Courier Services Tender Cambridge

CUH requires a courier service to provide both regular scheduled deliveries, collections and ad-hoc deliveries.

United Kingdom-Cambridge: Courier services

2020/S 069-165747

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Postal address: Hills Rd
Town: Cambridge
NUTS code: UKH12
Postal code: CB2 0QQ
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: susan.mulcock@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
Telephone: +44 1223274305

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.cuh.nhs.uk/addenbrookes-hospital

Address of the buyer profile: https://eoecph.bravosolution.co.uk/

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://eoecph.bravosolution.co.uk/

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://eoecph.bravosolution.co.uk/

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Courier Services

II.1.2)Main CPV code

64120000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

CUH requires a courier service to provide both regular scheduled deliveries, collections and ad-hoc deliveries. Due to the nature of the services provided by CUH, the ad-hoc courier requirements could be at any time 24/7, 365 days per year.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKH12

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The contractor must be able to provide courier services, as a minimum, for the following types of goods:

• pathology samples

• blood products

• controlled drugs

• medicine

• medicinal products (leaches/maggots)

• packages on dry ice

• patient cells in vapour phase liquid nitrogen ‘dry-shippers’

• medical equipment

• medical correspondence

• GP services consumables

• international deliveries.

The contractor must be able to provide both regular scheduled deliveries, collections and ad-hoc deliveries.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 60

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Prior to the end of the contract/extension period, the requirement will re-procured.

II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged minimum number: 5

Maximum number: 8

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

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

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 07/05/2020

Local time: 13:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

Date: 21/05/2020

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

12 months prior to end of contract/extension period.

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: Cambridge University Hospitals
Town: Cambridge
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

03/04/2020