Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Post Office Limited
100 Wood Street
London
EC2V7ER
UK
E-mail: procurement@postoffice.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.postoffice.co.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
https://postoffice.wax-live.com/S2C/SignIn.aspx
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://postoffice.wax-live.com/S2C/SignIn.aspx
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
SPMP Horizon Replacement
Reference number: SPMCN080424
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72212490
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Participation is subject to interested parties signing an NDA. Please email procurement@postoffice.co.uk to confirm your interest and receive the NDA for your signature. On signature you will be granted access to the Selection Questionnaire and draft Procurement Documents.
Post Office is in the process of replacing its existing EPOS system, known as Horizon.
Post Office is building the new system, ?New Branch IT? (?NBIT?) in house as part of its Strategic Platform Modernisation Programme (?SPMP?).
Whilst Post Office is responsible for overall programme management, strategy and architecture it has a requirement to engage with third parties to help create the necessary solution.
This procurement therefore is designed to identify and appoint suitable partners to a small panel of providers of such services. Work will be let via mini-competitions within the panels on either a T&M or fixed price dependent on the nature of the work packages.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
75 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Post Office is in the process of replacing its existing EPOS system, known as Horizon.
Post Office is building the new system, ?New Branch IT? (?NBIT?) in house as part of its Strategic Platform Modernisation Programme (?SPMP?).
Whilst Post Office is responsible for overall programme management, strategy and architecture it has a requirement to engage with third parties to help create the necessary solution.
The current framework for certain lots will be exhausted during 2024 and a new provision for development and programme related services needs to be established.
This procurement therefore is designed to identify and appoint suitable partners to a small panel of providers of such services. Work will be let via mini-competitions within the panel on either a T&M or fixed price dependent on the nature of the work packages.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
75 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
15/08/2024
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 6
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 4
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
03/05/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
17/05/2024
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Post Office Limited
100 Wood Street
London
EC2V7ER
UK
E-mail: procurement@postoffice.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/04/2024