Official UK procurement notice
Logistics Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (Education)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLSHTM, and the MRC units The Gambia and Uganda (contracting authorities) are seeking to establish a framework agreement with multiple suppliers for the provision of logistic services. The Framework will be split in to 4 Lots. Deliverables are to be provided to UK and international locations, the contracting authority will specify the location at call off. The supplier shall be expected to collect or deliver from the contracting authority addresses, suppliers address, or any other location the contracting authority determines.
- How the procedure runs: 1. Participation Stage The criteria provided within the PSQ will be evaluated on a pass / fail basis with only those suppliers being assessed as passing all the criteria being asked to proceed to the Tender stage. 2. Tender Stage Suppliers who pass the participation stage will be invited to tender and required to submit a bid. 3.Further Assessment Only suppliers who have been invited to Tender Stage. Suppliers may be asked to provide a demo or presentation in addition to their tender response. The criteria will be decided nearer the time.
CPV: Courier services · Freight transport agency services · Post and courier services · Storage and warehousing services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 3 and win at most 3 of themEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £1,600,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1International Logistic and freight forwarding (Including storage)Plannedceiling above
Logistic and freight forwarding delivery to international locations exporting a range of small consumables and biological samples, where special conditions are required throughout the storage; which include trial drugs, laboratory consumables and equipment (including hazardous goods such as phones with batteries in them, ethanol and frozen reagents on dry ice), blood samples, dried blood spots or sera samples, sheep and horse blood, cell lines and bacterial strains and PPE.
- Economic & financial standing
To be published at conditions of participation stage
- Technical & professional ability
To be published at conditions of participation stage
Lot #2Domestic Logistic and Courier services (Including storage)Plannedceiling above
Logistic and freight forwarding delivery to UK locations exporting documents, parcels, pallets and a range of small consumables and biological samples, where special conditions may be required throughout the storage and transportation. These include, but are not limited to, stamped/franked mail, dry ice shipments and dangerous goods.
- Economic & financial standing
Will be published at conditions of participation stage
- Technical & professional ability
Will be published at conditions of participation stage
Lot #3Logistic, freight forwarding and Courier services (Including storage)- Domestic and InternationalPlannedceiling above
Logistic and freight forwarding delivery to International and UK locations exporting a range of small consumables and biological samples, where special conditions are required throughout the storage; which include trial drugs, laboratory consumables and equipment (including hazardous goods such as phones with batteries in them, ethanol and frozen reagents on dry ice), blood samples, dried blood spots or sera samples, sheep and horse blood, cell lines and bacterial strains and PPE. To bid for Lot 3 suppliers must be able to cover all the requirements for both Lot 1 and Lot 2.
- Economic & financial standing
Will be published at conditions of participation stage
- Technical & professional ability
Will be published at conditions of participation stage
Lot #4Supply and logistics of specialist and non-specialist deliverables Domestic and International.PlannedPublished value£800,000
This Lot covers the supply and shipping of consumables to international and domestic locations. Supplier/s on this Lot must have the capability to freight and export goods carriage and Insurance Paid (CIP) to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Economic & financial standing
Will be published at conditions of participation stage
- Technical & professional ability
Will be published at conditions of participation stage
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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).
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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).
- “Logistics Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine buys Storage and warehousing services (CPV 6312), and who usually turns up
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Storage and warehousing services (CPV 6312) →
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
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Half of these awards were announced within 35 days of the bid deadline.
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Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1International Logistic and freight forwarding (Including storage)CPV 63120000Published estimate£1.6m
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The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 14 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid14%
2–314%
4–621%
7+50%
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Where the award price may land.
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #2Domestic Logistic and Courier services (Including storage)CPV 63120000Published estimate£1.6m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 14 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid14%
2–314%
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7+50%
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #3Logistic, freight forwarding and Courier services (Including storage)- Domestic and InternationalCPV 63120000Published estimate£1.6m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 14 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid14%
2–314%
4–621%
7+50%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #4Supply and logistics of specialist and non-specialist deliverables Domestic and International.CPV 63120000Published estimate£800k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 14 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid14%
2–314%
4–621%
7+50%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Sept 2025, 11:30 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2025, 11:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
LSHTM-2024-61- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055740- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05986eFind a Tender
- How it runs
- Participation Stage The criteria provided within the PSQ will be evaluated on a pass / fail basis with only those suppliers being assessed as passing all the criteria being asked to proceed to the Tender stage. 2. Tender Stage Suppliers who pass the participation stage will be invited to tender and required to submit a bid. 3.Further Assessment Only suppliers who have been invited to Tender Stage. Suppliers may be asked to provide a demo or presentation in addition to their tender response. The criteria will be decided nearer the time.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 9 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
11 Sept 2025 → 9 Dec 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published11 Sept 2025, 11:30 BST
- Tender notice expected43 days ago10 Sept 2026, 00:59 BST
- Clarification questions by31 days ago21 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends13 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown9 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 47 days9 Dec 2026
- Award decision expected byin 48 days9 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Planned procurement notice published11 Sept 2025, 11:30 BSTUK3
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender