Franking Machines & Associated Services

Concepts

• cardiff
• letters
• vale university health board
• franking machines & associated services
• nhs wales shared service partnership
• service partnership
• postal services
• postage franking machines
• lease and associated services of franking
• machines

Location

United Kingdom

Description

NHS Wales Shared Service Partnership on behalf Cardiff and Vale University Health Board wish to inform the market they wish to award a contract for the Lease and Associated Services of Franking machines for a twelve month period.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board were not in a position to spend the time originally planned to re-tender this requirement due to the unexpected COVID-19 Pandemic and priorities within the Clinical Board having to change to respond appropriately to the situation.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 64112000 - Postal services related to letters
• 30144100 - Postage-franking machines

Indicators

Legal Justification

The NHS Wales Shared Services Procurement department on behalf of the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has significant expenditure for the lease of their two franking machines for the provision of posting services across the health board. Engaging with the market, it is determined that whilst there are some third party suppliers who could potentially provide this service, the Clinical Board currently has a lease agreement with their incumbent supplier Quadient for the provision and lease of their franking machines and postage services. Due to the volume of increased workload since the Covid-19 pandemic, we wish to put an interim twelve month contract in situ to ensure continuity of service to ensure patient care not compromised not receiving their appointment letters, thus enabling the Health Board to undertake a scoping exercise looking at alternative postage i.e. digital solutions and undertake a formal tender exercise.

Other Information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=108742. (WA Ref:108742)