Official UK procurement notice
Couriers Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NEUPC Ltd·Consortium: 9 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortia (NEUPC) is acting as the lead party in the re-tender to create this Framework for Couriers Services for the Higher Education Sector. The HE Sector requires a secure end to end couriers service for 3 specific specialisms: Lot 1 UK/Domestic Courier Services Lot 2 International Courier & Mail Services Lot 3 Specialist Courier Services A separate tender return must be submitted for each Lot bid for. All agreements resulting from this are available to and apply to: (i)all current Participating Consortia and Members who are "contracting authorities" (as defined in The Public Contracts Regulations 2015). (ii)all current Participating Consortia and Members who currently, and may in the future, fall outside of the legal definition of "bodies governed by public law" for the purposes of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
CPV: Courier services · Freight transport agency services · Multi-modal courier services · Post and courier services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 8 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 9 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1UK/Domestic Courier ServicesAwardedRenewal
Coverage of all UK areas either through direct routes or sub-contracting of some routes to enable a secure parcel delivery service for non-hazardous goods up to the weight of 30kg within the UK. Additional information: The framework is open to all members of HE Regional Consortia listed in this notice regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Lot #2International Courier & Mail ServicesAwardedRenewal
Coverage of all areas outside the UK either through direct routes or sub-contracting of some routes to enable: i. A secure parcel delivery service for non-hazardous goods up to the weight of 30kg. ii. A global mail delivery service including:
- Collection from any member institution for outbound delivery to any destination outside of the UK (allowing for prohibited lists).
- Inbound services iii. In addition to the general requirements the awarded Suppliers will be required to provide professional advice where required, including but not limited to:
- Import and Export Duty
- Import and Export Regulations on restricted or embargoed locations
- Restrictions on types of goods that may be imported/exported
- HMRC Regulation and regulation at point of delivery. Additional information: The framework is open to all members of HE Regional Consortia listed in this notice regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Lot #3Specialist Courier ServicesAwardedRenewal
Services offered that are not covered within Lot 1 and Lot 2, e.g. Including but not limited to any one or more than one of:
- Dangerous Goods eg Including but not limited to any one or more than one of: ClassType of material 2.1 Flammable gas (for example butane) 2.2 Non-flammable and non-toxic gases which could cause asphyxiation (for example nitrogen, helium, carbon dioxide) or oxidisers (for example oxygen) 2.3 Toxic gases (for example chlorine, phosgene) 3 Flammable liquids (for example lighter fluid, petrol) 4.1 Flammable solids, self-reactive substances and solid desensitised explosives 4.2 Substances liable to spontaneous combustion 4.3 Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases 5.1 Oxidising substances 5.2 Organic peroxides 6.1 Toxic substances 6.2 Infectious substances 7 Radioactive material 8 Corrosive substances 9 Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles
- Exhibition Freight - mainly related to International Student Recruitment fairs arranged by organisations such as the British Council.
- Other Freight – Transport of large/heavier than 30kg items requiring specialist packaging
- Same Day Delivery (subject to restrictions such as distance/range and collection times) Additional information: The framework is open to all members of HE Regional Consortia listed in this notice regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Responsible Procurement: 8%
- Added Value: 2%
- Service Provision: 25%
- Contract and Framework Management: 5%
- Price: 60%
Published award criteria (5)
- Responsible Procurement: 8
- Added Value: 2
- Service Provision: 25
- Contract and Framework Management: 5
- Price: 60
- 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.
- “Couriers Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 3 Oct 2023, 14:07 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Apr 2024, 12:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Nov 2023 – …
- Authority reference
PMR2005 NE- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012926- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040779Find a Tender
Publisher note: This agreement will be open to universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of the PCR 2015’. It is possible that some of the future call off contracts under this framework may be part funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding and (ERDF/ESF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding assessed under this frame NEUPC members are listed: https://www.neupc.ac.uk/who-are-our-members To view this notice, please click here: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=853464418 GO Reference: GO-2024422-PRO-25827347
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 6 Nov 2023, 12:15 GMT
Timeline
6 Nov 2023 → 22 Apr 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened6 Nov 2023, 12:15 GMT
- Notice published22 Apr 2024, 12:05 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2024- Status changed to complete22 Apr 2024, 12:05 BST
- Buyer details updated22 Apr 2024, 12:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £6,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
UK/Domestic Courier Services
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
International Courier & Mail Services
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Specialist Courier Services
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2024
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · UK/Domestic Courier Services | 8bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · International Courier & Mail Services | 6bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Specialist Courier Services | 6bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
8 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- APUC LtdContracting authority
- Crescent Purchasing LtdContracting authority
- Higher Education Purchasing Consortium WalesContracting authority
- London Universities Purchasing Consortium LtdContracting authority
- North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium LtdContracting authority
- Southern Universities Purchasing ConsortiumContracting authority
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTREMediation body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
12 commercial parties on the notice- Axis Global Freight ServicesFramework contractor
- Citysprint (UK)Framework contractor
- DHL InternationalFramework contractor
- DHL InternationalFramework contractor
- DPD GroupFramework contractor
- DPD Group UK LTDFramework contractor
- Logistica EuropeFramework contractor
- Outspoken LogisticsFramework contractor
- Royal Mail GroupFramework contractor
- Royal Mail Group LimitedFramework contractor
Show 2 more suppliers
- Same Day DispatchFramework contractor
- Skynet Worldwide ExpressFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria