Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Home Office
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Contact
Lisa Griffiths
Lisa.Griffiths1@homeoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
International Secure Delivery
Reference number
C8937
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79571000 - Mailing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.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.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £68,500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60160000 - Mail transport by road
- 60220000 - Mail transport by railway
- 60620000 - Transport by water of mail
- 64100000 - Post and courier services
- 64120000 - Courier services
- 64121100 - Mail delivery services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Global
two.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)
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 40
Price - Weighting: 100
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-005956
four.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 five. Award of contract
Contract No
C8937
Title
International Secure Delivery
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
9 February 2023
five.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
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DHL Global Forwarding UK Ltd
Eastworth House, Eastworth Road,
Chertsey
KT16 8SH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £65,800,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Home Office
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Home office
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DA
Country
United Kingdom