Official UK procurement notice
Project 27 - Provision of Global Logistics Services
Authority: FCDO Services (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFCDO Services currently delivers the Diplomatic Bag to 236 Posts in 179 Countries and Islands worldwide. Deliveries are either via our Accompanied or Unaccompanied service. FCDO Services organise, pack and manage the Diplomatic Bag service on behalf of the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as well as other UK Government departments and agencies.
There are two separate elements to the Diplomatic Bag Service, the Accompanied Bag and the Unaccompanied Bag. Both elements of the Diplomatic Bag service operate under the terms of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (VCDR) with Article 27 containing specific statements concerning the Diplomatic Bag. Coverage within the VCDR means that consignments held within diplomatic bags cannot be subject to inspection or scanning and cannot be opened or detained by local or national authorities.
This contract is for a Global logistics services to support the requirements of the Diplomatic Bag services through a variety of transport mediums, via a multi modal approach providing enhanced and secure movements of mail and material around the globe.
The contract requires the supplier to provide:
- a fully integrated service;
- door to door, port to port and for a small number of Posts door to airport services that has ease of use and clarity in communication
- UK to Post, Post to UK and occasionally Post to Post services
- simplified documentation management;
- unaccompanied and commercial shipments;
- Full scheduling capability; and
- consolidated UK billing
Contract is for an inital 4 year period with the option to extend 3 times, 12 months at a time. Quantity or scope: This is a single lot agreement for a single supplier . The contract will be for an initial 4 year period with an option to extend for up to a further 3 years in multiples of 12 month increments
CPV: Cargo handling and storage services · Courier services · Freight transport agency services · Mail delivery services · Mail transport by road · Multi-modal courier services · Non-scheduled air transport services · Other services · Post and courier services · Scheduled air transport services · Transport by water of mail · Transport document preparation services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- … – … (7 yrs)
- Framework value
- £70,000,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Suitability
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: fco.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for y…
- Suitability
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: fco.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for y…
- Economic & financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Economic & financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Technical & professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Legal form for consortia
- Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- “Project 27 - Provision of Global Logistics Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-024163- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e5d3Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Other terms
This will be covered in the relevant contractual schedule.
Publisher note: The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 29 Oct 2021
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
28 Sept 2021 → 29 Oct 2021 · 2 dates- Notice published28 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown29 Oct 2021
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.