Official UK procurement notice
Courier and Transportation Services for Category B (UN3373) Biological Substances and Specimens
Authority: Procurement and Logistics Service·Consortium: 8 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCourier and Transportation Services for Category B (UN3373) Biological Substances and Specimens
CPV: Blood analysis services · Courier services · Laboratory services · Mail delivery services · Multi-modal courier services · Parcel delivery services · Pathology services · Post and courier services · Postal services related to parcels · Road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Courier and Transportation Services for Category B (UN3373) Biological Substances and…AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,143,787
Courier and Transportation Services for Category B (UN3373) Biological Substances and Specimens. Additional information: The estimated value stated in 11.1.7 is for 2 years with the option to extend up to 36 months plus 18months emergency extension.
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)
- Price: 90%
- Social Value Considerations: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Social Value Considerations: 10
- Price: 90
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 25 Jan 2024, 14:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 May 2024, 16:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Apr 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-015345- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043490Find a Tender
Publisher note: In section 1.2, it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and contract award is by a Central Purchasing Body. This contract. is not a joint contract, it is a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by Business Services Organisation Procurement and. Logistics.Service on behalf of the participants listed in section 1.1.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Apr 2024, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Apr 2024, 15:30 BST
Timeline
1 Mar 2024 → 8 Oct 2024 · 5 dates- Next notice expected1 Mar 2024
- Submission deadline11 Apr 2024, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened11 Apr 2024, 15:30 BST
- Notice published14 May 2024, 16:05 BST
- Bids must remain valid until8 Oct 2024, 23:59 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Mar 2024- Published value published: £3,143,7878 Mar 2024, 15:49 GMT
- Status changed to active8 Mar 2024, 15:49 GMT
- Procurement method changed8 Mar 2024, 15:49 GMT
- Deadline published: 11 Apr 2024, 15:00 BST8 Mar 2024, 15:49 GMT
- Buyer details updated8 Mar 2024, 15:49 GMT
- Status changed to complete14 May 2024, 16:05 BST
- Buyer details updated14 May 2024, 16:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Dispatch LimitedSME | £3,143,787 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Courier and Transportation Services for Category B (UN3373) Biological Substances and Specimens · Data Dispatch LimitedSME
- Signed
- 13 May 2024
- Value
- £3,143,787
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
7 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Belfast Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- NI Blood Transfusion ServiceContracting authority
- Northern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- South Eastern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Southern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Western Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Business Services OrganisationReview body
- Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DATA DISPATCH LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria