Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 20 May 2025, 10:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DHSC: Global and Public Health: Express Freight Service (FY26-28)

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60)Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63)Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£3,384,000≈ £1.7m / year · £4,060,800 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 12 Sept 2025awarded 14 Nov 2025

Awarded to Kuehne & Nagel

Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract provides an emergency medicines supply service in the event of significant disruption to supply chains.

CPV: Air transport services · Air-charter services · Cargo handling and storage services · Courier services · Freight transport agency services · Mail transport by road · Multi-modal courier services · Non-scheduled air transport services · Parcel delivery services · Post and courier services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport) · Water transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£3,384,000

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £3,384,000 exc. VAT · £4,060,800 inc. VAT

Extensions: 12-month extension only. · 12-month extension only.

60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)60160000 Mail transport by road 60400000 Air transport services 60420000 Non-scheduled air transport services 60423000 Air-charter services 60600000 Water transport services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 80%Price: 20%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Express Freight Service criteria: 80%
Express Freight Service: 20%

Published award criteria (2)

Express Freight Service criteria: Criteria includes questions relating to quality and social value. Please refer to document '20250714 Award Questionnaire - Attachment 2.'
Express Freight Service: Criteria includes price. Please refer to document '20250714 Commercial Response - Attachment 3.'

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 May 2025, 10:18 BST
Last source update: 10 Apr 2026, 16:08 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 21 Nov 2025
Authority reference: C419207
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-039728
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Air transport servicesAir-charter servicesCargo handling and storage servicesCourier servicesFreight transport agency servicesMail transport by roadMulti-modal courier servicesNon-scheduled air transport servicesParcel delivery servicesPost and courier services
+2 more
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)Water transport services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051821 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Submission deadline: 12 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 8 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Bids are to be submitted to the Authority by 5pm on Friday 12th September 2025.

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Timeline

20 May 2025 → 10 Apr 2026 · 10 dates

Planning notice published
20 May 2025, 10:18 BST
Next notice expected
1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published
14 Jul 2025, 16:11 BST
Clarification questions by
8 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline
12 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent337 days ago
17 Nov 2025
Award decision expected by332 days ago
21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Standstill ends326 days ago
27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts202 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published193 days ago
10 Apr 2026, 16:08 BST

Notice history

10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025

Pipeline notice published
20 May 2025, 10:18 BST
UK1
Tender notice published
14 Jul 2025, 16:11 BST
UK4
Status changed to active
14 Jul 2025, 16:11 BST
Procurement method changed
14 Jul 2025, 16:11 BST
Deadline published: 12 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
14 Jul 2025, 16:11 BST
Tender notice published
25 Jul 2025, 12:17 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
18 Nov 2025, 12:09 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
18 Nov 2025, 12:09 GMT
Contract signature expected
9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
10 Apr 2026, 16:08 BST
UK7

Published amendments (1)

Extension of the deadline for Tender Clarification Questions from 25th July to 8th August at 17:00.

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-07: 1 release · 14 Jul 2025
2025-05: 1 release · 20 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,384,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Kuehne & NagelDHSC: Global and Public Health: Express Freight Service (FY 25-26)1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: The contract is for an initial duration of 2 years with an option to extend for a further 12 months.	£3,384,000	14 Nov 2025	Awarded

Contracts

DHSC: Global and Public Health: Express Freight Service (FY 25-26) · Kuehne & Nagel
Signed
16 Mar 2026
Value
£3,384,000
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The contract is for an initial duration of 2 years with an option to extend for a further 12 months.
Options
Options to extend for one year.
1 agreed KPI: Number of communications from the Authority with an acknowledgement provided within 1 hour divided by the total number of communications from the Authority.
- Number of communications from the Authority with an acknowledgement provided within 1 hour divided by the total number of communications from the Authority., All KPI's associated can be found in the contract document file attached to this UK07 Notice. How KPI's will be measured: Good>98%, Approaching target 97-98%, Requires Improvement 95-97%, Inadequate <95%

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health & Social Care

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PMQG-9965-CHZR 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Kuehne & NagelAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPXV-3599-VHBD Heathrow South Cargo Centre Girling Way, Feltham, London, TW14 0PHContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender10 Apr 2026, 16:08 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender18 Nov 2025, 12:09 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender25 Jul 2025, 12:17 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender14 Jul 2025, 16:11 BST
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender20 May 2025, 10:18 BST