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Franking Machines & Consumables

Postage-franking machines
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: APUC LIMITED: "Franking Machines & Consumables". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityAPUC LIMITEDScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: APUC LIMITED
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for APUC LIMITED. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
9Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 6 active published awards; 6 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityAPUC LIMITED
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published25 Nov 2021, 12:15 GMT
Last source update25 Nov 2021, 12:15 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationPostage-franking machines
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02d38c
What is being bought
The Authority has put in place a Framework Agreement for Franking Machines & Consumables - the supply, delivery and maintenance, via lease and purchase arrangements, of Franking Machines, associated products and services including installation and configuration of equipment and provision of consumables to the UK Further and Higher education sector bodies and wider public bodies, which include APUC Ltd's members and affiliated bodies, Central Government Departments in Scotland and their Arm's Length Bodies and Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS Scotland, Scotland Excel members and any associated or affiliated bodies, Leisure Centres and the following purchasing consortia and their members: NWUPC (Including Northern Ireland Institutions), NEUPC, HEPCW, LUPC and SUPC.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Nov 2021, 12:15 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    25 Nov 2021, 12:15 GMT
  3. tender value changed
    1 Sept 2021, 12:06 BST
  4. Published value updated to £23,546,984
    1 Sept 2021, 12:06 BST
  5. Status changed to published status
    1 Sept 2021, 12:06 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    1 Sept 2021, 12:06 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    1 Sept 2021, 12:06 BST
  8. Official notice release published
    1 Sept 2021, 12:06 BST
  9. Submission deadline changed to published date
    1 Sept 2021, 12:06 BST
  10. Submission deadline changed to 30 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
    1 Sept 2021, 12:06 BST
  11. Official notice release published
    30 Aug 2021, 16:15 BST
  12. Buyer information updated
    30 Aug 2021, 16:15 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Authority has appointed Contractors for the supply, delivery and maintenance, via lease and purchase arrangements, of Franking Machines, associated products and services including installation and configuration of equipment and provision of consumables to the UK Further and Higher education sector bodies and wider public bodies, which include APUC Ltd's members and affiliated bodies, Central Government Departments in Scotland and their Arm's Length Bodies and Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS Scotland, Scotland Excel members and any associated or affiliated bodies, Leisure Centres and the following purchasing consortia and their members: NWUPC (Including Northern Ireland Institutions), NEUPC, HEPCW, LUPC and SUPC. Please note the Framework Value quoted includes 'pass through' costs including postage costs set by Royal Mail. The actual estimated spend for the total potential Framework Agreement period excluding these costs is 4,709,396 GBP. Additional information: Economic operators may have been excluded from this competition if they were in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    25 Nov 2021, 12:15 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  6. Contract active
    Signed 28 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · £23,546,984
  7. Contract active
    Signed 28 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · £23,546,984
  8. Contract active
    Signed 28 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · £23,546,984
  9. Contract active
    Signed 28 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · £23,546,984
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Pitney Bowes Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Northern Services
Not published · Not published · active
Nationwide Franking Sense Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Quadient
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Franking Machines & Consumables
£23,546,984 · signed 28 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Franking Machines & Consumables
£23,546,984 · signed 28 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Franking Machines & Consumables
£23,546,984 · signed 28 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Franking Machines & Consumables
£23,546,984 · signed 28 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 4 (lot 1)
bids: 4 (lot 1)
bids: 4 (lot 1)
bids: 4 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 1)
smeBids: 3 (lot 1)
smeBids: 3 (lot 1)
smeBids: 3 (lot 1)
smeBids: 3 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

APUC LIMITED

Contracting authority GB-FTS-24593
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  • APUC LIMITED
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    Unit 27,Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen, STIRLING, UKM77, FK82DZ
    ang@apuc-scot.ac.uk
    +44 1314428930

  • Nationwide Franking Sense Ltd
    supplier

    Bolton, UK

  • Northern Services
    supplier

    East Kilbride, UK

  • Pitney Bowes Ltd
    supplier

    Trident Place, Mosquito Way, Hatfield, UK, AL10 9UJ
    +44 07702852320

  • Quadient
    supplier

    London, UK

  • Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
    reviewBody

    Sheriff Court House, Viewfield Place, Stirling, FK8 1NH
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