Official UK procurement notice
Courier Services for Public Libraries in Nottinghamshire
Authority: Nottinghamshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInspire is an independent organisation with charitable status which is contracted by Nottinghamshire County Council to deliver a range of local authority services, including operation of public libraries. The contract offered is to provide a regular and reliable courier service between all the library service points in Nottinghamshire, but excluding those inside the boundary of the City of Nottingham.
Nottinghamshire County Council are tendering this service on behalf of Inspire.
Scope of Services
To deliver and transport stock and materials between public libraries in the County of Nottinghamshire, and other Inspire sites, primarily consisting of books but also mail, printed paper material, items of equipment and occasionally furniture. Also, to provide a sorting service for standard library book stock at Inspire HQ upon return.
The service also includes keyholding for the library buildings to enable collection and delivery outside of library opening hours.
This service is a re-commissioning of a contract that was previously delivered by staff that were employed by Inspire and transferred to the incumbent provider under TUPE regulations.
The duration will be 3 years, 3 months with an option to extend for a further two 12 months.
CPV: Internal office mail and messenger services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£580,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 1 Jul 2021, 10:24 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2021, 12:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Aug 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN553908- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-024298- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c225Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Aug 2021, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 2 Aug 2021, 10:00 BST
Timeline
2 Aug 2021 → 30 Sept 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline2 Aug 2021, 10:00 BST
- Bids opened2 Aug 2021, 10:00 BST
- Notice published30 Sept 2021, 12:09 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete30 Sept 2021, 12:09 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedal Express Ltd t/a WEGOSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 024298-2021-1 · Pedal Express Ltd t/a WEGOSME
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2021
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspire is an independent organisation with charitable status which is contracted by… | 2bids | — | — | £333,000 – £580,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £330,000 – £580,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Pedal Express Ltd t/a WEGOAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.