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Published 4 Dec 2024, 16:26 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Courier Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Companies House (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£248,000exc. VAT0.8% above published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Jan 2025awarded 27 May 2025
Awarded to Apollo Distribution Solutions Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Companies House requires a single Successful Bidder to provide Courier Services. The provision is required to:<br/>

  • Courier Services primarily for the distribution of IT equipment such as Laptops & miscellaneous equipment supporting Companies House hybrid employees in working from home. Majority of collections are locally delivered from the Cardiff office, for the delivery of desks, chairs, footstools and IT equipment.<br/>
  • The service will also be used for other movements as detailed for example shipments to ‘The National Archives’.<br/>
  • This contract is demand driven. No guarantees are made to the volume of deliveries that will be requested from the successful bidder.<br/>
  • Provision of services is managed at ‘Call off’ in conjunction with Companies House staff.<br/>
  • Companies House requires a range of service options including same day deliveries within South Wales Area as (defined 15. South Wales Area Postcodes), next day delivery across the UK and delivery within 48 hours to Northern Ireland.<br/>
  • The successful bidder should note that the following requirements are not in scope for this contract:<br/>o Office moves<br/>o Movements with a cost of over £5,000 – Companies House reserves the right to benchmark quotes from outside of this contract for services over £5,000.<br/><br/>o Consignments with a destination or origin that is not our Cardiff office will require additional discussion and negotiation, we reserve the right to make alternative arrangements.

CPV: Courier services · Post and courier services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£248,000
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Two one year extensionsVariant bids: not allowed

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: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 50
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Dec 2024, 16:26 GMT
Last source update
10 Jun 2025, 14:56 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Jan 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031295
Classification (CPV)
Courier servicesPost and courier services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c24e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
13 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Jan 2025 → 10 Jun 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    13 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 14:56 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jun 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Jun 2025, 14:56 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    10 Jun 2025, 14:56 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £250,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Apollo Distribution Solutions LtdSMESubcontracting: Deliveries to destinations outside of the network£250,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Companies House

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNational or federal agency/officeGeneral public servicesMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions GB-COH: Companies House · PPON PRPM-7733-XCYT Crown Way, CARDIFF, UK, CF143UZContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • 11th floor, Thomas More BuildingReview body Strand
  • High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Apollo Distribution Solutions LtdAwarded supplier04352970 Unit Q3 Phase 1c, Capital Business Park Parkway, Wentloog,, Cardiff,, Wales, CF3 2PUContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.