Official UK procurement notice
Biological Samples Logistics Services
Authority: Our Future Health (Akeso&Co acting on behalf of)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOur Future Health are seeking to engage the market and gain feedback on viable solutions
for the most effective approach (commercial & clinical solution) to collection, transportation, storage and delivery of
packages containing blood samples from a wide variety of clinical and non-clinical sites to 1 of 4 UK processing sites
(England, Scotland, Wales & N. Ireland) through ambient logistics channels.
CPV: Courier services · Human blood · Parcel transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The aim of Our Future Health is to recruit up to 5 million adults from across the UKAwardedRenewalPublished value£10,000,000
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 blood. Combining these multiple sources of health information, including
genetic data, will create an incredibly detailed picture that represents the whole of the UK. Our Future Health is
separately contracting for services to process samples from each of the participants with the aim to commence in
2022. It is expected that this will include award to 4 processing sites in the UK. In order to achieve this aim, Our
Future Health will now engage providers of logistics services that can manage biological samples in order to facilitate
the collection and transportation of blood samples from a wide variety of clinical and non-clinical settings to these 4
UK processing sites (England, Scotland, Wales & N. Ireland)
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Non-Financial: 70%
- Financial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Non-Financial: 70
- Financial: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Feb 2022, 18:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Aug 2022, 16:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Mar 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021312- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03142cFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=710854317 GO Reference: GO-202283-PRO-20723506
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 14 Mar 2022, 16:50 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 150 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 Mar 2022, 08:00 GMT
Timeline
14 Mar 2022 → 3 Aug 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline14 Mar 2022, 16:50 GMT
- Bids opened15 Mar 2022, 08:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published3 Aug 2022, 16:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Aug 2022, 16:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topspeed Couriers LimitedSME | £10,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 021312-2022-1 · Topspeed Couriers LimitedSME
- Signed
- 14 Jul 2022
- Value
- £10,000,000
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Akeso & CoReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Topspeed Couriers LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria