Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Post Office Limited
02154540
100 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7ER
UK
E-mail: procurement@postoffice.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://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/S2C/
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/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Banking, Retail and Postal Services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Voucher Service Production & Management
Reference number: AA1406
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Post Office Limited seeks to establish voucher service production and management.
The procurement will follow the accelerated restricted procedure in accordance with the Regulations.
To apply please respond to the Selection Questionnaire available via the e-Sourcing Event within the POLWeb3 e-Sourcing Portal that is being used to manage this procurement exercise.
Link to Web3 - https://postoffice.wax-live.com/S2C/ (https://postoffice.waxlive.com/S2C/)
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
4 850 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
22450000
66000000
79800000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Post Office Limited seeks to establish voucher service production and management.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Initial 36 month contract with potential 2 x 12 month extensions
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option of 2 x 12 month extensions after the initial 36 month period
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.1.2) 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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
Due to a higher level of spend being put through the contract than anticipated an accelerated procedure is required to ensure that a suitable supplier is in place in an adequate time to allow for a potential transition
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:
01/11/2024
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
12/11/2024
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
London
UK
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
18/10/2024