# Contract for the Provision of a Inter-Trust Courier Service

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust](/buyers/the-newcastle-upon-tyne-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust/contract-awards)
- Published: 3 April 2017
- Planned start: 1 November 2017
- Planned end: 31 October 2020
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 7c7eecde-5c5d-4deb-9c3a-547296e04594-139491
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-821ff515-6d2f-4f3e-ab02-b18626bfee66

## Description

The provision of an Inter-Trust Courier Service is required for The Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust \(Lead Trust\) and The Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust which will include Pathology Specimens Category B as defined in HSE/HSC 2004 with regard to the transport and handling of dangerous goods by the road in accordance with the European Directive 94/55/EC\. The Contractor must comply with all requirements set out for the storage and transport of time and temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products as outlined by World Health Organisation \(WHO\) Technical Report Series No\. 961 Annex 9, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency \(MHRA\) Good Distribution Practice \(GDP\) requirements

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c7eecde-5c5d-4deb-9c3a-547296e04594-139491)