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Contract Award Notice

International Secure Delivery

  • First published: 15 March 2023
  • Last modified: 15 March 2023

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-02be06
Published by:
Home Office
Authority ID:
AA76013
Publication date:
15 March 2023
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO), which is part of the Home Office, has a contract forinternational secure delivery mail services. This contract is due to expire in 2023 and will bere-competed.HMPO would like to procure services for secure delivery to Global overseas locations. The primary objective of the upcoming tender is to maintain business continuity of a range of existing International Secure Delivery services, including but not limited to:— Deliver international centrally printed passports and return supporting documents, securely and promptly, from the Organisation in the UK to international domestic addresses, Visa Application Centres, Embassies, other designated UK government locations worldwide and Government Offices in Overseas Territories and Gibraltar.— Transfer international applications, securely and promptly, from Visa Application Centres, Embassies or other designated UK government locations worldwide, to HMPO sites in the UK.— Transfer international applications, securely and promptly, from Government Offices in Overseas Territories, to a HMPO site in the UK.— Other requirements for parts of the Home Office for international secure mail, such as General Register Office (GRO)- Collect Emergency Travel Documents and associated items printed in overseas locations on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCDO)

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Home Office

2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

UK

Contact person: Lisa Griffiths

E-mail: Lisa.Griffiths1@homeoffice.gov.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

National or federal agency/office

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

International Secure Delivery

Reference number: C8937

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79571000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO), which is one of the operational commands within the Home Office, has a contract for international secure delivery mail services.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 68 500 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

60160000

60220000

60620000

64100000

64120000

64121100

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK


Main site or place of performance:

Global

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO), which is part of the Home Office, has a contract forinternational secure delivery mail services. This contract is due to expire in 2023 and will bere-competed.HMPO would like to procure services for secure delivery to Global overseas locations. The primary objective of the upcoming tender is to maintain business continuity of a range of existing International Secure Delivery services, including but not limited to:— Deliver international centrally printed passports and return supporting documents, securely and promptly, from the Organisation in the UK to international domestic addresses, Visa Application Centres, Embassies, other designated UK government locations worldwide and Government Offices in Overseas Territories and Gibraltar.— Transfer international applications, securely and promptly, from Visa Application Centres, Embassies or other designated UK government locations worldwide, to HMPO sites in the UK.— Transfer international applications, securely and promptly, from Government Offices in Overseas Territories, to a HMPO site in the UK.— Other requirements for parts of the Home Office for international secure mail, such as General Register Office (GRO)- Collect Emergency Travel Documents and associated items printed in overseas locations on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCDO)

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Technical / Weighting: 50

Quality criterion: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion: Price / Weighting: 40

Price / Weighting:  100

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

II.2.14) Additional information

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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:

2022/S 000-005956

IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: C8937

Title: International Secure Delivery

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

09/02/2023

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

DHL Global Forwarding UK Ltd

Eastworth House, Eastworth Road,

Chertsey

KT16 8SH

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 65 800 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Home Office

2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

UK

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Home office

2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DA

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

14/03/2023

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
64120000 Courier services Post and courier services
64121100 Mail delivery services Multi-modal courier services
60220000 Mail transport by railway Railway transport services
60160000 Mail transport by road Road transport services
79571000 Mailing services Mailing-list compilation and mailing services
64100000 Post and courier services Postal and telecommunications services
60620000 Transport by water of mail Water transport services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
Lisa.Griffiths1@homeoffice.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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