Official UK procurement notice
Contract for provision of international untracked mail service for General Register Office (GRO)
Authority: Home Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAwarded 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.
CPV: Courier services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Contracting Authority (the Secretary of State for the Home Department) has…Awarded
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.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 May 2025, 14:28 BST
- Last source update
- 16 May 2025, 14:28 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022273- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0515f5Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| G3 Worldwide Mail (UK) LimitedContract for GRO International Mail Services | £361,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract for GRO International Mail Services · G3 Worldwide Mail (UK) Limited
- Signed
- 17 Apr 2025
- Value
- £361,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- G3 Worldwide Mail (UK) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.