RM6171: Courier and Specialist Movements - Government Commercial Agency

Gives all public sector customers access to a wide range of courier and specialist movements from simple parcel deliveries to complex and large scale specialist services.

Description

This is a UK wide agreement and will replace RM3798 Courier Services and RM3799 Specialist Courier Services.

Structured into 6 lots, this agreement will allow you to access a full range of collection and delivery options and enable you to move anything from:

parcels
documents
bulk pallet movements
high value secure items

The agreement also allows you to move more specialist items including:

samples
specimens
pharmaceutical products including controlled drugs and medication
firearms, weapons and ammunition

You can also access an asset recovery service to dispose of and auction items which are no longer needed, this includes vehicles, IT and office equipment.

This agreement will run for 4 years and will expire on 10 February 2026.

Benefits

uses the new Public Sector Contract (the shorter and simpler standard template for agreement contracts providing common goods and services)
52% of suppliers are SME’s
customers can expect to receive savings of between 2% and 18% on their courier services
flexibility has been built into the agreement to allow customers to have one Call-Off for their needs rather than multiple agreements
covers all regulations for the transportation of courier and specialist items
the agreement is for 4 years and customers can award a Call-Off, which can go a maximum of 4 years past the expiry date

Products and suppliers

Please read the 'How to buy' tab below for detailed instructions on how to find out which suppliers are on this framework.

How to buy

Buyers have the ability to

direct award
run a further competition

Before running a further competition or direct award, you will need to complete the following documents:

Framework schedule 6 (order form template and call-off schedules)
Call -Off Schedules
Joint Schedules

To access the pricing you will need to complete the customer access agreement. Once complete, return it to the team.

You can find the call-off schedules and joint schedules individually listed in the documents section below.

You can use our eSourcing tool to run your further competition or direct award. If this is your first time using the eSourcing suite.You will need to register an account.

If you have already registered, you can log into your eSourcing account.

You should check your own internal policies and processes to make sure they follow your standard operating procedures.

Further Competition

To award a call-off agreement through a further competition you should:

define a clear specification of requirements
to establish which lot fits your needs, read and analyse the agreement specification
invite all suppliers to quote for your services (you can do this in writing using email or through an esourcing portal)
- you can find contact details for all suppliers in the products and services section
allow suppliers the opportunity to ask questions about your need during a clarification period, this will enable them to provide a more accurate quote
set a tender submission timescale (taking into account the complexity of the services you are asking for)
evaluate the supplier responses in line with your pre defined award criteria
keep all responses confidential until the end of the evaluation period
award your call-off agreement notifying the successful and unsuccessful suppliers in writing by email or through an esourcing portal and signing framework schedule 6
publish your contract on Contracts Finder

Direct Award

To award a call-off agreement through direct award you should:

clearly define your requirements
to establish which lot fits your needs, read and analyse the framework specification
contact the suppliers on the lot to determine if they can meet your needs (Supplier contact details can be found in the products and services section)
establish your award criteria using framework schedule 7 call-off award procedure
award your contract by signing framework schedule 6
publish your contract on contracts finder