Official UK procurement notice
Presentation Packaging (Hard/Rigid) · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Royal Mint (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOverview
The Royal Mint (TRM) have committed to become Net Zero by 2050, as validated by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi). Purchased goods and services, which includes presentation packaging, falls within our Scope 3 calculation which accounts for xxxx% of the total emissions omitted by TRM.
Our current presentation packaging range comprises predominantly of walnut wood veneer cases which include wood base blocks/pads that house the coinage. Supplementary componentry, along with variations in layout and design, have resulted in 287 unique item codes being actively procured in the past 3 years alone.
Whilst this form of packaging has undoubtedly served its purpose and offered a premium experience to our customers for a number of years, we have confidence that through advancements in technology, along with a greater global awareness of everyone’s responsibilities to reduce their respective carbon footprint, this is an opportune time to seek solutions that will enable us to achieve our sustainable packaging ambitions listed below:
#1 Positive contribution to Net Zero
- The Royal Mint has committed to become Net Zero by 2050, as validated by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi)
- Purchased goods and services including product and transit packaging sits in our Scope 3 emissions.
- Knowing the greenhouse gas (CO2e) emissions associated with individual packaging items is increasingly critical to our net zero strategy.
#2 Reduction in Range including Modularity
- We would like to introduce modularity into our packaging ranges – so that a smaller number of packaging options can cater to a higher number of product propositions.
- The aim being that this will help reduce product roadmap complexity but also wastage arising from overordering different packaging options.
- This modularity could apply to the packaging shape, size, colour, etc and would have a neutral or positive impact on the customer experience.
#3 Use of less and/or alternate Materials
- The Royal Mint is interested in understanding if less materials can be used in an existing packaging solution.
- Additionally, we want to utilise more sustainable materials in our packaging solutions. (e.g.: natural, lower carbon, recycled).
- While some of our packaging is already recyclable – and some packaging is inherent to the product proposition, we are also interested in the feasibility of customers reusing or recycling individual packaging items.
#4 Showcase Ambitions & Innovations
- We have started trialling on-pack messaging to highlight specific product innovations and wider sustainability ambitions at The Royal Mint however we would be interested in options to further incorporate these mar-comms opportunities into our packaging solutions (without comprising ambition #2)
Next Steps
With the above in mind, The Royal Mint has issued this prior information notice to raise awareness of our intentions to approach the market in what will be undoubtedly be a thorough and comprehensive tender process. We will now enter a phase of exploratory work, undertaking market research that will enable The Royal Mint to formulate a tender that we intend to release to the market in Quarter 1 of 2024.
CPV: Cases · Display cases
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- 16 Nov 2023, 11:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Nov 2023, 11:27 GMT
- Authority reference
57306- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033902- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041a5aFind a Tender
Publisher note: Overview The Royal Mint (TRM) have committed to become Net Zero by 2050, as validated by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi). Purchased goods and services, which includes presentation packaging, falls within our Scope 3 calculation which accounts for xxxx% of the total emissions omitted by TRM. Our current presentation packaging range comprises predominantly of walnut wood veneer cases which include wood base blocks/pads that house the coinage. Supplementary componentry, along with variations in layout and design, have resulted in 287 unique item codes being actively procured in the past 3 years alone. Whilst this form of packaging has undoubtedly served its purpose and offered a premium experience to our customers for a number of years, we have confidence that through advancements in technology, along with a greater global awareness of everyone’s responsibilities to reduce their respective carbon footprint, this is an opportune time to seek solutions that will enable us to achieve our sustainable packaging ambitions listed below: #1 Positive contribution to Net Zero • The Royal Mint has committed to become Net Zero by 2050, as validated by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) • Purchased goods and services including product and transit packaging sits in our Scope 3 emissions. • Knowing the greenhouse gas (CO2e) emissions associated with individual packaging items is increasingly critical to our net zero strategy. #2 Reduction in Range including Modularity • We would like to introduce modularity into our packaging ranges – so that a smaller number of packaging options can cater to a higher number of product propositions. • The aim being that this will help reduce product roadmap complexity but also wastage arising from overordering different packaging options. • This modularity could apply to the packaging shape, size, colour, etc and would have a neutral or positive impact on the customer experience. #3 Use of less and/or alternate Materials • The Royal Mint is interested in understanding if less materials can be used in an existing packaging solution. • Additionally, we want to utilise more sustainable materials in our packaging solutions. (e.g.: natural, lower carbon, recycled). • While some of our packaging is already recyclable – and some packaging is inherent to the product proposition, we are also interested in the feasibility of customers reusing or recycling individual packaging items. #4 Showcase Ambitions & Innovations • We have started trialling on-pack messaging to highlight specific product innovations and wider sustainability ambitions at The Royal Mint however we would be interested in options to further incorporate these mar-comms opportunities into our packaging solutions (without comprising ambition #2) Next Steps With the above in mind, The Royal Mint has issued this prior information notice to raise awareness of our intentions to approach the market in what will be undoubtedly be a thorough and comprehensive tender process. We will now enter a phase of exploratory work, undertaking market research that will enable The Royal Mint to formulate a tender that we intend to release to the market in Quarter 1 of 2024.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
16 Nov 2023 → 12 Feb 2024 · 2 dates- Notice published16 Nov 2023, 11:27 GMT
- Tender notice expected12 Feb 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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