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Published 3 Jul 2021, 07:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Covid-19 Home Testing Fulfilment Services

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAccelerated
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 26 May 2021
Awarded to The Royal Mail Group Limited (t/a Parcelforce Worldwide)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Test and Trace is the national organisation under the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) responsible for conducting Covid-19 testing in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Contract awarded is for fulfilment services to support all Covid-19 testing via the Home Channel. his contract is for the Home Testing Fulfilment Services required for the Home Channel of Test & Trace. It is for the next day delivery of testing kits to the homes of the UK population. The contract is for a 12 month plus an option to extend for a further 12 months.

CPV: Parcel delivery services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK

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
  • Price

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
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Jul 2021, 07:22 BST
Last source update
10 Dec 2021, 10:57 GMT
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-030778
Accelerated
Urgency of the Services Needed
Classification (CPV)
Parcel delivery services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c330 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextValue (excluding VAT) · II.1.7.1269254909.00550000000

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 9
Contracts signed 1latest 26 May 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Royal Mail Group Limited (t/a Parcelforce Worldwide)——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids——£269,254,909 – £269,254,909

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health and Social Care

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.