Planning

Secure Delivery Services for the Home Office

HOME OFFICE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

18 Jan 2017 at 11:52

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

18 Nov 2016 at 20:16

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office is initiating a procurement process for "Secure Delivery Services" intended to enhance its operations for passport and civil registration services across the UK and overseas. This tender, currently in the Planning stage, has an engagement end date set for 23 February 2018. The Home Office aims to partner with commercial entities capable of delivering a variety of postal and courier services, revealing a substantial total volume of approximately 7,000,000 items annually, including around 400,000 for international delivery. The procurement falls under the "Post and courier services" category, specifically identified with the CPV code 64100000.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in logistics, courier services, and innovative delivery solutions, particularly those looking to collaborate with government entities. Companies capable of adapting to changing requirements and providing flexibility in operations will find this tender appealing. Moreover, the opportunity to engage in joint ventures or sub-contracting arrangements may invite small to medium enterprises that meet Home Office requirements, driving growth and enhancing the service experience for passport applicants and other stakeholders.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Secure Delivery Services for the Home Office

Notice Description

Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) is a directorate of the Home Office which provides passport services to British Nationals worldwide and, through the General Register Office (GRO), oversees the provision of civil registration services in England and Wales. HMPO supports Home Office priorities of cutting crime, reducing immigration, preventing terrorism and promoting growth. HMPO is looking for commercial partners to provide a range of Secure Delivery postal and courier services. It is necessary to collect centrally-printed passports and locally-printed passports and passport supporting documents from HMPO offices and to send these items to addresses in the UK and worldwide. The annual total is approximately 7 000 000 items of which 400 000 are for overseas delivery. There are also requirements to send a small volume of International passport applications from worldwide addresses to the UK, to send registration items from GRO and to provide an internal mail service for HMPO. HMPO wishes to broaden contract scope to include Home Office Secure Delivery requirements where possible. The current contract includes a UK Visas and Immigration requirement to collect centrally-printed biometric residence permits and send them to addresses in the UK and a National Crime Agency requirement for internal mail. The precise scope of requirements may change and will be advised in due course. There are supporting requirements, for example, to reconcile items actually collected with those expected to be collected, to protect items, to track the location and status of items, to provide customer service, to action item-specific service requests and to provide operational and commercial support to delivery services. HMPO seeks innovative partners who can work flexibly to accommodate changes to requirements and procedures, to improve current deficiencies and begin to transform the service experienced by HMPO customers. The preference is to appoint a prime supplier who could potentially use subcontractors as required. No decision has been made on whether division into lots should occur. The Authority reserves the right to divide this requirement into lots. Additional information: The Authority intends to conduct some Industry engagement with potential Suppliers which is currently planned for autumn 2015. The Authority will, if requested, facilitate the communication of an organisation's details to other prospective bidders who may not want to bid in their own right but may be interested in bidding to supply the services via either a joint venture or subcontract arrangement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-da4515a7-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab068158-27c4-4be3-b404-85f1a095016e
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

CPV Codes

64100000 - Post and courier services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Jan 20179 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Feb 2018Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HOME OFFICE
Contact Name
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH97 1PA
Post Town
Durham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Elvet and Gilesgate
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Further Information

Notice Documents

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