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Published 15 Apr 2021, 15:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

COURIER SERVICES - MULTI LOT

Official notice

Authority: Department of Finance (Central government)·Consortium: 6 public authorities

4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£3,681,9374 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 Mar 2021
Awarded to WHISTL UK LIMITED +2 more4 awards

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Construction Procurement Delivery (CPD), on behalf of the participating bodies listed, is seeking to establish a Multi Lot Contract for the provision of Courier Services throughout Northern Ireland. The Contractor will be responsible for managing and delivering the specified services in line with Contract documents.

CPV: Courier services · Multi-modal courier services · Post and courier services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Department of Finance DoF Land and Property Services LPSAwarded
Extensions: Option to extend for additional 24 Months.
Lot #2Department for Communities DfCAwarded
Extensions: Option to extend for additional 24 Months
Lot #3Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs DAERAAwarded
Extensions: Option to extend for additional 24 Months.
Lot #4Public Prosecution Service NI PPSAwarded
Extensions: Option to extend for additional 24 Months.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • As per the tender documents: 40%
  • As per the tender documents: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • As per the tender documents: 40
  • As per the tender documents: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Apr 2021, 15:55 BST
Last source update
15 Apr 2021, 15:55 BST
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-007949
Classification (CPV)
Courier servicesMulti-modal courier servicesPost and courier services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a67e Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD complied with. the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). and applied a. standstill period (minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the. award of contract was communicated to tenderers. The. notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time. for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award. decision before the contract was entered into..

Publisher note: The contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per specification and regularly monitored see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 contract. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in Construction Procurement Delivery (CPD) for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a notice of unsatisfactory performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a notice of unsatisfactory performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of procurement expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of 12 months from the date of issue of the certificate. The authority expressly reserved the rights:. (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;. (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates;. (iii) to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the (services) covered by this notice; and (iv) to award contract(s) in stages and in no circumstances will the authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £3,681,9374 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 62 from SMEs
Contracts signed 4latest 31 Mar 2021

Contracts

  • Lot 1 - Department of Finance (DoF) Land and Property Services (LPS) · WHISTL UK LIMITED

    Signed
    31 Mar 2021
    Value
    £453,960
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - Department for Communities (DfC) · D X NETWORK SERVICES LTD

    Signed
    31 Mar 2021
    Value
    £1,793,292
    Status
    active
  • Lot 3 - Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) · Data Dispatch LimitedSME

    Signed
    31 Mar 2021
    Value
    £684,000
    Status
    active
  • Lot 4 - Public Prosecution Service NI (PPS) · Data Dispatch LimitedSME

    Signed
    31 Mar 2021
    Value
    £750,685
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Department of Finance DoF Land and Property Services LPS1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
2 · Department for Communities DfC1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
3 · Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs DAERA2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
4 · Public Prosecution Service NI PPS2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

5 public bodies on the notice

Department of Finance

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9EDContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • This is not applicable to the UKReview body This is not applicable to the UK

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • D X NETWORK SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier Ditton Park, DATCHET, UK, SL3 9GLContact email
  • DATA DISPATCH LTDAwarded supplier Unit 33, Westlink Enterprise Centre, BELFAST, UK, BT12 5BJContact email
  • WHISTL UK LTDAwarded supplier Meridian House, Fieldhouse Lane, MARLOW, UK, SL7 1TBContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.