Crown Commercial Service (CCS), hereby known as the Authority, has established a multisupplier Framework Contract for the supply of Logistics, Warehousing, and Supply Chain Solutions.

This Framework Agreement replaces:-

RM6074 (Logistics and Warehousing) agreement which expired in October 2024

This Framework had 8 Lots:

Lot 1 - Haulage and Distribution Solutions

Lot 2 - Warehousing and Storage Solutions

Lot 3 - Logistics Consultancy, Supply Chain, and Design Solutions

Lot 4 - 3rd Party, 4th Party, and 5th Party Logistics Solutions

Lot 5 - Removal and Relocation Solutions

Lot 6 - Vehicle and Plant Movement, Storage and Detention Solutions

Lot 7 - Events, Shows and Exhibition Logistics Solutions

Lot 8 - Construction Logistics and Associated Solutions

Lot 1 provides a wide range of transport and distribution solutions via a range of modes of transport including low and zero emission vehicles and crafts, and may include both ad-hoc and scheduled requirements. Item and/or vehicle tracking capabilities will be required.

Items to be carried may include but are not limited to cartons, containers, pallets, tanks, liquids, gases, medical supplies and instruments, foodstuffs, dangerous goods, high risk and high value items.

Lot 2 provides a wide range of storage solutions including but not limited to internal storage, racked storage, stacked storage, external storage, container storage, self serve storage, and offer a range of associated services that may include but are not limited to receipt, indexing, pick, pack, fulfilment, kitting, rework, assembly, dispatch, inventory management, asset management, and disposal.

Items to be stored may include but are not limited to cartons, containers, pallets, tanks, liquids, gases, medical supplies and instruments, foodstuffs, dangerous goods, high risk and high value items.

Lot 3 provides a wide range of logistics consultancy solutions including but not limited to supply chain consultancy, logistics consultancy, price benchmarking, service and quality benchmarking, solution design, specification design, process improvement, project management, warehouse and network design, and implementation management.

Requirements will be available to any and all Buyers who may have a logistics need either immediately or in the future where industry expertise is required to design, support, and improve operational processes.

Lot 4 provides a wide range of logistics outsourcing solutions with Suppliers operating their own assets, or by Suppliers managing 3rd party assets through a prime and key subcontract relationship. The services may be delivered at the Suppliers own premises, the Buyers premises (or that of their partners) or any other location determined by the Buyer. Solutions may include but are not limited to storage, transportation, fulfilment, facilities management, construction logistics, procurement and inventory management to provide fully managed solutions.

Items under management may include but are not limited to cartons, containers, pallets, tanks, liquids, gases, medical supplies and instruments, foodstuffs, dangerous goods, electronic items, fine art, furniture, vehicles, printed material, mixed stock keeping units, high risk and high value, weapons, dangerous goods, tobacco, alcohol, and counterfeit goods

Lot 5 provides a wide range of removal and relocation solutions including but not limited to storage, transportation, porterage, labour, provision of engineers, project management, packaging and consumables, and asset management including asset disposal, repurposing, recycling, and donation.

Assets to be carried, stored and disposed of may include but not limited to furniture, IT equipment, audio visual equipment, laboratory equipment, fine art, and artefacts.

Lot 6 provides a wide range of transport, storage and disposal solutions for vehicles and plant that may include use of specialist vehicles, engineers, fitters, project management, and administration.

Assets to be transported, stored, and disposed of may include but not limited to cars, lorries, buses, military vehicles, emergency service vehicles, industrial plant, aircraft, marine and river vessels. Additionally, there may be a requirement to provide evidential statements to support any legal proceedings.

Lot 7 provides a wide range of transport and storage for events, shows, and exhibitions that may include use of specialist vehicles, engineers, fitters, project management, and administration. This may also require pick and pack services, stand installations and de-installations, provision of welfare facilities, direct delivery to exhibition stands, and provide temperature-controlled handling.

Items to be transported and stored may include but are not limited to stands, audio-visual equipment, stages, gantries, rigging, cables, clothes, fluids, foodstuff, art, and artefacts.

Lot 8 provides a wide range of transport and storage solutions for construction sites and site refurbishments, including lay down facilities, offsite storage, Railside, portside, and airside operations. This may include use of specialist vehicles and plant, deployment of project management, specialist consultancy, health and safety regimes, and welfare facilities management.

Items to be transported and stored may include but are not limited to construction materials, bulk aggregates, electrical components, glass, steel, cranes, hoists, and plant.