Transportation and related services

Provision of transportation and related services<br/>The purpose is to procure the services of a single supplier to integrate and manage transportation and related services pursuant to a Competitive Dialogue procedure. The supplier will act as single point of contact for the relevant Contracting Authority.<br/><br/>The supplier will implement and support a transport management software and system for smooth, flexible, transparent transport processes ensuring optimization of all transportation processes in a single central location and consolidate all supply chain partners’ data on one platform for better, faster, data-driven decisions as a ‘prime’ supplier.<br/><br/>The scope of services that is likely to be included under the competitive dialogue process for the appointment of a supplier may include:<br/><br/>• The procurement and management of transport and related services (couriers, taxis, shuttle buses, patient transport, warehousing, removal services and vehicle leasing) <br/>• Transport consultancy services<br/>• IT Transport Services Portal Hosting: System, consulting, software, and support.<br/><br/>Oxford University Hospitals will award the framework agreement and the initial contract. Further Individual contracts may be awarded pursuant to the call-off procedure where Contracting Authorities will contract directly with the supplier; but economies of scale may be sought across the whole Framework. <br/><br/>The list of public sector organisations who will have access to the contract are:<br/>— all National Health Service (NHS) bodies within the BOB ICS<br/>Organisations as detailed at:<br/><br/>https://www.bucksoxonberksw.icb.nhs.uk<br/>https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ <br/>https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/ <br/>https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ <br/>https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ Additional information: Suppliers must use the project reference C104603 in all correspondence. Suppliers must follow the instructions fully. Suppliers are responsible for their own tender costs. The Authority will not be responsible for any such costs, or any costs if the procurement is abandoned and/or the contract is not awarded. The Framework Agreement duration will be 48 months. The Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest offer or any offer either in part, each item for this purpose being treated as separately.<br/><br/>The Authority will not accept completed SQs after the stated closing date.<br/><br/>All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders. <br/><br/>The Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part for different lots, or annul the tendering process and not award any contract. <br/><br/>All documents to be priced [where applicable] in sterling and all payments made in sterling. <br/>In relation to Section II.1.9 above - variants will be accepted to the extent permitted in the ITPD (if at all). <br/><br/>The tendering process may be undertaken in part via electronic means. <br/><br/>Any specifications and additional documents will only be issued to the bidders selected at SQ Stage. <br/><br/>Expressions of interest which are submitted without the information requested may not be considered. The Authority reserves the right not to proceed with the process at any stage of the procurement process and shall not be responsible for any abortive bid costs incurred.