1 - Same Day delivery of general packages · Lot 2 - Next Day delivery of general packages · Lot 4 - Delivery of Dangerous/Hazardous Goods For absolute clarity, one supplier from each framework lot will be awarded, a maximum total of three (3) suppliers. · Multiple lot bids will only be considered if the Bidder has been awarded to all lots there bid covers by CCS. · Where a Multiple Lot bid is submitted, any discounts based on award of multiple lots must be clearly stated in the Bidders commercial response. · The service provision will be on an ad-hoc basis and no guaranteed volumes will apply.

The Successful Contractor will be required to provide a service which will (as a minimum):- · Ensure all packages are collected from the booked locations on time. · Ensure that all packages are tracked form collection to delivery. · That proof of delivery is available for all packages transported. · Ensure all packages are transported in line with the relevant legislation. · Support the Trust in an efficient, effective, responsive and flexible manner; · All drivers provided will hold a current and valid driving license. · With their vehicles having undergone and passed stringent tests for vehicle roadworthiness.

It should be noted that the above list is not exhaustive and may change during the contract period (including any extensions taken).

The contract will be for an initial period of twelve (12) months with the option to extend for up to a further twelve (12) months (subject to satisfactory performance).

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The Trust is looking to procure

The Trust is looking to procure an ad-hoc courier service to provide support to its clinics.

02

Courier Services to provide a single awarded

Courier Services to provide a single awarded supplier for Trust requirements against each of the framework lots: · Lot 1.

03

It should be noted that the above

It should be noted that the above list is not exhaustive and may change during the contract period (including any extensions taken).

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