Published date: 12 November 2024

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 16 December 2024

Contract summary

Industry

  • Post and courier services - 64100000

  • Courier services - 64120000

  • Multi-modal courier services - 64121000

Location of contract

Any region

Procurement reference

tender_470488/1424271

Published date

12 November 2024

Closing date

16 December 2024

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The MCA is seeking information from market participants to provide a secure courier service for shipments from Hampshire and Wales to be delivered to UK and International destinations.

The consignments contain sensitive documentation such as medical fitness certificates, personal ID, photographs etc which includes personal data. This is a statutory government service which provides certification critical to the maritime industry. Delays in seafarers receiving their documents could cause job opportunity loss or shipping delays. GDPR breaches or incorrect delivery could be reputationally damaging to the MCA, the UK flag and the UK shipping industry as a whole.
This questionnaire is intended to furnish the MCA with the key information it requires to plan a fair and open procurement for this service, including:
- Understand realistic costs for a secure courier service
- Market appetite for participating in a tender process
This information will be used to inform our governance process with a view to tendering this requirement via an Open Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015).

More information

Links

Additional text

Further access to information and to submit/input to the MCAs Market Questionnaire can be achieved via the DFT Procurement and Contract Management system "Jaggaer" where you will need to navigate to PQQ_522.

Interested suppliers will need to register on the system, but this is completely free of charge and can be found at the following link -

https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html

About the buyer

Address

Spring Place
Southampton
SO15 1EG
England

Email

contracts@mcga.gov.uk