UK-Leeds: Post and courier services.


Preliminary Questions
This notice is for prior information only: Yes
This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
This notice is a call for competition: No

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
NEUPC Ltd
NEUPC Ltd, Phoenix House, 3 South Parade, Leeds, LS1 5QX, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1134871756, Email: a.hughes@neupc.ac.uk
Contact: Andy Hughes
Main Address: http://www.neupc.ac.uk, Address of the buyer profile: http://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members
NUTS Code: UK
Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: Yes.
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes .

I.3) Communication
Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:
Education

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
II.1.1) Title: Couriers Services
Reference number:
II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:
64100000 - Post and courier services.
II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
II.1.4) Short description:
The purpose of this PIN is to give prior information to the market and establish engagement with providers prior to publishing a contract notice and tender documents in the first quarter of 2019. This is not intended as a call for competition.

The intention is to create a Framework for the provision of Courier Services to the Higher Education Sector both domestic and international which will replace the current framework which expires in June 2019.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 120,000,000 - GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description : 1
II.2.1) Title: 24/48 Hour UK Courier and Parcel Services
Lot Number: 1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
60161000 - Parcel transport services.
64113000 - Postal services related to parcels.
64121200 - Parcel delivery services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
Region Codes:
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Domestic courier and parcel delivery services
II.2.14) Additional information
Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description : 2
II.2.1) Title: International Courier and Parcel Services
Lot Number: 2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
60161000 - Parcel transport services.
64113000 - Postal services related to parcels.
64121200 - Parcel delivery services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
Region Codes:
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
The intention is to establish a framework for International Parcel and Courier Services for the UK Higher Education Sector
II.2.14) Additional information
Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description : 3
II.2.1) Title: Transport of Dangerous and Hazardous Goods
Lot Number: 3
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
64100000 - Post and courier services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
Region Codes:
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
The purpose of this PIN is to engage with the market to determine the need for a specialist lot for the transport of Dangerous and Hazardous goods within the HE Sector
II.2.14) Additional information
Not Provided

II.3) Estimated Date of publication
28/02/2019


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.3) Additional Information:
The purpose of this PIN is to begin a supplier engagement process. Interested parties should register though the appropriate link and engagement event(s) will be communicated through the Delta tendering system. Further information is not available at this stage and direct emails may not receive a response. For clarity registration for supplier engagement will not constitute an expression of interest in the tender process its self and parties will be expected to do this when the Contract Notice is published (expected Feb/March 2019).
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leeds:-Post-and-courier-services./C99Q5J846A

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/C99Q5J846A
GO-20181120-PRO-13584990 TKR-20181120-PRO-13584989

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 20/11/2018


ANNEX A

IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:

1: Contracting Authority
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium
Reading Enterprise Park, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road, Reading, RG6 6BU, United Kingdom
Email: rob.johnson@reading.ac.uk
Main Address: https://www.supc.ac.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members
NUTS Code: UK

2: Contracting Authority
London Universities Purchasing Consortia
Shropshire House, 179 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1t 7NZ, United Kingdom
Email: c.martin@lupc.ac.uk
Main Address: https://www.lupc.ac.uk, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list
NUTS Code: UK

3: Contracting Authority
North West Universities Purchasing Consortia
Albert House, 17 Bloom Street, Manchester, M1 3HZ, United Kingdom
Email: sarah.dye@manchester.ac.uk
Main Address: https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members
NUTS Code: UK

4: Contracting Authority
APUC
Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen, Stirling, FK8 2DZ, United Kingdom
Email: Afraser@apuc-scot.ac.uk
Main Address: http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#&information, Address of the buyer profile: http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#&information
NUTS Code: UK

5: Contracting Authority
Higher Education Purchasing Consortia for Wales
8 th Floor, 30-36 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0DE, United Kingdom
Email: h.allaway@wales.ac.uk
Main Address: http://www.hepcw.ac.uk, Address of the buyer profile: http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/
NUTS Code: UK