- end-to-end, multimodal transport solutions
- a thorough suite of storage options for a huge range of commodities
- specialist healthcare solutions
- waste logistics with scope for hazardous and high-risk materials
- office, work space, laboratory removals and relocation services
- construction logistics ranging from simple commodity delivery through to fully managed lay-down and site management
- transportation and storage of vehicles and machinery including specialist loads, vehicle detention and parts storage
- customs clearance, ground handling, fright forwarding, solution design, project management, logistics consultancy and full Fourth Party Logistics (4PL) services
Logistics and Warehousing
- there is flexibility built into the agreement to allow customers to state their requirements, as long as they fall within the scope of the lot titles
- uses the new Public Sector Contract - the shorter and simpler standard template for framework contracts for common goods and services
- the agreement will be in place for a 4-year term, however, customer call-off agreements can be up to 7 years depending on the complexity of the requirements
Carbon Reduction
Some of the suppliers for this agreement have agreed to comply with the Procurement Policy Note 06/21: 'Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major government contracts'. If a supplier has published a carbon reduction plan, you can find it on their individual supplier details page.
There are 23 suppliers on this agreement
- Lot 1: Logistics - Transport
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Secure collection, transportation and delivery using road transportation through the provision of lorries, vans, motorcycles, bicycles and other appropriate means of transportation
Expires:
- Lot 2: Logistics - Warehousing and Storage Lot expires before framework:
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Internal storage, external storage and warehousing. Managed operations and facilities at the buyer's premises is available.
- Lot 3: Waste Logistics, Recycling, Disposal and Destruction
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Secure collection, transportation and delivery of waste and waste related services, such as collection of waste material from origin (wholesaler, manufacturer, storage, field operations, laboratory) and delivery to point of storage or processor.
Expires:
- Lot 4: Removals and Relocations
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Removal, relocation and related services through the deployment of fit for purpose vehicles, such as lorries, vans and any other appropriate means of transportation.
Expires:
- Lot 5: Vehicle, Plant and Industrial Equipment – Transportation and Storage
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Transportation and storage of vehicles (including aviation, maritime, military), plant and industrial equipment.
Expires:
- Lot 6: Construction Logistics – Transportation and Storage
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Transportation, storage and management of construction material and related services, such as secure storage capacity at supplier premises including temporary ‘Lay Down’ facilities.
Expires:
- Lot 7: Healthcare Logistics - Transportation and Storage Lot expires before framework:
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Transportation, storage and management of pharmaceuticals, blood, tissue, biological samples, healthcare materials, medical equipment and other healthcare-related services.
- Lot 8: Logistics and Warehousing Solutions, Design and Support Services Lot expires before framework:
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Logistics and warehousing design and support services including supply chain integration, optimisation and resource management.
- Develop a statement of requirements identifying the framework suppliers capable of providing the goods and/or services.
- Amend or refine the template call-off form and call-off terms to reflect the goods and/or services required.
- Develop evaluation criteria and scoring methodology.
- Publish invitation to tender pack, along with award criteria and further competition process.
- Invite all capable suppliers under a Lot to tender by conducting further competition in accordance with the regulations.
- Evaluate tenders, score and provide feedback to bidders.
- Sign the call-off form with the successful supplier including any supplementary terms or schedules that you identified in the tender.
- develop a statement of requirements and determine whether this can be met by the mandatory/core goods and/or services of the framework.
- confirm that all the terms of the framework and the call-off terms do not require amendment or any supplementary terms and conditions.
- review the price schedule for all capable suppliers under the Lot to determine the most economically advantageous solution.
- award to the successful framework supplier and sign the completed call-off form.