Mail Screening Services · UK public procurement notice

The Contractor is required to provide Mail Screening Services that are flexible and adaptable with changes to threat levels and fully meet the provisions and requirements of the Contract Conditions.

PAS97:2021, which is a publicly available specification for Mail Screening and Compliance of the Mail Screening Services with the requirements of it is sponsored by the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure, CPNI, at Screening Level 2 which states:

-X-ray all Mail Items in bulk/large batches initially.

-The screening of the bulk/large batches must be undertaken in batches that are of a sufficiently small size to provide confidence that no threat is present. The larger the volume of mail x-rayed at once the harder it will be to find smaller threat objects. This is why the Mail Items should be screened in batches, appropriately sized as to provide clear images allowing unambiguous interpretation by the trained operator.

-It is also important to ensure that the volume of material placed in the X-ray machine does not exceed the volume that the system can image, this particularly applies to cabinet x-ray machines.

-X-ray again individually or in smaller batches if anything anomalous is observed.

The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) uses Creditsafe, an independent provider of online business credit reports, to assess the financial standing of tenderers. Tenderers are encouraged to review their financial performance on Creditsafe and read information about how that data is collected and used prior to submitting a tender. Information and the opportunity to run a free report can be found at www.creditsafe.com/products/business-cr… ↗.

If a tenderer does not agree with the credit rating it has been given by Creditsafe it can provide supporting evidence to demonstrate its current position and this will be taken into account when the financial standing is being assessed.

If a tenderer is not listed on Creditsafe, for whatever reason, then it may be asked to submit equivalent accounts to enable the required assessment of financial standing to be carried out. Tenderers should have a Creditsafe credit rating of 30 or higher to demonstrate satisfactory financial standing. If a tenderer has a lower

credit rating score and has the backing of a parent company with a credit rating of 30 or higher, then the provision of a Parent Company Guarantee prior to the award of any contract will be acceptable. If a tenderer has a lower credit rating score and no evidence to support a stable or improved financial standing then the tender may be rejected.

4C.1.2 - The tenderer will be required to provide one relevant example to demonstrate their experience and knowledge to deliver the services as described in the Specification. Your response should make reference to the screening level in line with PAS97:2021 Level 2 and describe all elements of the end to end mail screening services provided.