Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c47-9444-738b-8b34-f7782f3b74ea/express-freight-services-prior-information-notice-only pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Express Freight Services - Prior Information Notice Only [Department of Health and Social Care](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-of-health-and-social-care) Incumbent usually keeps it Estimated value Not stated Published 1 Jul 2019 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is looking to engage an express distribution service with full track and trace capability for the movement of medicines and medical products (consignments ranging from small packages through to full pallets) between continental Europe and the United Kingdom. The Department is seeking to hold a series of market engagement events, with the first, a webinar, to be held at 12:30 - 2pm on 3 July 2019 followed by a face to face supplier event on 5 July 2019 (Central London - venue to be confirmed). The purpose of these events is to give the market a broad indication of the opportunity which the Authority intends to offer and to receive feedback from the market as to the Authority's proposed strategy to procure this service. How to register. Service providers interested in attending the engagement events should respond through the eSourcing tool ([dh.bravosolution.co.uk](https://dh.bravosolution.co.uk) - itt\_263) by 9am on 3 July 2019 for the Webinar and 5pm 4 July - supplier event. When expressing an interest service providers should provide: - the contact details of the supplier's representative; - a single paragraph summary of the organisations experience including whether they are a Small to Medium sized Enterprise or Voluntary Sector Organisations. Organisations not attending the Supplier Information events, but still wishing to participate in future sessions are also advised to register via Bravo as listed above. This notice is placed as a prior information notice ([ted.europa.eu/udl](http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:302921-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML)) and relates only to a pre-procurement market engagement event. The Department reserves the right to not proceed to tender additionally the Department reserves the right to discontinue the proposed tendering process and not to award the contract. Read full description ## CPV classification Transport services (excl. Waste transport) Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/d118f09a-0d53-425d-a2bc-456927b24956) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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