Official UK procurement notice
12 month extension to Global Logistics Agreement
Authority: FCDO Services (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionextension of FCDO Services’ existing Global
Logistics Agreement (GLA) with Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Ltd. The GLA is being extended by one year
under regulation 16(1)(d)(i) of The Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations and following VEAT publication Ref 448076-2020
CPV: Post and courier services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Delivery of the Diplomatic Bag to 236 Posts in 179 Countries and Islands worldwideAwarded
Delivery of the Diplomatic Bag to 236 Posts in 179 Countries and Islands worldwide. Deliveries are either via our Accompanied or Unaccompanied service. FCDO Services organise, pack and manage the Diplomatic Bag service on behalf of the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as well as other UK Government departments and agencies.
This contract suppoprts the service through a variety of transport mediums, via a multi modal approach providing enhanced and secure movements of mail and material around the globe.
The contract requires the supplier to provide:
- a fully integrated service;
- door to door, port to port and for a small number of Posts door to airport services that has ease of use and clarity in communication
- UK to Post, Post to UK and occasionally Post to Post services
- simplified documentation management;
- unaccompanied and commercial shipments;
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-030151- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fd3eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
FCDO Services had planned to launch a procurement process in 2020 for a new logistics contract
commencing in July 2021. However, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was
necessary to extend the existing GLA. The pandemic led to: (a) volatility in the air-cargo market ; (b) a
need for FCDO Services to reconsider the contract requirements in the medium to long term given the
climate; and (c) FCDO Services needing to divert personnel away from the procurement process to restart
and recover its logistics operations. This meant FCDO Services was not in a position to confirm its
service requirements for a new contract. The new procurement commenced in Sept 2021 (FTS ref 2021/S 000-024163) to replace this agreement
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellmann Worldwide Logistics | £9,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 030151-2021-XLY120/15/21-1 · Hellmann Worldwide Logistics
- Signed
- 22 Jul 2021
- Value
- £9,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hellmann Worldwide Logistics LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.