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Published 21 Feb 2025, 13:46 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Warehousing, Logistics and Fulfilment

Official notice

Authority: ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£4,500,000exc. VAT2.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Mar 2025awarded 30 Sept 2025
Awarded to Michael Davies & Associates Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ordnance Survey Ltd (OS) is Britain’s mapping agency and is responsible for the surveying, production, maintenance and marketing of a wide range of geographic information, relied on by government, business and individuals. Further information on us can be found on our website www.os.uk ↗. OS is a private limited company (company registration number 09121572), and the entire share capital is owned by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. The Ordnance Survey Consumer business unit is responsible for all retail products made available via an omni channel approach - direct to end customer and via retail/wholesale trade channels. Product categories include OS Paper Maps, OS Active Maps, guidebooks and outdoor accessories.The requirement is for professionally managed, cost-effective outsourced Warehousing, Logistics and Fulfilment Services. OS are seeking a Supplier with the capabilities and capacity to:

  • Suitably store and manage OS stock.
  • Receive and book st
  • Recurrence: The contract length will be for two years with the option to extend three times for period of up to 12 months each (2+1+1+1). Therefore, if all extensions were taken, the full length of the contract would be for five years.

CPV: Cargo handling and storage services · Storage and retrieval services · Storage and warehousing services · Storage bins · Storage containers · Storage services · Storage units · Warehouse management system · Warehousing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The contract length will be for an initial two years starting on the Commencement Date, with the option to extend three times for a period of 12 months each (2+1+1+1). Therefore, if all extensions were taken, the full length of the contract would be for five years.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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

Yes · The contract length will be for two years with the option to extend three times for period of up to 12 months each (2+1+1+1). Therefore, if all extensions were taken, the full length of the contract would be for five years.

First published
21 Feb 2025, 13:46 GMT
Last source update
18 Nov 2025, 13:31 GMT
Award evaluation window
25 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
BS.0178
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074766
Classification (CPV)
Cargo handling and storage servicesStorage and retrieval servicesStorage and warehousing servicesStorage binsStorage containersStorage servicesStorage unitsWarehouse management systemWarehousing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e696 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

In accordance with Regulation 86 (notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87 (standstill period) and Regulations 91 (enforcement of duties through the Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).

Publisher note: Bidders should seek independent legal and commercial advice in relation to the potential value of the opportunity.Ordnance Survey is carrying out this procurement under the open procedure pursuant to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). In accordance with Regulation 50 (Contract award notices); Regulation 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract or conclude a framework agreement); Regulation 87 (Standstill period) and Regulations 91 to 102 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). Following any decision to award the contract Ordnance Survey will be providing debriefing information to unsuccessful bidders (in accordance with Regulation 86) and observe a minimum 10-day standstill period (in accordance with Regulation 87) before the contract is entered into. Expressions of interest applications must be by way of completion and return of the selection questionnaire (SQ) and ITT i(n accordance with the requirements set out in the ITT by the time limit in section IV.2.2) above).Bidders should note that the procurement documents (including the contract documentation) are draft documents at this stage, providing indicative information of OS's intended approach in the procurement process and are for general information only.Ordnance Survey reserves the right to vary, amend and update any aspects of the procurement documents and final details and versions of the procurement documents will be confirmed to applicants successful in being selected to participate in the relevant tender stages of the procurement procedure. Ordnance Survey reserves the right not to award the opportunity or to award only part (or a different arrangement) of the opportunity described in this contract notice.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Mar 2025 → 18 Nov 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published342 days ago
    18 Nov 2025, 13:31 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Nov 2025, 13:31 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,400,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 94 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Michael Davies & Associates LimitedWarehousing, Logistics and Fulfilment Services£4,400,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ordnance Survey Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyPublic Corporation10 Explorer House, Adanac Drive, Southampton, UK, SO16 0ASContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria