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Integrated Courier, Logistics and Distribution Services

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 6 Oct 2026, 10:36.

Opportunity overview

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust intends to award a contract for managed courier, logistics, collection, transport and distribution services. The seven-day service supports clinically critical and business-critical movements across Trust sites and interoperable routes involving Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The scope includes pathology specimens, medicines, sterile services items, clinical equipment, podiatry equipment, consumables, post, parcels and agreed ad hoc movements. Services include route management, tracking, incident escalation, business continuity, performance reporting and continuous improvement.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

DHL Supply Chain Ltd

Matched by number
Published award value
£4.3m
Awarded
4 Oct 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 00528867
Location
Bucks, UKJ12, MK9 1EA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
T1041SW
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
DHL currently operates the infrastructure, routes and processes supporting Oxford Health’s integrated logistics network and interoperable services with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. An immediate change of provider would require separation and redesign of interconnected routes, mobilisation of replacement arrangements and validation of clinical handover, tracking, escalation and business-continuity processes. This would create disproportionate technical and operational difficulties and a material risk to clinically critical service delivery. The Trust has considered reasonable alternatives and concluded that none can meet the immediate integrated requirement without significant mobilisation and continuity risk. Maintaining the integrated route structure also avoids unnecessary duplication of journeys and supports carbon-reduction objectives. The award is limited to the period required to maintain continuity while the Trust reviews its longer-term transport and logistics operating model.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
switchingDirectAward

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PVTR-2436-WDLT

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVTR-2436-WDLT

Address

Street Address
Littlemore Mental Health Centre, Sandford Road, Littlemore
Locality
Oxford
Postal Code
OX4 4XN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ14

Contact

Name
Steve Warner

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
DHL Supply Chain Ltd
Id
GB-COH-00528867

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00528867

Address

Street Address
251 Midsummer Boulevard Milton Keynes
Locality
Bucks
Postal Code
MK9 1EA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ12

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Integrated Courier, Logistics and Distribution Services
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
64120000
Description
Courier services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
64121200
Description
Parcel delivery services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
60100000
Description
Road transport services

Value

Including VAT
5,144,681.88
Amount
4,287,234.9
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00528867
Name
DHL Supply Chain Ltd

Contract period

Starts
19 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
14 Oct 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
14 Oct 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
12+12

Related lots

1

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Voluntary standstill period to be reviewed
Id
094056-2026

Documents

Entry 1
Id
094056-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Oct 2026, 09:13
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
19 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Oxford · UKJ14 · OX4 4XN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 094030-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 094056-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 094066-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·