Warehouse and Logistics Services for Royal Mail
Royal Mail Group (RMG) is seeking to appoint a panel of suitable suppliers to provide warehousing and logistics services to RMG and/or its customers.
Reference number: SP-0801
Deadline date:02/12/2013
This deadline is for… The receipt of completed PQQs in relation to initial establishment of the panel.
Contract value:£3,000,000 – £9,000,000
Location where the contract is to be carried out: United Kingdom
Is this suitable for smaller suppliers? No
Is this contract suitable for a voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations? No
Name of the buying organisation: Royal Mail Group
Description of the contract
Royal Mail Group (RMG) is seeking to appoint a panel of suitable suppliers to provide warehousing and logistics services to RMG and/or its customers. The panel will operate in a similar manner to a qualification system, in that suppliers may be appointed to the panel at any time during its concurrency. Only those suppliers able to meet RMG’s minimum selection criteria, evaluated on a pass/fail basis, will be admitted to the panel. The contracts will be awarded based on the most economically advantageous tender. Specific call-off contracts will be awarded following individual tenders (via Royal Mails e-sourcing system) or similar.The panel will operate for a period of 5 years, with a possible extension (2 or 1+1) of up to 7 years in total. RMG anticipates each individual call-off contract to be for a minimum of 3 years (36 months) but could be extended on an annual basis for up to 7 years duration , with an estimated value of £3m to £9m per contract. There is no limit to the number of call-off contracts which may be awarded by RMG via the panel. The estimated contract values are provided as indications only. RMG cannot guarantee any business through the panel and no guarantee is given that any call-off contracts will subsequently be awarded via the Panel. RMG’s minimum selection criteria will include: 1. Evidence of significant expertise of delivering warehousing services, equal to at least £3 million per annum, in relevant logistics sectors such as retail, energy, government, technology and/or defence; 2. Shared user multi-site warehouse facilities within the UK 3. An annual turnover of at least £35 million*. 4. Experienced 3Pl operator 5. Warehouse Management System (WMS) 6. Pick/Pack order capability 7. Reverse Logistics capability 8. Re-cycling capability 9. Acceptance of RMG’s terms & conditions, without amendment * For large contracts we reserve the right to make a further qualification assessment which may include a financial capacity assessment.
Documents
Classification of the contract
63120000 Storage and warehousing services
Additional information
Contract type: Services – Unspecified
Is it a framework agreement? No
Is this contract related to a programme of funding? No
Contract will be awarded based on: Most economically advantageous tender in terms of: The criteria stated in the contract documents
Estimated length of contract: 36 Months
Who to contact
Contact name Roy Brien
Organisation name Royal Mail Group
Address Group Procurement , 2nd Floor, 185 Farringdon Road, London, EC1A 1BB
Telephone 07725 705429
Extension number:
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Web address www.royalmail.com