Commonwealth Warehousing and Logistics Services

The Department is seeking Tenders for Warehousing, distribution and logistics services for immunisation products that may include vaccines and consumables nationally, across Australia. The organisation will have the capacity and capability to accept, receipt, store, pack, dispatch, transport and deliver immunisation products and provide a continuation of current COVID-19 vaccine delivery services that does not impact existing administration sites. This will include:

• A dedicated fleet of vehicles that can deliver immunisation products nationally at varying temperature requirements including ambient, 2 to 8 degrees Celsius, minus 25 to minus 15 degrees Celsius and minus 90 to minus 60 degrees Celsius.
• The ability to deliver immunisation products to hard-to-reach areas including, remote, very remote and external territories at varying temperature requirements including ambient, 2 to 8 degrees Celsius, minus 25 to minus 15 degrees Celsius and minus 90 to minus 60 degrees Celsius.
• Appropriate warehousing infrastructure that can store immunisation products with varying temperature requirements including ambient, 2 to 8 degrees Celsius, minus 25 to minus 15 degrees Celsius and minus 90 to minus 60 degrees Celsius.
• Suitable packaging for temperature sensitive immunisation products.
• Staff who are trained and experienced in:
  • handling and managing temperature sensitive immunisation products
  • monitoring deliveries and
  • maintenance of temperature.
• The ability to coordinate deliveries, manage warehousing space, manage urgent requirements and accurate timely reporting to the Department.
• Capability for system integration to enable ordering, reporting and reconciliation processes in line with Departmental requirements.

It is a requirement that Tenderers must meet the following Essential Requirements:

1. Storage and transportation facilities proposed and supplied meet all Therapeutic Goods Administration registration and / or regulatory requirements as well as hold applicable state and territory warehousing / wholesaling licences.
2. Storage and transportation facilities are GMP certified and/or meet the Australian Code of Good Wholesaling Practices or can be upon the commencement of the contract.
3. Work with the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and become an ACSC partner through the Partnership Program upon commencement of the contract.