Award

Royal Mail Quality of Service Audits

OFCOM

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

18 May 2023 at 13:20

Tender

08 Feb 2023 at 13:44

Planning

18 Nov 2022 at 14:21

Summary of the contracting process

OFOM, the UK communications regulator, has completed the procurement process for the "Royal Mail Quality of Service Audits" contract. This contract falls under the services category and involves auditing services for Royal Mail to monitor its Quality of Service performance. The contract is valued between £420,000 to £480,000 ex VAT over a five-year term. The procurement stage was carried out through an Open Procedure, and the contract was awarded to Analysys Mason as the supplier. The audit will assess Royal Mail's quality standards compliance based on specified criteria.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the auditing services industry to provide quality audit services to organisations like Royal Mail. Companies specialising in auditing, quality assurance, and compliance monitoring would be well-suited to compete for such contracts. Businesses interested in participating can access the full tender documentation through the Ofcom eTendering portal. The procurement process aims to ensure Royal Mail's adherence to Quality of Service standards set by Ofcom, thereby fostering fair competition and quality service provision in the postal sector.

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Notice Title

Royal Mail Quality of Service Audits

Notice Description

Ofcom is the communications regulator in the UK. We regulate the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate. Ofcom operates under a number of Acts of Parliament. In accordance with Ofcom's functions under the Postal Services Act 2011, Ofcom has imposed a Designated Universal Service Provider Condition (DUSP Condition) on Royal Mail Group Limited (Royal Mail). Among other things, this condition imposes certain Quality of Service standards on Royal Mail in connection with its provision of the Universal Postal Service. These standards include, for example, delivering: * 93% of first class letters within one working day; * 98.5% of second class letters within three working days; * 99% of special delivery letters by 1pm one working day after collection; and * Within certain postcode areas, 91.5% of first class letters within one working day Ofcom has a requirement for the monitoring of Royal Mail's Quality of Service performance to be audited in line with the specifications of Standards EN 13850:2020 (E) and EN 14508:2016 (E). The audit would involve critically assessing Royal Mail's testing methodology for monitoring its performance in respect of the measurement of the transit time of end-to-end services for single piece priority (First Class stamped and metered) mail and non-priority (Second Class stamped and metered) mail, in line with the Standards.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Ofcom will run a procurement exercise for Royal Mail Quality of Service Audits, to be awarded to a single provider. The procurement will be undertaken in line with the Open Procedure as set out in the Public Contracts Directive (and as implemented in the UK by the Public Contracts Regulations). The total value of the services is estimated in the range PS420,000 - PS480,000 ex VAT over a five-year contract term. Interested parties can access the full tender documentation and guidance via the Ofcom eTendering portal, hosted by BravoSolution at the following link: www.ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk. Tenderer's will need to be registered on the portal for access to the documentation. Once registered tenderers should locate 'itt_1339 - C20221470 - Royal Mail Quality of Service Audits'.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03868b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014201-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services

79212000 - Auditing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£480,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£480,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£470,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Mar 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
31 Jan 2023Expired
Award Date
1 May 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OFCOM
Contact Name
Alex Lindsay
Contact Email
alex.lindsay@ofcom.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2079813000

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 9HA
Post Town
South East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
Borough & Bankside
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ANALYSYS MASON

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