Covid-19 Vaccination Programme - provision and management of storage, warehousing and distribution of non-vaccine consumables, PPE and equipment

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63)Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£21,780,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Nov 2020no call for competition

Awarded to DHL SUPPLY CHAIN LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of storage, warehousing and distribution services for the non-Vaccine consumables, PPE and Equipment to mass fixed, hospital hub, local centres and Primary Care Network (PCN) vaccination sites.

CPV: Courier services · Storage and warehousing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

64120000 Courier services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 2 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
Last source update: 2 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-004207
Classification (CPV): Courier servicesStorage and warehousing services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0297d0 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: In view of the extreme urgency, NHS England did not have time to conduct a procurement procedure in accordance with the timescales set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This Supplier had the relevant capacity (warehousing), skills, scale, and knowledge of the NHS and their IT systems meant that they were uniquely qualified to meet the extremely urgent needs of NHSE.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £21,780,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Nov 2020

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DHL SUPPLY CHAIN LIMITED	£21,780,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 004207-2021-1 · DHL SUPPLY CHAIN LIMITED
Signed
24 Nov 2020
Value
£21,780,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, UK, LS1 7UEContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DHL Supply Chain LimitedAwarded supplier Milton Keynes, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.