Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Post Office Ltd
Finsbury Dials,20 Finsbury Street, London
London
EC2Y 9AQ UK
UK
Contact person: Rhona Mclaren
E-mail: rhona.mclaren@postoffice.co.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.postoffice.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.postoffice.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://postoffice.wax-live.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://postoffice.wax-live.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Postal Services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Creative and Production services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79340000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Creative and production services across all media types for all Post Office products and services
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
25 000 000.00
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:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of creative and production services for post office products and services across all media types
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:
25 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Two year Initial term and option of three one year extensions
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Post Office will invite to tender the highest scoring applicants on the basis of the criteria set out in the SQ.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option of three one year extensions after the initial two year term
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As detailed in the procurement documents
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
IV.1.5) Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
16/11/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
17/10/2022
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: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Information given on how to access and complete SQ
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Post Office will provide notification of intention to award which will allow bidders a 10 day period to raise any enquiry
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/08/2022