QU042 - Provision to Receive, Package, Store and Distribute Healthy Start Vitamins - AWARD

Birmingham City Council requires a supplier for the distribution of the Healthy Start Vitamins to receive, provide secure and appropriate dry temperature-controlled storage, pick and pack to order, re-order the vitamins when stock is needed, and deliver these vitamins to children's centres, health centres, general practitioners surgeries, and other nominal sites across Birmingham. There will be occasions when the ambient temperature is above the safe level of 25 degrees and the vitamins will need collecting from various sites and stored in a refrigerator before being redelivered when needed. Additional storage space will be required to store leaflets and brochures that will accompany the vitamins for first time users. The successful applicant will be expected to keep auditable records of all activities. Refrigeration will be required at a temperature below 25°C for transporting the vitamins for both distribution and warehousing. Distributor must have an MHRA (Medical & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency) licence for the collection and distribution of vitamins. This contract will be for a period of two (2) years commencing 1st November 2016 until 1st November 2018. The contract will be renewed for a further two (2) years depending on previous performance including the ability of the provider to deliver all orders on time. If you are interested in applying and would like a copy of the quotation please register an interest on in-tend. The web address is https://intendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc. Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function. If you have any problems in accessing in-tend please email us at cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call 0121 464 8000. Requests to participate must be by way of completion and return of the quotation no later than 12:00 (GMT) on 29th September 2016