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title: "Biological sample logistics and fulfilment services"
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# Biological sample logistics and fulfilment services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/biological-sample-logistics-and-fulfilment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02e68e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Our Future Health (Akeso&Co acting on behalf of): "Biological sample logistics and fulfilment services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Our Future Health (Akeso&Co acting on behalf of)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/our-future-health-akeso-co-acting-on-behalf-of-coh-12212468)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Courier services, Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02e68e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/biological-sample-logistics-and-fulfilment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02e68e#tl-md)

## Description
OFH are seeking to engage the market and gain feedback on viable solutions for the most effective approach (commercial & clinical solution) to collection and transportation blood samples from a wide variety of clinical and non-clinical settings to 4 UK processing sites (England, Scotland, Wales & N. Ireland)
Consideration is also being given to a wider service to include fulfilment services which include the provision of booking system, kit assembly, packaging and associated consumables as well as onwards postage to the processing sites.
OFH are seeking to review both ambient logistics channels as well as cold chain to include temperature tracking options in order to maintain sample integrity.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The aim of Our Future Health is to recruit up to 5 million adults from across the UK to take part in the largest research study of its kind. Participants will be asked to provide information about their health and lifestyles and small sample of their...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024351-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-30T15:15:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:01:30.541Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02e68e