Official UK procurement notice
Tender for a Storage & Distribution Service
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPHW is seeking a single provider specialising in warehousing, distribution, and fulfilment to manage the ongoing storage and distribution of a wide range of public health information resources to professionals and public across Wales. The key contract outcome being sought is that customers who order health information resources from PHW will have their orders fulfilled accurately and efficiently by the supplier in line with agreed key performance indicators (KPIs).
CPV: Storage and warehousing services
The lotProcurement structure
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The successful contractor will receive stocks of finished resources from printers and other organisations, store them in a safe location efficient for distribution across Wales, receive orders for resources from professionals and others across Wales via PHW, accurately process them in a cost-efficient manner for shipping, and arrange the timely dispatch and be accountable for delivery to a wide range of sites across Wales.
The contractor will be required to manage stock levels efficiently, either by using the current online ordering system ‘Ecwid’ or with an acceptable alternative solution which would be provided by the contractor, including identifying optimum levels for each type of stock to minimise storage costs whilst maintaining customer responsiveness, and providing regular, accurate stock reports. The system chosen will have to allow monitoring to trigger new stock/ prints for each division in PHW.
Both Health Protection and Health Improvements will be using this chosen system. In addition, the physical resources will be stored in the same place.
The specific contract outcomes being sought are that:
Resources are received by the contractor in good order and stored safely in one or more geographical location/s which allows for easy and effective distribution to our customers across Wales.
The contractor must operate an efficient stock management system which identifies and manages to the optimum level of storage for each type of resource, taking into account forecasted customer demand, print turnaround times and storage costs.
Picking and packing of resources is highly accurate and dispatched to the correct address within agreed timeframes.
Resources are received on time by the customer through an effective distribution service(s), based on agreed standards.
There is effective communication with PHW and customers via PHW’s online ordering system (or alternative offered) and other methods of communication to ensure the customer remains informed of progress against their order and to enable prevention and solution of issues and queries.
Should there be a change in contractor as a result of this process, there is an expectation that there will be a smooth transition from the existing supplier of these services to ensure full business continuity. PHW will need t be informed of this as early as possible
The overall service is delivered efficiently and economically
Public Health Wales are interested in implementing the current Ecwid system or an acceptable alternative solution that would be provided by the contractor.
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
- Closed
- 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
- 9 May 2022, 08:57 BST
- Last source update
- 9 May 2022, 08:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Jun 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-011931- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033538Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Please note additional information on this procurement: 1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract. 2. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the Procurement documents and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms. 3. The Contracting Authority will not accept completed responses after the stated closing date. 4. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling. 5. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders. 6. Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services is acting on behalf of the Public Health Wales NHS Trust. NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Public Health Wales NHS Trust will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract. Unsuccessful tenderers and applicants are entitled to receive reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the tenderer/applicant was unsuccessful. Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section I.1. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2015. NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=121062 (WA Ref:121062)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗
- Submission deadline
- 10 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
9 May 2022 → 13 Jun 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published9 May 2022, 08:57 BST
- Submission deadline10 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened13 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria