Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
The Scottish Parliament, Procurement Services
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10284
one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Government
4 Atlantic Quay, 70 York St
Glasgow
G2 8EA
Telephone
+44 1412420133
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM82 - Glasgow City
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law
The Scottish Government
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Devolved Parliament
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Legislative Body
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Mail Screening Services
Reference number
NIC-SER-457
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 64112000 - Postal services related to letters
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Parliament in collaboration with the Scottish Government requires a Contractor to provide Mail Screening Services at PAS97:2021 Level 2, throughout a range of locations.
The service is required to mitigate the risk of contaminated, hazardous or offensive mail items being sent through the postal system which could cause concern, disruption or harm to recipients.
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: £2,962,197
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 64112000 - Postal services related to letters
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Main site or place of performance
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Kinlochleven, Aberdeen, Dundee, and London.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) and the Scottish Government (SG) require the services of a contractor to provide mail screening service from the point where the contractor collects the mail items from the public mail carrier to end delivery of the screened
mail to SPCB and SG designated sites. The contractor must screen the mail to Screening Level 2 as set out in PAS97:2021, also including external visual inspection of every mail items. The contractor will be required to screen for hazardous, dangerous and offensive items and
to deliver the mail securely to the Scottish Parliament's and Scottish Government's designated locations. The services include:
-collection and transportation of all mail items from the public mail carrier;
- secure screening of mail at the Contractor's facility;
- timely and secure delivery of all screened mail items to the SPCB and SG designated sites detailed in the tender documents.
Full details of the service requirements are contained in the Specification.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
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
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-011299
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
NIC-SER-457
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10 December 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 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
Royal Mail Group Ltd
100 Victoria Embankment,
LONDON
EC4Y 0HQ
Telephone
+44 0000000
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: £2,962,197
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Please note that there are minimum requirements concerning Cyber Security for this contract to which a pass/fail marking will attach.
Bidders will be required to complete an online Supplier Assurance Questionnaire using the Cyber Security Procurement Support Tool
(CSPST). A link to CSPST can be found here: https://cyberassessment.gov.scot.
The questionnaire will be aligned to a Cyber Risk Profile that has been established for the contract, based on the SPCB’s assessment of
cyber risk.
For this contract, minimum requirements also include the holding of Cyber Essentials (or equivalent)
Further details can be found in the Tender Invitation Letter. A contract condition for this procurement requires the bidder to comply with
minimum security requirements.
Insurance levels:
Employers liability: 5m
Public liability: 10m
(SC Ref:677439)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court House
Sheriff Course House, 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
Country
United Kingdom