Transportation Dynamic Purchasing System

HTE are seeking to establish a Transportation DPS for the provision of pathology and pharmacy transport, non-clinical courier services, and bus and community transport services and any associated services.

The lot structure for this category is as follows:

Lot 1: Medical Couriers

Pathology Transport: will be for Specialist Transport Services for the movement of Infectious Substances, Diagnostic Specimens and Other Biological Substances across the UK. There may be a requirement by Participating Authorities to facilitate the movement of the substances to premises outside of the UK.

The Admitted Tenderers awarded to this Lot will be able to provide ad hoc and scheduled collections from the Authority premises to an agreed location, including Authority premises and Third-Party locations, such as a referral testing location. The Admitted Tenderers will be able to provide services such as Same Day and Next Day deliveries.

The items to be transported may include, but not limited to:

• Division 6.2 Infectious Substances (Category A and B) (not inclusive of Clinical Waste)

• Division 6.1 Toxic Substances (Biological and Medical Cultures, Samples and Specimens)

• Infectious Substances for carriage under UN 2814, UN 2900 and UN3373

Pharmacy Transport: will be for the provision of Pharmaceutical and Controlled Drugs Specialist Transport Services for the movement of pharmaceutical products across the UK. There may be a Participating Authority requirement for movement of items outside of the UK.

The items to be transported in accordance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Standards may include, but not limited to:

• Pharmaceuticals

• Controlled Drugs (including drugs precursors)

• Medical equipment

Lot 2: Non-Clinical Courier Services and associated services

Same day or next day service delivering regular and planned or ad-hoc and unplanned logistic requirements.

Items to be transported include all non-clinical items which do not require environmental monitoring in transport.

Examples of items to be transported could include files/medical notes and general supplies.

Requirements may be regular consignment and transfer of mail and files between community, mental health and social care providers.

Lot 3: Bus & Community Transport Services and associated services

This Lot will include bus and community transport services, for the provision of a service operating vehicle(s) with nine or more seated passenger capacity under a PSV licence or Community Organisations operating under a Section 19 or Section 22 permit.

The Participating Authority of this DPS may include NHS Trusts, Hospitals, Community Hospitals and any other authorised healthcare facility, this also may include other non-healthcare public sector organisation which may have a transport requirement.