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# DHSC International Freight and Logistics Solutions

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-international-freight-and-logistics-solutions-ocds-h6vhtk-02abea). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Health & Social Care: "DHSC International Freight and Logistics Solutions". Published status: complete. Published Value: £382,000,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Jun 2021. Published submission portal: health.atamis.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Health & Social Care](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12)
- **Published Value:** £382,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 June 2021 at 01:00 BST
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Air transport services, Air-charter services, Freight transport agency services, Railway transport services, Storage and warehousing services (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £628,000,000 (exc. VAT, 4 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02abea`

## Before you bid
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- **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/dhsc-international-freight-and-logistics-solutions-ocds-h6vhtk-02abea#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health.atamis.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.atamis.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-international-freight-and-logistics-solutions-ocds-h6vhtk-02abea#participate

## Description
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded contracts for the provision of international freight and logistics services to support the import and export of medical products to and from global locations. Contracts have been awarded following a competitive, open procedure and having observed the minimum 10-day standstill period. The contracts are zero-volume commitment contracts. Each contract will be for an initial 12-month period with an option to extend for up to a further 12 months in multiples of 3-month increments where the value of the contract has not been exhausted in the first 12 months. The authority will inform the successful supplier no less than 3 months before end of contract term on any decision to extend the contract. The total contract value is estimated to be up to GBP 382 000000. The contract value split by lot is as follows: Lot A- Air Charters - £248m, Lot B- Sea Freight Services - £66m, Lot C- Rail Freight Services - £62m, Lot D- International Warehousing

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 60200000, 60400000, 60423000, 60600000, 63000000, 63120000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** DHSC intends to run a procurement to source International Freight and Logistics services for medical products (including for example Lateral Flow Device (LFD) test kits and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)). The current intention is that the procu...

### Lot A: Provision of Air Charter Services
- **Lot id:** `A`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60423000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Department of Health and Social Care is awarding this contract for the provision of outsourced managed services for international air charter to enable the movement of medical goods to and from any global location. Medical products include but ar...
- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2021 to 31/08/2022
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot B: Provision of Sea Freight Management Services
- **Lot id:** `B`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 63521000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Department of Health and Social Care is awarding this contract for the provision of outsourced managed services for international sea freight, incorporating co-ordination of ‘end-to-end’ sea freight logistics solutions. The successful organisatio...
- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2021 to 31/08/2022
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot C: Provision of Rail Freight Management Services
- **Lot id:** `C`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60200000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Department of Health and Social Care is awarding this contract for the provision of outsourced managed services for international rail freight, incorporating co-ordination of ‘end-to-end’ rail freight logistics solutions. The successful organisat...
- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2021 to 31/08/2022
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot D: Provision of International Warehousing Services
- **Lot id:** `D`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 63122000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Department for Health and Social Care is awarding this contract for the provision of warehouse services outside the UK. The successful organisation will be responsible for supplier collection, inbound warehousing process, storage and outbound war...
- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2021 to 31/08/2022
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Contract for the Provision of International Warehousing Services (active)
  - Award id: `027414-2021-C49444-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Kuehne + Nagel Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-156714`
  - Value: £248,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Contract for the Provision of Rail Freight Management Services (active)
  - Award id: `027414-2021-C49445-2`
  - Supplier(s): **CEVA Logistics**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-13800`
  - Value: £66,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Contract for the Provision of Sea Freight Management Services (active)
  - Award id: `027414-2021-C49446-3`
  - Supplier(s): **CEVA Logistics**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-13800`
  - Value: £66,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Contract for the Provision of Air Charter Services (active)
  - Award id: `027414-2021-C49447-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Kuehne + Nagel Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-156714`
  - Value: £248,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Contract for the Provision of International Warehousing Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £248,000,000
  - Signed Date: 28/10/2021

- **Contract:** Contract for the Provision of Air Charter Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £248,000,000
  - Signed Date: 28/10/2021

- **Contract:** Contract for the Provision of Rail Freight Management Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £66,000,000
  - Signed Date: 20/10/2021

- **Contract:** Contract for the Provision of Sea Freight Management Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £66,000,000
  - Signed Date: 20/10/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027414-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-11-02T13:22:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T05:43:04.651Z
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