Provision of Postal Services National Framework (Scotland)

Concepts

• scotland
• glasgow
• post and telecoms
• provision of postal services national framework
• postal and telecommunications
• physical mail services
• provision of postal services
• digital mail services
• health screening service letters
• postal services

Location

Glasgow

Description

The Scottish Ministers wish to award a Framework Agreement for the provision of Postal Services for users throughout the public sector in Scotland. The Framework Agreement will comprise of 2 Lots. This contract award notice relates specifically to Lot 1 - Single Supplier One Stop Shop (Physical, Hybrid, Scheduled/Regular Bulk Mail (Print & Post) and Digital Mail Services) - Physical Mail Services - The collection and delivery of mail from Framework Public Bodies throughout Scotland, including the Highlands and Islands. Off Site Hybrid Mail - Provision of an off site hybrid mail service via a web-based or cloud hosted solution allowing a fully digital process up to the point of print; Scheduled/Regular Bulk mail - The production and delivery of planned or bulk mailings; Digital e Communications - Provision of additional and alternative options to physical print of mail items, including but not limited to SMS (text messaging) communications, Email communications, secure web-based communications. The Lot 2 contract award notice was published on 02/08/2021.

Total Quantity or Scope

Lot 1 of this Framework Agreement is for the provision of a One Stop Shop for the following postal services - Physical, Hybrid, Scheduled Regular/Bulk, and Digital Mail Services. Physical mail- the collection and delivery of mail from Framework Public Bodies throughout Scotland, including the Highlands and Islands. It is prepared for posting by the Framework Public Body and collected by the Contractor from Framework Public Body sites. It is sorted by the Contractor and either delivered directly to recipients by the Contractor if they operate an end to end process, or injected into the Royal Mail network ‘downstream’ for final mile delivery by Royal Mail; Off Site Hybrid - The Contractor shall provide an off site hybrid mail service via a web-based or cloud hosted solution allowing a fully digital process up to the point of print; Scheduled/Regular Bulk mail - The production and delivery of planned or bulk mailings including, but is not limited to health screening service letters, generic health messaging, appointment letters and reminders; council tax notices and reminders, bursary notices, prospectus packs; Digital e Communications - The provision of additional and alternative options to physical print of mail items, including but not limited to SMS (text messaging) communications, Email communications, Secure web-based communications.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services
• 64112000 - Postal services related to letters
• 64113000 - Postal services related to parcels

Indicators

• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The agreement will be for use by the Scottish Ministers (incl Agencies),Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies,offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices,cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998,the Scotland Office,the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body,councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994,bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001,Scottish health boards or special health boards,Student Loans Company Limited,the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board,Scottish Futures Trust,Equality and Human Rights Commission,Business Stream Ltd,the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities,further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005,any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament,any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing,bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing,bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which,or,in the case of a group of individuals,more than half of those individuals,being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed,the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers,Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland,including the Public Procurement Group. https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-governance/ The contractor pays all permanent staff at a rate higher than or equal to the Scottish Living Wage and will continue to pay that wage rate through the duration of this contract. (SC Ref:665971)