Published date: 2 March 2018

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


Closing: 20 January 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Courier services - 64120000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£600,000

Procurement reference

RD1000591

Published date

2 March 2018

Closing date

20 January 2017

Contract start date

27 January 2017

Contract end date

31 August 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The primary purpose of this contract is the provision of tracked and traced overnight courier services for the delivery of consignments of Key stage 1, key stage 2 and Phonics Screening Check materials to schools for the annual national curriculum assessments. The courier must work with the STA's collation supplier to plan the collection of the consignments and ensure each batch is delivered within its nominated delivery week without loss or damage. There will be in the region of 31k cartons to deliver to 16k schools for Key stage 1, 37k cartons to deliver to 15.5k schools for Key stage 2, and around 16.5k carton to deliver to 16k schools for the Phonics Screening Check. The supplier must also be able to provide a same day delivery service to support short notice deliveries to Key stage 2 schools.

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Additional text

The initial term was to 31/08/2017 but the option to extend was taken so the effective end date is 31/08/2018.

Award information

Awarded date

26 January 2017

Contract start date

27 January 2017

Contract end date

31 August 2018

Total value of contract

£600,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Parcelforce Worldwide ltd

Address

100 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0HQ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

53-55 Butts Road, Earlsdon Park,
Coventry
CV1 3BH
England

Email

jonathan.bryan@education.gov.uk