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Published 9 Feb 2022, 16:14 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Courier Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 8 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,000,000≈ £500k / year
Submissions closed 11 Mar 2022awarded 1 Jul 2022
Awarded to CitySprint (UK) Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2024 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Courier Services

  • Recurrence: Minimum within 2 years of contract start date with potential 2 x 12 month extension

CPV: Courier services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Document Courier ServicesAwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£1,000,000

Document Courier Services. Additional information: .

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2024 (2 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland · Mainly within Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 12 months at the discretion of NSS · 2 x 12 months at the discretion of NSSVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

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
Quality: 20%Price: 80%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical & Quality: 20%
  • price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical & Quality: 20
  • Price: 80
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Annual Turnover

    Minimum: Annual turnover in each of the last 3 years (must be related to the relevant activities) and that this is evidenced by the last 3 years of accounts you supply
  • Technical & professional ability

    Experience of Running & Providing Similar Service

    Minimum: Evidence of your experience in running and delivering a similar Project giving 3 current examples
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
Yes · Minimum within 2 years of contract start date with potential 2 x 12 month extension
First published
9 Feb 2022, 16:14 GMT
Last source update
13 Jul 2022, 11:16 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Mar 2022 – …
Authority reference
NSS212242
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019128
Classification (CPV)
Courier services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03154f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Fair Work Practice

How you will commit to fair work practice

Community Benefits

Outline any community benefits you can offer

On line booking , tracking and proof of delivery

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the

courts:

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts

(Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of

Session

VI.5)

Publisher note: (SC Ref:700190)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
11 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
11 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Mar 2022 → 13 Jul 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    11 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    13 Jul 2022, 11:16 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Jul 2022, 11:16 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £260,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CitySprint (UK) Limited£260,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 019128-2022-NSS212242-1 · CitySprint (UK) Limited

    Signed
    1 Jul 2022
    Value
    £260,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

8 public bodies on the notice

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff Court HouseMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point EdinburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CitysprintAwarded supplier RedCentral, 60 High Street, Redhill, UK, RH1 1SH

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.