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Contract for provision of international untracked mail service for General Register Office (GRO)

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16 May 2025 at 13:28

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "Contract for provision of international untracked mail service for General Register Office (GRO)" has been completed by the Home Office, a national authority in the United Kingdom. This contract, awarded under the RM6280 Framework, falls under the courier services industry category and has been procured through a direct award procedure due to its urgency. The main office is located at GRO Smedley Hydro, Trafalgar Road, Southport, UK. This procurement reached the award stage on 17th April 2025, with the contract's active status to commence on 28th April 2025. The contract is secured for an initial term of three years, until 27th April 2028, with potential extensions of up to two additional years. The contract is valued at £361,000 and awarded to G3 Worldwide Mail (UK) Limited.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in international courier and logistics services to expand their operations within the public sector. Given its procurement through a direct award, companies with established frameworks and price competitiveness in the courier services sector are well-positioned to compete for similar opportunities in the future. Large-scale suppliers like G3 Worldwide Mail (UK) Limited, with the capacity to deliver urgent and nationwide services, are particularly suited to thrive in this domain, capitalising on governmental frameworks and compliance requirements. The structured process and formal criteria for direct awards reinforce opportunities for sizeable businesses to innovate within tightly regulated frameworks.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Contract for provision of international untracked mail service for General Register Office (GRO)

Notice Description

Awarded Contract for provision of international untracked mail service for General Register Office The Contracting Authority (the Secretary of State for the Home Department) has completed a Direct Award Procedure under Lot 3 of the RM6280 Framework compliant with Public Contract Regulations 2015, and is awarding a contract for the provision of international untracked mail service for General Register Office. This is a 3 year contract with an option to extend by a further two 12 month periods. The contract value quoted relates to the maximum possible contract term of 5 years.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Contracting Authority (the Secretary of State for the Home Department) has completed a Direct Award Procedure under Lot 3 of the RM6280 Framework compliant with Public Contract Regulations 2015, and is awarding a contract for the provision of international untracked mail service for General Register Office. A three year contract term commenced on 28th April 2025, and will conclude on 27th April 2028. The Contracting Authority has the option to extend the contract by two further 12-month periods, at its discretion. The contract value quoted relates to the maximum possible contract term of 5 years. Additional information: As per the RM6280 Schedule 7 (Call-Off Award Procedure) Annex A: Direct award criteria the tender has been evaluated on the basis of price (based on the provided Framework Prices). No further areas were scored as part of the direct award assessment.

Procurement Information

All the criteria for a direct award under the existing RM6280 Framework have been are met, and this option is compliant with Public Contract Regulations 2015 due to the urgency within which the new service must be in place and the Contracting Authority has clearly established which supplier meets its needs at the lowest price. As per the conditions of a direct award under RM6280, the existing framework core terms and schedules have been used unchanged to manage this service.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0515f5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022273-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

CPV Codes

64120000 - Courier services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£361,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Apr 202510 months 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
HOME OFFICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
hocommercialdurham@hmpo.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHPORT
Postcode
PR8 2HH
Post Town
Preston
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD73 Sefton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sefton
Electoral Ward
Duke's
Westminster Constituency
Southport

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

G3 WORLDWIDE MAIL (UK

Further Information

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