Published date: 1 October 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 3 November 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Parcel delivery services - 64121200

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£1,600,000

Procurement reference

LBOWF001-DN489254-54278851

Published date

1 October 2020

Closing date

3 November 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Waltham Forest was the first Council in the UK to facilitate the introduction of a zero emissions delivery service in its borough: ZED Waltham Forest. This service targets local businesses and first and last mile deliveries utilising cargo bikes, trikes, and electric vehicles to courier goods within the borough and beyond. The Authority is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced provider to build upon on the success of the current multi-disciplinary delivery service that serves both the business to customer and business to business market, to expand the service delivery offer and increase the area that it currently operates in.
The Contract will be for an initial term of 3 years with the option to extend for two consecutive periods of 12 months. Contract start date 1st April 2021. The Authority is conducting this procurement under the Concessions Contract Regulations 2016, using the open procedure.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Greer Ndefo

Address

Waltham Forest Town Hall
Forest Road
Walthamstow
E17 4JF
England

Email

greer.ndefo@walthamforest.gov.uk

Website

http://www.londontenders.org