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Published 4 Sept 2023, 11:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Dedicated Courier Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall Police (Police & fire)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£750,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Oct 2023awarded 17 Jan 2024
Awarded to CitySprint (UK) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Dedicated Courier Service for Devon and Cornwall Police area as well as a dedicated regional route for South West Forensics.

CPV: Courier services · Mail delivery services · Post and courier services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£750,000
Delivery: UK · Exeter
Variant 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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Cost: 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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Sept 2023, 11:21 BST
Last source update
17 Jan 2024, 10:04 GMT
Award evaluation window
16 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
700
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001557
Classification (CPV)
Courier servicesMail delivery servicesPost and courier services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f99e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
16 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
16 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Oct 2023 → 17 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    16 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    17 Jan 2024, 10:04 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Jan 2024, 10:04 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CitySprint (UK) Limited——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids——£743,486 – £1,568,631

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall Police

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety N/A Police Headquarters, Middlemoor, Exeter, UK, EX2 7HQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • CEDRMediation bodyReview contact point London
  • The High Court of JusticeReview body London

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.