Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
FCDO Services
Hanslope Park
Milton Keynes
MK19 7BH
For the attention of
Claire Estick
Email(s)
PurchasingEnquiries@fcdo.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1908515789
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority/entity
Section two: Object of the contract
two.1) Description
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 7: Transport of mail by land and by air
NUTS code
- UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC
two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
FCDO Services currently delivers the Diplomatic Bag to 236 Posts in 179 Countries and
Islands worldwide. Deliveries are either via our Accompanied or Unaccompanied
service. FCDO Services organise, pack and manage the Diplomatic Bag service on
behalf of the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as well as other
UK Government departments and agencies.
There are two separate elements to the Diplomatic Bag Service, the Accompanied Bag
and the Unaccompanied Bag. Both elements of the Diplomatic Bag service operate
under the terms of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (VCDR) with Article
27 containing specific statements concerning the Diplomatic Bag. Coverage within the
VCDR means that consignments held within diplomatic bags cannot be subject to
inspection or scanning and cannot be opened or detained by local or national
authorities.
This contract is for a Global logistics services to support the requirements of the
Diplomatic Bag services through a variety of transport mediums, via a multi modal
approach providing enhanced and secure movements of mail and material around the globe.
The contract requires the supplier to provide:
• a fully integrated service;
• door to door, port to port and for a small number of Posts door to airport services that has ease of use and clarity in communication
• UK to Post, Post to UK and occasionally Post to Post services
• simplified documentation management;
• unaccompanied and commercial shipments;
• Full scheduling capability; and
• consolidated UK billing
two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 64100000 - Post and courier services
Additional CPV code(s)
- 60160000 - Mail transport by road
- 60410000 - Scheduled air transport services
- 60420000 - Non-scheduled air transport services
- 60620000 - Transport by water of mail
- 63100000 - Cargo handling and storage services
- 63521000 - Freight transport agency services
- 63524000 - Transport document preparation services
- 64120000 - Courier services
- 64121000 - Multi-modal courier services
two.2) Total final value of contract(s)
two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
Value: £70,000,000
Section four: Procedure
Type of procedure
Restricted
four.2) Award criteria
four.2.1) Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Commercial. Weighting 45
2. Technical. Weighting 55
Section five: Award of contract
Contract No
XLY120/27/21CE
five.1) Date of contract award decision
9 May 2022
five.2) Information about offers
Number of offers received
4
Number of offers received by electronic means
4
five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics
Kulhmann House, Lancaster Way, Fradley Park, Lichfield,
Lichfield
WS13 8SX
Country
United Kingdom
five.4) Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract
Value: £70,000,000
Total final value of the contract
Value: £70,000,000
Excluding VAT
Section six: Complementary information
six.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
six.3) Procedures for appeal
six.3.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures
FCDO Services
Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes
MK19 7BH