Courier services. Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has a requirement for a courier service for the conveyance of bloods and light goods both on a routine basis and as and when required. Light goods include medical records and other documents and medical/pathological specimens, which have a limited life and must be conveyed in special containers. This will include travel both within and outside the District Boundary.

The range of items usually transported, as well as any patient or staff, are as follows:-

— mail (case notes, x-rays, CT scan films, medical records);

— specimens;

— medical equipment;

— goods from pharmacy;

—- liquefied gases;

The list is only indicative of the types of items which need transportation and may be subject to variation or change.

Currently blood runs are carried out 3 times a day at a scheduled time, 7 days a week.

Ad-hocs vary on a monthly basis but can be up to around 70 journeys per month.

Health records vary on a monthly basis but can be up to around 70 journeys a month.

The Contractor will be required to provide a 24 hour service daily, every day during the contract period (Sundays and Bank Holidays included), and the service provided must be promptly executed. Vehicles must be available day and night to provide the service to the Trusts as required.

The Contractor will be expected to meet quality standards based upon the response times defined within the tender documentation.

The proposed contract will commence on the 1st July 2014 and run for a period of 3 years.

There is a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for this opportunity. On completion of this questionnaire bidders will be short-listed and those who are successful will be invited to tender where a full specification will be made available.

Tenders will be evaluated on Quality 60 %, Commercial 40 %. Full details of the evaluation criteria will be in the tender documentation.

Please complete the PQQ on the Delta system. The deadline for PQQ submission is 12 noon 28th April 2014.