Published date: 18 January 2024

This notice was replaced on 19 January 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Opportunity (published 19 January 2024, last edited 19 January 2024)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package - 48300000

  • Computer-aided design (CAD) system - 48321100

  • Building surveying services - 71315300

    • Health and safety consultancy services - 71317210

    • Design support services - 79933000

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

£2,500,000

Procurement reference

AA1340

Published date

18 January 2024

Closing date

19 February 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2024

Contract end date

30 June 2028

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

This notice is in relation to Lot 1 of 2 in a Branch Assessment & Design and Shopfit & Signage - Manufacture, Deliver and Install procurement.

Lot 1 - Branch Assessment and Design (consisting of five sub lots - Conceptual Design, Branch Surveys, CAD, Ergonomics and Industrial Engineering and Productivity Analysis)

1) Lot 1(a) Conceptual Design will require suppliers to provide design input to support projects implementing new branch propositions, designs and formats into our network (Further information in specification which will be on Post Office's e-sourcing portal).

Post Office is seeking to appoint up to 3 suppliers to provide design input to support projects implementing new branch propositions, designs and formats into its network. Supplies/services within this lot, will include:

Strategy and research;
Concept design;
Design intent;
Design guides and toolkits;
3D modelling/visualisation.


2) Lot 1(b) CAD will require 2D/3D branch rendering/visualisations including elevations in some cases to support development work by the Post Office Network Propositions Team on behalf of business programmes (Further information in specification which will be on Post Office's e-sourcing portal).

Post Office is seeking to appoint up to 3 suppliers to the framework in order to provide these CAD requirements.


3) Lot 1(c) Post Office requires suppliers to provide branch survey support for project planning and delivery. These include full surveys, internal and external elevations to be conducted (Further information in specification which will be on Post Office's e-sourcing portal).

Post Office is seeking to appoint up to 3 suppliers to the framework in order to provide these surverying requirements.


4) Lot 1(d) Ergonomic assessment of the interaction of customers and users with branch equipment as part of the development process for new equipment, counters or branch formats. The assessments are carried out at the prototype stage of new equipment development or early in the project cycle for business programmes wherever possible (Further information in specification which will be on Post Office's e-sourcing portal).

Post Office is seeking to appoint up to 3 suppliers to the framework in order to provide these Ergonomic services.


5) Lot 1(e) Industrial Engineering and Productivity Studies support on various change projects in our branch network and other sites. Each project will be briefed with the supplier being required to quote for the work on a case by case basis. The projects could be supporting changes to product design, processes / procedures, equipment, layout & systems (Further information in specification which will be on Post Office's e-sourcing portal).

Post Office is seeking to appoint up to 3 suppliers to the framework in order to provide Industrial Engineering/Productivity services.


More information

Additional text

Please register on the portal if not done so already by clicking on the link below.

https://postoffice.wax-live.com/S2C/SignIn.aspx

When you have registered, please confirm your interest to procurement@postoffice.co.uk adding the link to this notice in your message and please ask to be added to the event on the portal to take part in the tender.


About the buyer

Address

100 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7ER
England

Email

procurement@postoffice.co.uk