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Published 10 Jul 2023, 11:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Norfolk & Waveney ICB - Courier and Associated Services

Official notice

Authority: NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£10,400,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Nov 2023awarded 27 Dec 2023
Awarded to ERS Medical 1

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norfolk & Waveney ICB (Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), James Paget University Hospital (JPUH) and Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEHKL)) have awarded a contract to a single supplier for the provision of Courier and Associated Services within the ICB.<br/><br/>The scope of the proposed contract will include the following organisations:<br/>~ Norfolk and Norwich NHS Foundation Trust<br/>~ The Queen Elizabeth NHS Foundation Trust<br/>~ James Paget University Hospital<br/><br/>However, it is also permissible that services from other Norfolk & Waveney ICB organisations may be onboarded during the lifetime of the contract to ensure regional service requirements are met.

CPV: Courier services · Post and courier services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The scope of the contract includes but is not limited too:AwardedRenewal

The scope of the contract includes but is not limited too:<br/><br/>Courier Services for Eastern Pathology Alliance for Norfolk and Norwich Hospital (NNUH), James Paget Hospital (JPH) and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH).<br/><br/>Network Logistics Solutions for NNUH, JPH and QEH to deliver daily logistic solutions to Community Services including but not limited too:<br/>Pharmacy<br/>Pathology<br/>Blood Sciences<br/>Microbiology<br/>Medical Records<br/>Equipment<br/>Shuttle Service<br/><br/>The service is expected to be 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with Ad-Hoc work to be included.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend for 2 x 12-months after the initial term of 60-months comes to an end. · option to extend for 2 x 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

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: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 60%
  • price: 30%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Social Value: 10
  • Technical: 60
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Jul 2023, 11:05 BST
Last source update
26 Jan 2024, 11:37 GMT
Award evaluation window
5 Oct 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002709
Classification (CPV)
Courier servicesPost and courier services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e02c Find a Tender

Publisher note: The tender will run on the Atamis portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome<br/><br/>Suppliers should register on the portal, if not already registered:<br/><br/>Suppliers can contact the Atamis helpdesk for any technical support at -<br/>[email protected] or by calling 0800 9956035

How it was run

Official notice
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Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
10 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Oct 2023, 09:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Aug 2023 → 26 Jan 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    14 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Oct 2023, 09:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    5 Oct 2023, 23:59 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    10 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  5. Notice published
    26 Jan 2024, 11:37 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Oct 2023
  1. Status changed to active
    5 Oct 2023, 09:08 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    5 Oct 2023, 09:08 BST
  3. Deadline published: 10 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
    5 Oct 2023, 09:08 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    5 Oct 2023, 09:08 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    26 Jan 2024, 11:37 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    26 Jan 2024, 11:37 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ERS Medical 1——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 002709-2024-1 · ERS Medical 1

    Signed
    27 Dec 2023
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids1—£10,400,000 – £10,400,001

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth County Hall, Martineau Ln, Norwich, East of England, NR1 2DHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria