Awarded· 19 Aug 2025
Refrigerated Transport for Home Delivery of Medication
City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Limited · Sunderland, North East
City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Limited has awarded Refrigerated Transport for Home Delivery of Medication. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland.
Source: Find a Tender, published 1 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
L F & E Refrigerated Transport
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 08:48
View notice2025
Contract ends
0½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Limited has awarded Refrigerated Transport for Home Delivery of Medication. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland. The contract went to L F & E Refrigerated Transport. It was awarded on 19 August 2025. The contract value is £32,500. The contract runs from 31 August 2025 to 31 December 2025. It lasts 0½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 1 December 2025. The notice number is 078317-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05eb8c.
Summary of the contracting process
CITY HOSPITALS INDEPENDENT COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED, based at Sunderland Royal Hospital in Sunderland, United Kingdom, has completed the procurement process for a contract titled "Refrigerated Transport for Home Delivery of Medication". The procurement falls under the services industry category with a focus on pharmacy services, and took place in the UKC region.
The procurement stage was concluded with an award, and the contract was signed on 20th August 2025, running from 1st September 2025 to 31st December 2025. The procurement method used was direct, classified as below the threshold without competition. The process was governed by UK legal basis 2023/54.
The notice in full
Refrigerated Transport for Home Delivery of Medication as part of Home Delivery Service
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Aug 2025 to 31 Dec 2025 (0½ years)
- Awarded to
- L F & E Refrigerated Transport
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £32,500
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 078317-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05eb8c
- CPV code
- 85149000 - Pharmacy services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Town
- Sunderland
- Postcode
- SR4 7TP
- Electoral ward
- Millfield
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Sunderland
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Limited
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Sunderland, SR4 7TP · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- L F & E Refrigerated Transport
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Refrigerated Transport for Home Delivery of Medication
Who won the Refrigerated Transport for Home Delivery of Medication contract?
City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Limited awarded the contract to L F & E Refrigerated Transport on 19 August 2025. It is due to end on 31 December 2025, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Refrigerated Transport for Home Delivery of Medication contract worth?
The contract value is £32,500. The contract runs from 31 August 2025 to 31 December 2025 (0½ years).
Who is the buyer for Refrigerated Transport for Home Delivery of Medication?
City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Limited, based in Sunderland, North East.
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