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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.
| Supplier | Identifier | Award Value | Lots Won | Cross-References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critiqom | SC160484 | - | 1 lot Lot 1 - One Stop Shop - Physical, Hybrid, Scheduled Regular/Bulk, and Digital Mail Services. | - |
| Royal Mail Group Ltd | 04138203 | - | 1 lot Lot 1 - One Stop Shop - Physical, Hybrid, Scheduled Regular/Bulk, and Digital Mail Services. | LOBBYIST Crowne Associates Ltd (1 quarter) Hanbury Strategy and Communications Limited (1 quarter) |
This procurement was divided into 2 lots, each awarded separately. 7 bids were received in total.
| Lot | Value | Bids Received | Awarded To | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 Lot 1 - One Stop Shop - Physical, Hybrid, Scheduled Regular/Bulk, and Digital Mail Services. 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs) | £24,800,000 initial term | 2 | Critiqom Royal Mail Group Ltd | complete |
| Lot 2 Lot 2 - Hybrid, Scheduled Bulk/Planned (Print & Post), and Digital Mail Services 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs) | - | 5 | - | complete |
Weightings from the notice, applied to every lot.
Government spending data: These suppliers have received £969,676,353 in 208,536 payments (over £25k) from Department for Work and Pensions, HMRC, Department for Transport, HMCTS, Cabinet Office and 48 more public bodies (2010-04-13 to 2026-06-30).
Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.
Section 111.1 - Conditions for Participation
In section 111.1.2) Economic and financial standing, replace:
"Public Liability Insurance - 1 million GBP per incident
Professional Indemnity Insurance - 1 million GBP per incident" with:
"Public Liability Insurance – not less than 1 million GBP
Professional Indemnity Insurance – not less than 1 million GBP"
In section 111.1.3) Technical and professional replace:
"The Authority accepts that Down Stream Access (DSA) may be a solution offered by Contractors under this Framework Agreement. Where this is the case, Contractors, or their sub-contractors, should be in possession of an access agreement with Royal Mail and if required to, be prepared to provide the Authority with evidence of this agreement" with:
"The Authority accepts that Down Stream Access (DSA) may be a solution offered by Contractors under this Framework Agreement. Where this is the case, Contractors, or their sub-contractors, should be in possession of an access agreement with Royal Mail and if required to, be prepared to provide the Authority with evidence of this agreement"
Published by the buyer on this notice. Check the original notice — details change and are not updated here.