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DHSC: Global and Public Health: Express Freight Service (FY 25-26)
Published 18 Nov 2025
18 Nov 2025
- Primary CPV
-
60000000 *
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Westminster, London
- Value
- £3,384,000
- Contract
-
2 years Duration
01/04/2026 31/03/2028
- Contract Types
-
60 *Transport servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
39 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0EU, United Kingdom · UKI32
Contact
Stuart Merritt
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Department of Health & Social Care
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
60000000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: C374283
The Express Freight Service provides a solution to mitigate the risk of supply chain disruption for medicines and medical products, including preventing any national stock-outs. The new contract for this service will begin on 1st April 2026.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 60000000 — Transport services (excl. Waste transport) (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Bids received
- 3
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Award date
- 14 Nov 2025
- Standstill period ends
- 27 Nov 2025
- Contract can be extended to
- 31 Mar 2029
- Renewal
- The contract is for an initial duration of 2 years with an option to extend for a further 12 months.
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 18 Nov 2025 12:09
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051821
- Notice ID
- C374283
Competition
3
Bids received
3
Bids considered at final stage
0
SME bids at final stage
0
VCSE bids at final stage
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
Heathrow South Cargo Centre Girling Way, Feltham, TW14 0PH, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PPXV-3599-VHBD
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 9 Feb 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
56 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Department of Health & Social Care |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | 39 Victoria Street |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI32 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Name | Stuart Merritt |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | stuart.merritt@dhsc.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-s... |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | Kuehne & Nagel |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Heathrow South Cargo Centre Girling Way |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Feltham |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | TW14 0PH |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI75 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | carl.walker@kuehne-nagel.com |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | Department of Health & Social Care |
Tender
| Title | DHSC: Global and Public Health: Express Freight Service (FY 25-26) |
| Description | The Express Freight Service provides a solution to mitigate the risk of supply chain disruption for medicines and medical products, including preventing any national stock-outs. The new contract for this service will begin on 1st April 2026. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Title | DHSC: Global and Public Health: Express Freight Service (FY 25-26) |
| Status | pending |
| Date | 14 Nov 2025 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £4,060,800 |
| Value › Value | £3,384,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | Kuehne & Nagel |
| Item › CPV › Description | Transport services (excl. Waste transport) |
| Standstill period › End | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2028 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Mar 2029 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | The contract is for an initial duration of 2 years with an option to extend for a further 12 months. |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074726-2025 |
| Document › Published | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Assessment Summaries Date Sent | 17 Nov 2025 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |