Award

Provision of National Franking Machines, Associated Services and Consumables

APUC LIMITED

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

AwardUpdate

24 Nov 2020 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process initiated by APUC Limited focuses on the provision of National Franking Machines, associated services, and consumables. This tender is in the contract phase, with an active status. The estimated contract value stands at £74,446,710 and the contract signed on 3rd April 2017 is set to last 1620 days. The procurement falls under the category of goods, specifically coded as CPV 30144100, involving delivery throughout the UK. The Framework Agreement has been extended due to unforeseen circumstances related to Covid-19, resulting in a new expiry date of 30th October 2021.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in the supply and servicing of franking machines and related consumables. Large enterprises as well as small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in mailing and postal solutions, logistics, or equipment installation would be particularly well-suited to compete. Given the ongoing need for these services in various public sector organisations, this tender could facilitate growth through continued contracts and expanded service offerings in a recovering market.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

Provision of National Franking Machines, Associated Services and Consumables

Notice Description

Lot Information

Lot 1

The supply, delivery of Franking Machines and associated products and services including installation and configuration of equipment and provision of consumables.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000636931
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV400575
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages


CPV Codes

30144100 - Postage-franking machines

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£74,446,710 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Nov 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Apr 20178 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
APUC LIMITED
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
STIRLING
Postcode
FK8 2DZ
Post Town
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Stirling
Electoral Ward
Stirling East
Westminster Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

NATIONWIDE FRANKING SENSE

NORTHERN SERVICES

PITNEY BOWES

QUADIENT

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000636931-2020-11-24T00:00:00Z",
    "date": "2020-11-24T00:00:00Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000636931",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "org-63",
            "name": "APUC Limited",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "APUC Limited"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen",
                "locality": "Stirling",
                "region": "UKM77",
                "postalCode": "FK8 2DZ"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "ang@apuc-scot.ac.uk",
                "telephone": "+44 1314428930",
                "url": "http://"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "org-64",
            "name": "Quadient Limited",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Quadient Limited"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Neopost, 3rd Floor Press Centre,, Here East, 14 East Bay Lane, London",
                "locality": "Stratford, London",
                "region": "UKH3",
                "postalCode": "E15 2GW"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "telephone": "+44 7974974159"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "large",
                "url": "http://"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "org-65",
            "name": "Nationwide Franking Sense Ltd",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Nationwide Franking Sense Ltd"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Nationwide House, Moss Bank Way",
                "locality": "Bolton",
                "region": "UK",
                "postalCode": "BL1 8NP"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "telephone": "+44 1204303015"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "sme",
                "url": "http://"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "org-66",
            "name": "Northern Services",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Northern Services"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Unit 3, Langlands Gate",
                "locality": "East Kilbride",
                "region": "UK",
                "postalCode": "G75 0ZY"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "telephone": "+44 1355241333"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "sme",
                "url": "http://"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "org-67",
            "name": "Pitney Bowes Ltd",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Pitney Bowes Ltd"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Trident Place, Mosquito Way",
                "locality": "Hatfield",
                "region": "UK",
                "postalCode": "AL10 9UJ"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "telephone": "+44 7702852320"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "large",
                "url": "http://"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "org-68",
            "name": "Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Sheriff Court House, Viewfield Place",
                "locality": "Stirling"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "url": "https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/stirling-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peacecourt"
            },
            "roles": [
                "reviewBody"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "name": "APUC Limited",
        "id": "org-63"
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "PMR1001 AP",
        "title": "Provision of National Franking Machines, Associated Services and Consumables",
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "classification": {
                    "id": "30144100",
                    "scheme": "CPV"
                },
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UK"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "mainProcurementCategory": "goods",
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "NOV400575",
                "documentType": "awardNotice",
                "title": "Provision of National Franking Machines, Associated Services and Consumables",
                "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV400575",
                "format": "text/html"
            }
        ],
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "The supply, delivery of Franking Machines and associated products and services including installation and configuration of equipment and provision of consumables.",
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "durationInDays": 1440
                }
            }
        ],
        "classification": {
            "id": "30144100",
            "scheme": "CPV"
        },
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "32014L0024",
            "scheme": "CELEX"
        }
    },
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "PMR1001 AP",
            "title": "Provision of National Franking Machines, Associated Services and Consumables",
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "org-64",
                    "name": "Quadient Limited"
                },
                {
                    "id": "org-65",
                    "name": "Nationwide Franking Sense Ltd"
                },
                {
                    "id": "org-66",
                    "name": "Northern Services"
                },
                {
                    "id": "org-67",
                    "name": "Pitney Bowes Ltd"
                }
            ],
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "contracts": [
        {
            "id": "PMR1001 AP",
            "awardID": "PMR1001 AP",
            "title": "Provision of National Franking Machines, Associated Services and Consumables",
            "status": "active",
            "period": {
                "durationInDays": 1620
            },
            "value": {
                "amount": 74446710,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "items": [
                {
                    "id": "1",
                    "classification": {
                        "id": "30144100",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    },
                    "deliveryAddresses": [
                        {
                            "region": "UK"
                        }
                    ],
                    "relatedLot": "1"
                }
            ],
            "dateSigned": "2017-04-03T00:00:00Z",
            "amendments": [
                {
                    "id": "amd-10",
                    "description": "Framework Agreement extended beyond 4 years, for an additional 6 months and will now expire on 30 October 2021. Please note the Framework Value quoted at VII2.3 includes 'pass through' costs including postage costs set by Royal Mail. The actual estimated spend for the total extended Framework Agreement period excluding these costs is 18,611,677 GBP.",
                    "rationale": "Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The Framework Agreement has been extended beyond 4 years, under regulation 32(2)(c), due to the continuing unforeseen events related to Covid-19 that have had an impact on all of the public sectors and potential suppliers . A 6-month extension has been put in place in order to ensure that the market is in a better position to respond to the tender for the next reiteration of this Framework Agreement and potentially allow a longer response period, if that is deemed to be required. The revised expiry date is 30 October 2021. A new Framework Agreement will be advertised in 2021."
                }
            ],
            "periodRationale": "The Framework Agreement has been extended beyond 4 years under regulation 32(2)(c) due to the continuing unforeseen events related to Covid-19. A 6-month extension has been put in place to ensure that the market is in a better position to respond to the tender for the next reiteration of this Framework Agreement and potentially allow a longer response period, if that is deemed to be required."
        }
    ],
    "language": "EN",
    "relatedProcesses": [
        {
            "id": "1",
            "relationship": [
                "planning"
            ],
            "scheme": "EU-OJ",
            "identifier": "2017/S 023-039150"
        }
    ],
    "description": "(SC Ref:636931)",
    "links": [
        {
            "rel": "canonical",
            "href": "https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000636931"
        }
    ],
    "noticetype": "OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice"
}