Published date: 24 October 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 9 January 2023, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Warehousing services - 63122000

  • Parcel delivery services - 64121200

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

Value of contract

£56,800,000

Procurement reference

C102427

Published date

24 October 2023

Closing date

9 January 2023

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

25 September 2023

Contract end date

19 August 2034

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Post Office Ltd National Stock Centre (NSC) consists of two operations: Warehouse operations and Delivery Services. Warehouse operations includes forecasting, inventory planning, receiving storing and picking SKUs from suppliers. Delivery services is the management of the dispatch of SKUs to Post Office locations across the UK.

This is a contract award to iForce Limited for the outsourcing of Post Office's national stock operation centre following a restricted procedure procurement.

Award information

Awarded date

18 May 2023

Contract start date

25 September 2023

Contract end date

19 August 2034

Total value of contract

£56,800,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

iForce Limited

Address

Stretton Green Distribution Park, Langford Way, Appleton, Warrington. WA4 4TQ

Reference

None

About the buyer

Address

100 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7ER
England

Email

procurement@postoffice.co.uk