DHSC: Global and Public Health: Express Freight Service (FY 25-26)

Department of Health and Social Care
London
Open procedure
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028

Provision of an express and emergency freight capability to mitigate supply chain disruption risks for medicines and medical products, specifically to prevent national stock-outs. The service requires rapid response logistics to maintain supply continuity when standard supply chains are compromised.

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Awarded value: £3.4m; As published
Published: 20 May 2025
Awarded: 16 March 2026; Kuehne & Nagel
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 31 March 2028

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of express and emergency freight logistics services to ensure the uninterrupted supply chain of critical medical products.

Provide an express/emergency freight capability to maintain the uninterrupted supply of medical products where there is an urgent need and/or where a supplier's own supply chains may be disrupted
Provide an emergency medicines supply service in the event of significant disruption to supply chains

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 24 months
Extensions: 12 months
Longest it can run: 36 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 60000000, 63100000, 64121000, 60600000

Services in this contract

International freight forwarding and shippingMain service£27k typicalExpress and emergency freight capability for medical products during supply disruption

Lifecycle

Published
20 May 2025
Contract awardedto Kuehne & Nagel
16 March 2026
Contract starts
1 April 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2028

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Department of Health and Social Care

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Kuehne & Nagel

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/321935/dhsc-global-and-public-health-express-freight-service-fy-25-26
Buyer reference: C419207
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-051821
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Department of Health and Social Care. DHSC: Global and Public Health: Express Freight Service (FY 25-26). Contract award, 20 May 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/321935/dhsc-global-and-public-health-express-freight-service-fy-25-26 (accessed 5 November 2026).