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Published 30 Sept 2022, 13:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Warehousing, Storage and Delivery Services

Official notice

Authority: Post Office Limited (Public body)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£50,000,000exc. VAT13.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 31 Oct 2022awarded 25 Sept 2023
Awarded to iForce Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract Award to iForce Limited for the outsourcing of Post Office's national stock centre operation following a restricted procedure procurement.

CPV: Parcel delivery services · Warehousing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Post Office Ltd National Stock Centre (NSC) consists of two operations: Warehouse…Awarded

The Post Office Ltd National Stock Centre (NSC) consists of two operations: Warehouse operations and Delivery Services. Warehouse operations includes forecasting, inventory planning, receiving storing and picking SKUs from suppliers. Delivery services is the management of the dispatch of SKUs to Post Office locations across the UK.

This is a contract award to iForce Limited for the outsourcing of Post Office's national stock centre operation following a restricted procedure procurement.

Delivery: UK
Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Price: 40%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 Sept 2022, 13:49 BST
Last source update
24 Oct 2023, 09:20 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-031283
Classification (CPV)
Parcel delivery servicesWarehousing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0371d9 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Please use the link below to register on Post Office's Web3 portal in order to access the event for this Procurement. https://postoffice.wax-live.com/S2C/SignIn.aspx If you have any queries about registering please contact [email protected]

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
31 Oct 2022
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Oct 2022 → 24 Oct 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 Oct 2022
  2. Notice published
    24 Oct 2023, 09:20 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Oct 2023, 09:20 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £56,800,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Sept 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
iForce Limited£56,800,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 031283-2023-1 · iForce Limited

    Signed
    25 Sept 2023
    Value
    £56,800,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Post Office Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawBanking, Retail and Postal Services London, UKContact email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • iForce LimitedAwarded supplier Warrington, UKContact email

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