Transportation Dynamic Purchasing System

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (“UHCW”)

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

055748-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 60000000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

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.

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Observed notice trail

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1. Tender record updated

   20 Mar 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   010388-2025

   Published tags

   tenderUpdate

2. Award notice observed

   12 Jun 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   055748-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Lot 1: Pathology and Pharmacy Transport

  Buyer: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (“UHCW”)Supplier: CitySprint UK Limited

  End date in notice

  Date not published

  Value shown in notice

  £200,000,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for Lot 1: Pathology and Pharmacy Transport

  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.
  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  055748-2026-SF054659-1

• Lot 1: Pathology and Pharmacy Transport

  Buyer: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (“UHCW”)

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Source states no optionsLot 1Published 12 Jun 2026.Open supporting notice 055748-2026
• Source states no optionsLot 2Published 12 Jun 2026.Open supporting notice 055748-2026
• Source states no optionsLot 3Published 12 Jun 2026.Open supporting notice 055748-2026

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