Market consultation for international courier services
University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) is conducting a market consultation for international courier services. The objective is to select a reliable, fast, and secure logistics partner capable of transporting medical and research documents, samples, and equipment worldwide. The procedure falls under a competitive procedure with negotiation, allowing multiple providers to submit a proposal followed by negotiations. The contracting authority emphasizes experience in medical logistics, compliance with EU and international regulations, traceability, security, and integration with internal IT systems. The selection criteria include price, service level, delivery reliability, capacity, and sustainability. The market consultation serves as the basis for a future framework agreement. UMC Utrecht expects a transparent, efficient procedure and a partner that can contribute to the continuity of healthcare and research activities.
Services · Competitive procedure with negotiation · European procedure
01What is being requested
University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) is conducting a market consultation for international courier services. The objective is to select a reliable, fast, and secure logistics partner capable of transporting medical and research documents, samples, and equipment worldwide. The procedure falls under a competitive procedure with negotiation, allowing multiple providers to submit a proposal followed by negotiations. The contracting authority emphasizes experience in medical logistics, compliance with EU and international regulations, traceability, security, and integration with internal IT systems. The selection criteria include price, service level, delivery reliability, capacity, and sustainability. The market consultation serves as the basis for a future framework agreement. UMC Utrecht expects a transparent, efficient procedure and a partner that can contribute to the continuity of healthcare and research activities.
This concerns the market consultation for international courier services.
02Exclusion grounds
- No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).
03Value in context
The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for diensten is € 221.000, for reference.
04Likely competitors
05Tender documents
06Legal themes that may be relevant here
07Frequently asked questions
What is the purpose of this market consultation?
What requirements must a logistics partner meet?
On which criteria will the selection be based?
Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.
08Estimated value versus the market
€ 400K
€ 856K
€ 2,4 mln
Gegunde waarden in CPV 64 · diensten n=168