Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Companies House
PPON PRPM-7733-XCYT
Crown Way
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ
UK
E-mail: commercial@companieshouse.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Courier Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
64120000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Companies House requires a single Successful Bidder to provide Courier Services. The provision is required to:<br/>• Courier Services primarily for the distribution of IT equipment such as Laptops & miscellaneous equipment supporting Companies House hybrid employees in working from home. Majority of collections are locally delivered from the Cardiff office, for the delivery of desks, chairs, footstools and IT equipment.<br/>• The service will also be used for other movements as detailed for example shipments to ‘The National Archives’.<br/>• This contract is demand driven. No guarantees are made to the volume of deliveries that will be requested from the successful bidder.<br/>• Provision of services is managed at ‘Call off’ in conjunction with Companies House staff.<br/>• Companies House requires a range of service options including same day deliveries within South Wales Area as (defined 15. South Wales Area Postcodes), next day delivery across the UK and delivery within 48 hours to Northern Ireland.<br/>• The successful bidder should note that the following requirements are not in scope for this contract:<br/>o Office moves<br/>o Movements with a cost of over £5,000 – Companies House reserves the right to benchmark quotes from outside of this contract for services over £5,000.<br/><br/>o Consignments with a destination or origin that is not our Cardiff office will require additional discussion and negotiation, we reserve the right to make alternative arrangements.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
64100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Companies House requires a single Successful Bidder to provide Courier Services. The provision is required to:<br/>• Courier Services primarily for the distribution of IT equipment such as Laptops & miscellaneous equipment supporting Companies House hybrid employees in working from home. Majority of collections are locally delivered from the Cardiff office, for the delivery of desks, chairs, footstools and IT equipment.<br/>• The service will also be used for other movements as detailed for example shipments to ‘The National Archives’.<br/>• This contract is demand driven. No guarantees are made to the volume of deliveries that will be requested from the successful bidder.<br/>• Provision of services is managed at ‘Call off’ in conjunction with Companies House staff.<br/>• Companies House requires a range of service options including same day deliveries within South Wales Area as (defined 15. South Wales Area Postcodes), next day delivery across the UK and delivery within 48 hours to Northern Ireland.<br/>• The successful bidder should note that the following requirements are not in scope for this contract:<br/>o Office moves<br/>o Movements with a cost of over £5,000 – Companies House reserves the right to benchmark quotes from outside of this contract for services over £5,000.<br/><br/>o Consignments with a destination or origin that is not our Cardiff office will require additional discussion and negotiation, we reserve the right to make alternative arrangements.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Two one year extensions
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-039124
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/05/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Apollo Distribution Solutions Ltd
04352970
Unit Q3 Phase 1c, Capital Business Park Parkway, Wentloog,
Cardiff,
CF3 2PU
UK
E-mail: commercial@companieshouse.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL22
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.apollodistributioncardiff.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 20 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Deliveries to destinations outside of the network
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
11th floor, Thomas More Building
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/06/2025