Published date: 18 March 2017

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: 17 May 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Banknote counting machines - 30132200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£8,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_138767/568968

Published date

18 March 2017

Closing date

17 May 2017

Contract start date

1 August 2017

Contract end date

2 August 2032

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Post Office Ltd ("POL") has a requirement for the provision of 5 High Speed Note Counters, with 4 automated feeders (also known as High Speed Note Sorters ("HSNS") on the Bank of England approved machines list). The HSNS must have been checked and verified by the Bank of England to confirm that it is able to sort to the current Bank of England fitness standard as listed in the Note Circulation Scheme rulebook.
The selected supplier may need to work with any third party equipment installer, advising on equipment installation, providing technical assistance and ensuring, together with the third party supplier(s), that installation is achieved to POL timescales. Delivery, installation and commissioning of new equipment should be agreed in writing for a mutually agreeable time and date which shall be no later than 1st February 2018 from Purchase Order receipt and meets manufacturer's warranty requirements. All new peripheral equipment must be compatible with existing equipment where full strip out is not a viable option.
The selected supplier shall be responsible for undertaking any site survey to identify specific site requirements.
The selected supplier shall be required to provide onsite preventative and reactive maintenance.

Post Office anticipates that it may have a future need for the successful Supplier to supply and maintain additional cash counting and secure transportation equipment. This equipment is likely to include , Desk Top cash counters, RFID Tagging and monitoring, Secure Cash transportation and loading systems to include cages, boxes, cassettes, hoppers and pallets. Post Office intends to include this option in the Agreement


About the buyer

Contact name

Andy Dee-Crowne

Address

Post office Ltd Head Office Finsbury Dials 20 Finsbury Street
London
EC2Y 9AQ
England

Email

andrew.dee-crowne@postoffice.co.uk