Notice Information
Notice Title
BSP-23-019 Provision of Courier Services for CCEA
Notice Description
The Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (the Client) advises the Education Minister on what is to be taught in Northern Ireland schools and on the examination and assessment arrangements for pupils. The Client also conducts pupil assessment at the end of Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. As well as the above, the Client ensures that the qualifications and examinations offered by awarding bodies in Northern Ireland are of an appropriate quality and standard. The Client has been responsible for providing Northern Ireland GCSE and GCE A/AS and its predecessor examinations since 1970. In excess of 650 examination papers are offered to candidates in a variety of subjects annually. The Client requires a competent Contractor for the provision of courier services.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (the Client) advises the Education Minister on what is to be taught in Northern Ireland schools and on the examination and assessment arrangements for pupils. The Client also conducts pupil assessment at the end of Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. As well as the above, the Client ensures that the qualifications and examinations offered by awarding bodies in Northern Ireland are of an appropriate quality and standard. The Client has been responsible for providing Northern Ireland GCSE and GCE A/AS and its predecessor examinations since 1970. In excess of 650 examination papers are offered to candidates in a variety of subjects annually. The Client requires a competent Contractor for the provision of courier services.
Options: option to extend by two 12 month periods
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04373a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013947-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender 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
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services
64100000 - Post and courier services
64110000 - Postal services
64113000 - Postal services related to parcels
64120000 - Courier services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,533,333 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,533,333 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,533,333 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Apr 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Mar 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Apr 20241 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- COUNCIL FOR THE CURRICULUM EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT
- Contact Name
- Business.Procureeani.org.uk
- Contact Email
- business.procure@eani.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT1 3BG
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Duncairn
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast North
Further Information
Notice URLs
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