Department of Health & NHS Business Services Authority - Future Operating Model for NHS Logistics

A current contract between the NHS Business Services Authority ("the Authority") and its incumbent provider (which trades as 'NHS Supply Chain') relating to the procurement and supply chain of goods in the NHS is due to expire on 30 September 2018.

As part of the Future Operating Model, the Authority is seeking to award a contract for the provision of logistics services for the management of supply chain operations servicing the National Health Service ("NHS") Providers and NHS users with medical and non-medical products.

This procurement (being run by the Secretary of State for Health on behalf of the Authority) is specifically for the following services:

• Management of existing logistics services including: warehousing, transport, inventory management, customer services and site facilities at the named sites in the specification and OJEU notice as the principal leaseholder.
• Provision of an in-bound logistics and inter-depot trunking service at a site to be determined by the successful bidder in consultation with the Authority.
• Support for expansion of logistics services to meet projected demand increases (details regarding current volumes and projections will be available within the data room)
• Provision for home and community delivery services for continence products and potentially other products on behalf of the Authority; to residential homes, care homes, domestic premises and any NHS-funded providers of community health care services.

The contract resulting from this procurement will be executed by the Authority.

The cost estimate provided for in this notice represent the maximum sum available based on performance across a sixty (60) month contract term including both potential twelve (12) month extensions.