Warehousing and General Distribution Services for Health Scotland's published materials.

Descriptions

The Authority is looking for a provider that can warehouse and store all our materials, be able to pick and pack, and deliver goods in dedicated vehicles within 5 working days. Orders are placed via a web portal attached to the successful provider's warehouse management system. The current IT systems developed for NHS Health Scotland are bespoke and tenderers are advised that applications for inclusion within the tender process will rely on the ability to provide such systems management as well as maintaining costs associated with providing such a service. There are scheduled and timed deliveries to the following areas:Western Isles, Orkney, ShetlandHighland and GrampianArgyll & Clyde, Ayrshire & Arran, Lanarkshire, Forth Valley, Tayside, Fife, Greater Glasgow, LothianDumfries and Galloway, BordersOccassional delivery outwith ScotlandNOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=279430The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=279430Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.