Mail for 2021-2026 Senedd Cymru Elections

Official notice

Authority: Welsh Government

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: Wales (UKL)

Awarded value£4,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Apr 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Royal Mail

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Welsh Government is responsible for paying the postage costs for candidates and registered political parties to send free one piece of election communication at a Senedd election.

CPV: Mail delivery services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales

64121100 Mail delivery services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 May 2021, 08:44 BST
Last source update: 3 May 2021, 08:44 BST
Authority reference: C303/2020/2021
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-009503
Classification (CPV): Mail delivery services
Delivery area: Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ac90 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) (iii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 applies.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:110264)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £4,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Royal Mail	£4,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 009503-2021-C303/2020/2021-1 · Royal Mail
Signed
1 Apr 2021
Value
£4,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Welsh Government

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3NQContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Royal MailAwarded supplier Kingsmead House, Oxpens Road, Oxford, UK, OX11RX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.