Official UK procurement notice
ET147 - International Cold Chain Shipping Services
Authority: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (Education)
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: North West (UKD72)
Framework ceiling (notional)£324,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 3 Oct 2025awarded 12 Dec 2025
Award (standstill) to BIOCAIR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, World Courier Uk Ltd
Framework period 3 yrsends 30 Oct 2028 · starts 1 Nov 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this project is to appoint a supplier (or suppliers) for the provision of warehousing and shipping services for international and national cold chain shipments of a variety of healthcare and laboratory related equipment and substances.
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CPV: Courier services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Bids received
- 2 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs from 1 Nov 2025
- Scheme runs until
- 30 Oct 2028
Published description of the framework
As described in tender documents
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£324,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Criterion 2: 80%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Criterion 2: Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “ET147 - International Cold Chain Shipping Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- 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
- 8 Sept 2025, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Oct 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054771- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05961aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Appointment period ends
- 3 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
8 Sept 2025 → 23 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 16:05 BST
- Clarification questions by399 days ago24 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends390 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown3 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by368 days ago24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts361 days ago1 Nov 2025
- Assessment summaries sent320 days ago12 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published320 days ago12 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Standstill ends308 days ago23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2025- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 16:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Contract signature expected7 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 21 award · see the list ↓
Bids received 21 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOCAIR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, World Courier Uk Ltd8 Jan 2026 – 30 Oct 2028 | £324,000 inc. VAT | 12 Dec 2025standstill to 23 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Biocair International LtdFramework contractor
- World Courier Uk LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender