Official UK procurement notice
EC0906 Life Sciences Freight Forwarding and Logistics Agency Services
Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe University is seeking to create a framework agreement for port and freight forwarding and logistics agency services, specialising in life sciences logistics.
The Services comprise two main elements. The first element is Freight, Transport and Logistics, including uplifts, national and international multi-modal transportation, interim storage (e.g. while customs clearance is obtained), distribution and delivery. The second is Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearance Agency Services, which includes the provision of professional advice to University clients on all matters relating to the import and export of goods (including Dangerous Goods and Products of Animal Origin if applicable to the lot); and acting as the University’s agent in all Customs clearance formalities.
CPV: Freight transport agency services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 15 suppliers
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Transport of dangerous goods including infectious and biological material and products of animal origin.Renewal
Under Lot 1 suppliers are provide the following services for Dangerous goods classes 1 to 9 and products of animal origin (POAO): Freight, Transport and Logistics, including uplifts, national and international multi-modal transportation, interim storage (e.g. while customs clearance is obtained), distribution and delivery. Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearance Agency Services, which includes the provision of professional advice to University clients on all matters relating to the import and export of goods; and acting as the University’s agent in all Customs clearance formalities.
Lot #2Transport of livestock.Renewal
Lot 2 suppliers are provide the following services for 2. Transport of livestock: Freight, Transport and Logistics, including uplifts, national and international multi-modal transportation, interim storage (e.g. while customs clearance is obtained), distribution and delivery. Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearance Agency Services, which includes the provision of professional advice to University clients on all matters relating to the import and export of goods; and acting as the University’s agent in all Customs clearance formalities.
Lot #3Transport of laboratory and life sciences equipment and consumables.Renewal
Lot 3 suppliers are provide the following services for the Transport of laboratory and life sciences equipment and consumables: Freight, Transport and Logistics, including uplifts, national and international multi-modal transportation, interim storage (e.g. while customs clearance is obtained), distribution and delivery. Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearance Agency Services, which includes the provision of professional advice to University clients on all matters relating to the import and export of goods; and acting as the University’s agent in all Customs clearance formalities.
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)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 325,000 GBP for the las…
- Technical & professional ability
Must provide relevant examples of supplies / services carried out in the last 3 years.
It is a mandatory requirement for any tenderer to have experience within in the global transportation and customs clearance of Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals and Biomedical Research goods, dangerous goods, livestock, and POAO. Including freight forwarding and customs clearance agency services, which includes the provision of professional advice and acting as the University’s agent in all Customs clearance formalities.
Tenderer’s must have the relevant license(s) relating to the import and export products of animal origin animal livestock and the carriage of dangerous goods at contract commencement.
Full info is available in the ITT
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent),
Equivalent, documented policy and procedures regarding quality management, endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent. These must include the following documented items relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be carried out, which are equivalent to the standards listed above — a policy with set responsibilities, review and improvement procedures, quality management and performance process, workforce training, skills and information process, monitoring arrangements, bidder quality management arrangements, and a process for managing complaints.
The Bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accr…
Minimum: Tenderers must conform to a number of technical minimum requirements. Tenderers will be required to complete Minimum Technical Standards as part of their Qualification Envelope submission on PCS-Tender.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “EC0906 Life Sciences Freight Forwarding and Logistics Agency Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 15 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 Aug 2022, 15:48 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Aug 2022, 15:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Sept 2022 – …
- Authority reference
EC0906- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-023827- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036304Find a Tender
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 46007. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Please refer to ITT documents. (SC Ref:704427)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 26 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 26 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
25 Aug 2022 → 26 Sept 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published25 Aug 2022, 15:48 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown26 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened26 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.