Domestic Courier Services/RES/PRO/2021 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedure

Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: South East (UKJ12)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Submissions closed 30 Jul 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Open University seeks a provider for UK based courier services. The contract will provide a variety of delivery options for packages from 100g to generally about 10kg. A significant proportion of parcels will be collected from our Wellingborough Distribution Services (WDS) Warehouse and will be within the dimensions of 250mm X 350mm x 75m with an average parcel weight of 1.98kg. The vast majority of our shipments are expected to be shipped to customer within 48 hours. The packages will contain learning materials for students and faculty across the UK, although it is possible that collection points and contents may differ from time to time.

CPV: Courier services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Renewal

Delivery: South East

Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of 4 years and may be extended by the OU for further 12 month periods up to a maximum length of 6 years in total, at its discretion. · The contract is for an initial period of 4 years and may be extended by the OU for further 12 month periods up to a maximum length of 6 years in total, at its discretion.Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Restricted procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Closed
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 29 Jun 2021, 21:51 BST
Last source update: 1 Jul 2021, 12:14 BST
Authority reference: 2021/S 000-014885
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-015049
Classification (CPV): Courier services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02c198 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 30 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: en

Timeline

1 Jul 2021 → 30 Jul 2021 · 2 dates

Notice published
1 Jul 2021, 12:14 BST
Submission deadline
30 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST

Notice history

3 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextCommunication · I.3	https://in-tendhost.co.uk/procurement	https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity
—	TextCommunication · I.3	https://in-tendhost.co.uk/procurement	https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity

2 amendments published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Open University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Services, Walton Hall,, Milton Keynes, South East, MK7 6BPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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