Courier, Distribution, Storage and Specialist Solutions

A Addendum Notice
by CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
4 year
Value
£70B-£4B
Sector
TRANSPORT
Published
28 Jul 2025
Delivery
22 Jan 2026 to 21 Jan 2030
Deadline
28 Aug 2025 14:00

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

This framework is for the provision of Courier, Distribution, Storage and Specialist Solutions to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education, Third Sector and Devolved Administrations.

Lot Division

1 International Storage
  • Value: £4B

Provides a range of services for secure storage and fulfilment in international locations. Services include but are not limited to: Inbound warehousing processes; Warehouse storage; Fulfilment services, order consolidation, merge in transit; Packaging and goods/material handling equipment; Stock Control; Inventory and asset management systems (including asset traceability); Customs services and clearance, this includes preparing documents to allow items to be imported and exported.

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
Storage solutions _
Price - Lot 1a _
2 Air freight and Air Charter Services
  • Value: £4B

Provides a range of services for managing the transportation of goods to and from the UK to international locations using air freight and air charter services. Services include but are not limited to: Charter booking services; Air freight management; Airport ground handling services for items arriving into international destinations and into the UK, such as loading and unloading cargo items. Customs services and clearance, this includes preparing documents to allow items to be imported and exported to and from the UK

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
Air freight and air charter services _
Price - Lot 1b _
3 Rail Freight
  • Value: £4B

Provides a range of services to help you transport goods by rail to the UK and from international destinations. Services include but are not limited to: Managing and booking rail freight transportation; Customs services and clearance, this includes preparing documents to allow items to be imported and exported to and from the UK; Shipping container movement and management; Onward transportation of items

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
Freight services _
Price - Lot 1c _
4 Road Freight
  • Value: £4B

Provides a range of services to transport goods by road to and from the UK to international destinations. Services include but are not limited to: Managing road freight services; Providing specialist vehicles such as temperature controlled or vehicles capable of transporting bulky items; Customs services and clearance, this includes preparing documents to allow items to be imported or exported to and from the UK; Onward transportation of items.

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
Freight services _
Price - Lot 1d _
5 Sea Freight
  • Value: £4B

This sub-lot provides a range of services for transporting by sea to and from the UK to international destinations. Services include but are not limited to: Managing and booking freight services; Container management and transportation; Customs services and clearance, this includes preparing documents to allow items to be imported or exported to and from the UK; Onward transportation of items.

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
Freight services _
Price - Lot 1e _
6 Managed Service for International Storage and Transportation
  • Value: £4B

Provides a full suite of services for the international storage and onward transportation of items either to the UK or to other international destinations. Services include but are not limited to: Inbound warehousing processes; Warehouse storage; Fulfilment services, order consolidation, merge in transit; Packaging and goods/material handling equipment; Stock control; Inventory and asset management systems (including asset traceability); Onward transportation which may be via sea, rail, road, air or sea; Customs services and clearance this includes preparing documents to allow items to be imported or exported

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
Managed services for international storage and transportation _
Price - Lot 1f _
7 Storage Solutions
  • Value: £4B

Provides a range of storage solutions and related services within the UK. Services include but are not limited to: Inventory and asset management systems (including asset tracking); Inbound warehousing processes; Warehouse storage; Fulfilment services and order consolidation, for example picking and packaging items ready for dispatch; Packaging of items and material handling equipment to enable the dispatch; stock control.

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
Storage solutions _
Price - Lot 2a _
8 Kitting, Fulfilment and Asset Management
  • Value: £4B

Provides a range of fulfilment and kitting solutions and services within the UK. Services include but are not limited to: Asset tracking; Picking and packaging of products; Unpacking received products into individual cases; Preparing items for dispatch according to buyer needs.

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
Kitting, fulfilment and asset management _
Price - Lot 2b _
9 Transportation and Distribution
  • Value: £4B

Provides a range of services for the transportation and distribution of items within the UK such as: Pallets; Individual boxes; Containers; Medical equipment; Large bulky items.

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
Transport and distribution _
Price - Lot 2c _
10 Managed Service for Storage and Distribution
  • Value: £4B

Provide a range of services for the storage and distribution in the UK. Services include but are not limited to: Inbound warehousing processes; Warehouse storage; Fulfilment services, order consolidation, merge in transit; Packaging and goods/material handling equipment; stock control; Inventory and asset management systems (including asset traceability); Onward transportation.

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
Transport and distribution _
Price - Lot 2d _
11 Managed Service for the Storage and Distribution of Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals and Associated Medical Products
  • Value: £4B

Provide a range of services for the storage and distribution of vaccines and pharmaceuticals and associated products in the UK. Services include but are not limited to: Inbound warehousing processes; Warehouse storage; Temperature controlled and refrigerated storage; Fulfilment services, order consolidation, merge in transit; Packaging and goods/material handling equipment; stock control; Inventory and asset management systems (including asset traceability); Onward transportation including temperature controlled or dual zone vehicles.

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
Managed service for storage and distribution of vaccines, pharmaceuticals and associated medical products _
Price - Lot 2e _
12 Collection and Delivery Services
  • Value: £4B

Provides collection and delivery services within the UK and international destinations `items include but are not limited to: Documents; Parcels; Pallets; Bulk movements.

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
Collection and delivery services _
Price - Lot 3a _
13 Secure Services
  • Value: £4B

Provides secure collection and delivery within the UK, where suppliers provide additional insurances and double manned vehicles for high value secure items. Items include but are not limited to: Documents; IT equipment; Art work and museum artefacts; Mobile Phones; Parcels; Pallets; Bulk movements

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
Secure services _
Price - Lot 3b _
14 Secure Collection and Delivery of Examination, Test Papers and Materials
  • Value: £4B

Provides secure distribution of exam papers and associated materials to test centres, awarding organisations and examiners in the UK. Services include overnight and same day.

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
Secure collection and delivery of examination, test papers and materials _
Price - Lot 3c _
15 Managed Service for Specialist Movements
  • Value: £4B

Provides a full suite of services for the collection and delivery of specialist items which may include but is not limited to: Documents and parcels; Infectious Substances Category A UN Class 6, division 6.2 UN 2814; Toxic Substances UN Class 6, division 6.1; Genetically modified organisms, which are classed as UN 2814 and UN 2900; Any diagnostic and/or investigative specimens for laboratory analysis, which are classified as UN2814 and/or UN2900; Genetically modified organisms and any diagnostic and/or investigative specimens for laboratory analysis, which are classified as UN337; Water Samples. Non-infectious substances including but not limited to: Controlled drugs; Pharmaceuticals; Medical supplies; Associated equipment; Compressed gases including birthing gases.

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
Managed service for specialist movements _
Price - Lot 3d _
16 International Courier Services
  • Value: £4B

Provides secure collection and delivery of documents and parcels to international destinations. Services include: Priority: Europe - 1 to 3 days after collection Worldwide - 1 to 4 days after collection; Standard: Europe - 2 to 4 days after collection, Worldwide - 3 to 7 days after collection; Economy: Europe - 3 to 7 days after collection, Worldwide - 7 to 10 days after collection; Customs clearance.

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
International courier services _
Price - Lot 3e _
17 Managed service for the Transportation and Disposal of Firearms, Weapons and Explosives (Class 1)
  • Value: £4B

Provides a fully managed service for the secure collection, delivery and disposal of items which may include but not limited to: ● UN Class 1 High Consequence Explosive Substances and articles; ● UN Class 1 Explosive Substances and articles and articles division 1.1-1.6; ● Section 5 Firearms; ● Section 1 Firearms; ● Section 2 Firearms; ● Handguns for humane dispatch; ● Small arms ammunition; ● CS Gas and PAVA Spray; ● Chain of custody transportation service and services ● Weapons including knives and tools ● Fireworks

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
Managed service for the transportation and disposal of firearms, weapons and explosives _
Price - Lot 4a _
18 Managed Service for Recycling and Disposal
  • Value: £4B

Provides a range of services for the recycling and disposal of items which may include incineration, resale, donation and auctioning. Items may include, but are not limited to: Medical equipment; Packaging; PPE; IT equipment.

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
Managed service for recycling and disposal _
Price - Lot 4b _
19 Managed Service for Asset Recovery
  • Value: £4B

Provides a fully managed service for the transportation, resale or disposal of any item or asset including: High value items; Electrical equipment; Office equipment and machinery; Vehicles.

Award Criteria
Social Value _
Value for money _
Managed service for asset recovery _
Price - Lot 4c _

CPV Codes

  • 33141620 - Medical kits
  • 33141625 - Diagnostic kits
  • 42961400 - Dispatch system
  • 42965100 - Warehouse management system
  • 42998000 - Pallet-picking system
  • 43411000 - Sorting and screening machines
  • 44143000 - Pallets
  • 44423300 - Goods-handling equipment
  • 44613300 - Standard freight containers
  • 44613400 - Storage containers
  • 44614300 - Container storage system
  • 48311100 - Document management system
  • 48720000 - Bar coding software package
  • 48921000 - Automation system
  • 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
  • 63524000 - Transport document preparation services
  • 63700000 - Support services for land, water and air transport
  • 75131000 - Government services
  • 79920000 - Packaging and related services
  • 79991000 - Stock-control services
  • 92512100 - Archive destruction services
  • 60423000 - Air-charter services
  • 63000000 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
  • 60200000 - Railway transport services
  • 63100000 - Cargo handling and storage services
  • 63711000 - Support services for railway transport
  • 60100000 - Road transport services
  • 63110000 - Cargo handling services
  • 63710000 - Support services for land transport
  • 60600000 - Water transport services
  • 63521000 - Freight transport agency services
  • 63522000 - Ship brokerage services
  • 63523000 - Port and forwarding agency services
  • 60640000 - Shipping operations
  • 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
  • 71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services
  • 63121000 - Storage and retrieval services
  • 63122000 - Warehousing services
  • 64100000 - Post and courier services
  • 79571000 - Mailing services
  • 33141000 - Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables
  • 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
  • 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
  • 24000000 - Chemical products
  • 33199000 - Medical clothing
  • 33620000 - Medicinal products for the blood, blood-forming organs and the cardiovascular system
  • 33651000 - General anti-infectives for systemic use and vaccines
  • 33680000 - Pharmaceutical articles
  • 33690000 - Various medicinal products
  • 33741300 - Hand sanitizer
  • 33954000 - Biological evidence collection kits
  • 38911000 - Manual swab test kits
  • 38912000 - Automated swab test kits
  • 85142400 - Home delivery of incontinence products
  • 60160000 - Mail transport by road
  • 64120000 - Courier services
  • 60161000 - Parcel transport services
  • 64121000 - Multi-modal courier services
  • 22832000 - Exercise papers
  • 75130000 - Supporting services for the government
  • 90511400 - Paper collecting services
  • 33141510 - Blood products
  • 33191000 - Sterilisation, disinfection and hygiene devices
  • 33192000 - Medical furniture
  • 60420000 - Non-scheduled air transport services
  • 71900000 - Laboratory services
  • 85111800 - Pathology services
  • 85111810 - Blood analysis services
  • 85111820 - Bacteriological analysis services
  • 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories
  • 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products
  • 60400000 - Air transport services
  • 24600000 - Explosives
  • 35200000 - Police equipment
  • 35300000 - Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
  • 39241100 - Knives
  • 71631000 - Technical inspection services
  • 75220000 - Defence services
  • 75241100 - Police services
  • 75251000 - Fire-brigade services
  • 90511000 - Refuse collection services
  • 90512000 - Refuse transport services
  • 90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
  • 90520000 - Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services
  • 79342400 - Auction services
  • 79342410 - Electronic auction services
  • 79957000 - Auction organisation services
  • 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
  • 15991000 - Tobacco goods
  • 35320000 - Firearms
  • 45111200 - Site preparation and clearance work
  • 50117300 - Reconditioning services of vehicles
  • 50118110 - Vehicle towing-away services
  • 50118400 - Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles
  • 50190000 - Demolition services of vehicles
  • 70122100 - Land sale services
  • 70123000 - Sale of real estate
  • 71632000 - Technical testing services
  • 90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services

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