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Contract for provision of international untracked mail service for General Register Office (GRO)

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Opportunity overview

Awarded Contract for provision of international untracked mail service for General Register Office The Contracting Authority (the Secretary of State for the Home Department) has completed a Direct Award Procedure under Lot 3 of the RM6280 Framework compliant with Public Contract Regulations 2015, and is awarding a contract for the provision of international untracked mail service for General Register Office. This is a 3 year contract with an option to extend by a further two 12 month periods. The contract value quoted relates to the maximum possible contract term of 5 years.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£361k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
16 Apr 2025
Award ID
022273-2025-C15738-1
Status
active
Identifier
00545421
Location
Hounslow, UK, TW5 9QA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV64120000 — Courier services

Lots

  • The Contracting Authority (the Secretary of State for the Home Department) has completed a Direct Award Procedure under Lot 3 of the RM6280 Framework compliant with Public Contract Regulations 2015, and is awarding a contract for the provision of international untracked mail service for General Register Office. A three year contract term commenced on 28th April 2025, and will conclude on 27th April 2028. The Contracting Authority has the option to extend the contract by two further 12-month periods, at its discretion. The contract value quoted relates to the maximum possible contract term of 5 years. Additional information: As per the RM6280 Schedule 7 (Call-Off Award Procedure) Annex A: Direct award criteria the tender has been evaluated on the basis of price (based on the provided Framework Prices). No further areas were scored as part of the direct award assessment.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0515f5
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
All the criteria for a direct award under the existing RM6280 Framework have been are met, and this option is compliant with Public Contract Regulations 2015 due to the urgency within which the new service must be in place and the Contracting Authority has clearly established which supplier meets its needs at the lowest price. As per the conditions of a direct award under RM6280, the existing framework core terms and schedules have been used unchanged to manage this service.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
64120000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Courier services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
The Contracting Authority (the Secretary of State for the Home Department) has completed a Direct Award Procedure under Lot 3 of the RM6280 Framework compliant with Public Contract Regulations 2015, and is awarding a contract for the provision of international untracked mail service for General Register Office. A three year contract term commenced on 28th April 2025, and will conclude on 27th April 2028. The Contracting Authority has the option to extend the contract by two further 12-month periods, at its discretion. The contract value quoted relates to the maximum possible contract term of 5 years. Additional information: As per the RM6280 Schedule 7 (Call-Off Award Procedure) Annex A: Direct award criteria the tender has been evaluated on the basis of price (based on the provided Framework Prices). No further areas were scored as part of the direct award assessment.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-148241
Name
Home Office

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Southport
Postal Code
PR8 2HH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
GRO Smedley Hydro, Trafalgar Road, Birkdale

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Courier services

Identifier

Legal Name
Home Office

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-148242
Name
G3 Worldwide Mail (UK) Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Hounslow
Postal Code
TW5 9QA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
A1 Parkway Trading Estate, Cranford Lane

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
00545421
Legal Name
G3 Worldwide Mail (UK) Limited
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-88
Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Strand

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Award information

Award 1
Id
022273-2025-C15738-1
Title
Contract for GRO International Mail Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-148242
Name
G3 Worldwide Mail (UK) Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
022273-2025-C15738-1
Title
Contract for GRO International Mail Services
Status
active
Award ID
022273-2025-C15738-1
Date Signed
17 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
361,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Southport · UK · PR8 2HH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0515f5-2025-05-16T14:28:39+01:00compiled ·