Official UK procurement notice
Storage & Fulfilment for Participation
Authority: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords is seeking to appoint a suitable provider to store, manage and distribute publications, resources and other promotional items to the Parliamentary Estate and ad-hoc UK locations.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 13 Jan 2031, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Mailing services · Storage services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£420,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Pricing: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Pricing
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 13 Jan 2031
- First published
- 15 Jan 2026, 15:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2026, 18:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
C2659- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012549- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0606e8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The opportunity will be published on our tendering portal, Atamis. To ensure you're notified and can easily access the tender documents, we recommend creating an account on Atamis beforehand. You can create an account by following this link: atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗.
Timeline
15 Jan 2026 → 24 Jun 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published280 days ago15 Jan 2026, 15:18 GMT
- Market engagement274 days ago21 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Suppliers are invited to submit their EOI through our e-tendering portal (Atamis). The Authority reserves the right to change procurement strategy at our discretion. Responses to the EOI should be submitted by 21/01/2026.
- Next notice expected272 days ago23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published253 days ago11 Feb 2026, 15:52 GMT
- Clarification questions by241 days ago23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline220 days ago16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by195 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts186 days ago20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent133 days ago12 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published132 days ago12 Jun 2026, 18:33 BST
- Standstill ends120 days ago24 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
12 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Jan 2026, 15:18 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published11 Feb 2026, 15:52 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £637,50011 Feb 2026, 15:52 GMT
- Status changed to active11 Feb 2026, 15:52 GMT
- Procurement method changed11 Feb 2026, 15:52 GMT
- Deadline published: 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT11 Feb 2026, 15:52 GMT
- Tender notice published3 Mar 2026, 17:44 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £420,0003 Mar 2026, 17:44 GMTwas £637,500
- Deadline moved to 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT3 Mar 2026, 17:44 GMT+7 days · was 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published12 Jun 2026, 18:33 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Jun 2026, 18:33 BST
- Contract signature expected25 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Reduction in requirements resulting in change of contract value
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 15 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundever Operating Corporation Limited29 Jun 2026 – 29 Jun 2029 · up to 27 Jun 2031Extensions: The contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years starting with the option to extend for another 2 years in the format (1+1) | £376,174 | 22 May 2026standstill to 24 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Corporate Officer of the House of LordsContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Foundever Operating Corporation LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender