Provision of Postal Service to the Student Loans Company Limited

Official notice

Authority: Student Loans Company (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£16,800,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 11 Feb 2021no call for competition

Awarded to WHISTL UK LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the collection of standard mail from Darlington, Bothwell Street, Hillington, Llandudno and our Transactional Print Supplier

CPV: Postal services related to letters

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This contract is for the collection of standard mail from Darlington, Bothwell Street,…Awarded

This contract is for the collection of standard mail from Darlington, Bothwell Street, Hillington, Llandudno and our current Transactional Print Supplier

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM

Extensions: Option to extend the contract for 2 periods of 12 months following the initial contract period

64112000 Postal services related to letters

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: 31 Mar 2021, 18:24 BST
Last source update: 31 Mar 2021, 18:24 BST
Authority reference: 2020-SLC-495
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-006741
Classification (CPV): Postal services related to letters
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a1c6 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The procurement exercise took the form of a Further Competition utilising an existing framework RM6017 –Postal Goods, Services and Solutions
put in place by Crown Commercial Services. This framework was awarded in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=581544943 GO Reference: GO-2021331-PRO-18016021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £16,800,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 11 Feb 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
WHISTL UK LIMITED	£16,800,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 006741-2021-2020-SLC-495-1 · WHISTL UK LIMITED
Signed
11 Feb 2021
Value
£16,800,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Student Loans Company

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation 100 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, UK, G2 7JDContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

N/AMediation body Glasgow
Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Whistl UK LimitedAwarded supplier04417047 Meridian House, , , , SL7 1TB, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, UK, SL7 1TBContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.