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title: "RM6017 Postal Goods, Services and Solutions"
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# RM6017 Postal Goods, Services and Solutions

Buyer: CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1de06847-8514-4116-909b-780893313e64

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "RM6017 Postal Goods, Services and Solutions" has been awarded by the Crown Commercial Service to facilitate a collaborative agreement across various UK public sector bodies, including central government departments, local authorities, and health services. The framework agreement, which is valued at approximately £4.14 billion, will last for four years starting from December 1, 2019, and running until November 30, 2023. This open procurement method aims to address the need for postal goods, services, and associated solutions, with a tender period that concluded on July 23, 2019.

This contract presents significant growth opportunities, especially for businesses providing postal services, document management, mail transport, logistics, and related technologies. Companies adept in communication solutions, software development related to postal logistics, and those offering hardware such as sorting machines and franking systems would be well-positioned to participate. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to engage, as the procurement is structured to support diverse suppliers offering innovative solutions within the sector.

## Notice

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the authority has put in place a Pan Government Collaborative agreement for the provision of postal goods and services to be utilised by central government departments and all other UK public sector bodies, including local authorities, health, police, fire and rescue, education and devolved administrations. This commercial agreement will be the recommended vehicle for all postal goods and services required by UK public sector bodies, which include central government departments and their arm's length bodies and agencies, non-departmental public bodies, NHS bodies, local authorities, health, police, fire and rescue, education, charities and devolved administrations. CCS partnered with YPO and ESPO to put this agreement in place. The duration of the Framework Agreement is four (4) years with the option to enable Customers to let a Call-Off agreement that may extend beyond the life of the Framework Agreement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc748e5d-dde7-4189-8be0-1f8b3e69ba88 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Dec 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Jul 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Nov 2019 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2019 - 30 Nov 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,140,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 9PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | City Centre North |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | N/A |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products
- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
- 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 51 - Installation services (except software)
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 22821000 - Electoral forms
- 30123400 - Folding machines
- 30124520 - Scanner document feeders
- 30130000 - Post-office equipment
- 30144100 - Postage-franking machines
- 30197310 - Letter openers
- 30216130 - Barcode readers
- 38520000 - Scanners
- 39150000 - Miscellaneous furniture and equipment
- 43411000 - Sorting and screening machines
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 51611100 - Hardware installation services
- 60160000 - Mail transport by road
- 60411000 - Scheduled airmail transport services
- 60421000 - Non-scheduled airmail transport services
- 63121100 - Storage services
- 64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services
- 72212223 - Electronic mail software development services
- 72212311 - Document management software development services
- 72212780 - System, storage and content management software development services
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
- 72312000 - Data entry services
- 72313000 - Data capture services
- 72314000 - Data collection and collation services
- 72316000 - Data analysis services
- 72317000 - Data storage services
- 72412000 - Electronic mail service provider
- 72512000 - Document management services
- 75100000 - Administration services
- 79212000 - Auditing services
- 79311000 - Survey services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79421000 - Project-management services other than for construction work
- 79500000 - Office-support services
- 79710000 - Security services
- 79800000 - Printing and related services
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

## Release History

- 18 Dec 2019 at 09:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc748e5d-dde7-4189-8be0-1f8b3e69ba88

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc748e5d-dde7-4189-8be0-1f8b3e69ba88
  18th December 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a07ab43a-4243-4133-9a66-1031a8fa9c16
  Contracts Finder Awarded Suppliers.xlsx
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ac2a9a00-3a83-4e17-bcde-12be3f601453
  Framework Award Form v3.4.docx

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