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Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2025-517197

FTS Reference: 2025-004784

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Hull City Council
168524345
The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street
Hull
HU1 2AA
UK
Contact person: Joe Scarfe
E-mail: joe.scarfe@hullcc.gov.uk
NUTS code:  UKE11 -  Kingston upon Hull, City of
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.hull.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104102

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Postal Services - Provision of a Downstream Postal Supplier
Reference number:  CW/2025
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

64110000  -  Postal services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Hull City Council (The Authority) has appointed Whistl UK Limited to deliver Downstream Postal Services. The tender has been conducted through an aggregated exercise whereby numerous local authorities combined and amalgamated volumes. A further competition exercise has been undertaken through the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework.
The contract is anticipated to commence on the 1 March 2025 for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months. The Authority has estimated the value of the Services to be £677k per annum. The estimated value is given in good faith it should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any goods, services or works to any particular value by the Authority and does not form part of the Contract.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  1354000.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

64110000  -  Postal services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKE11 -  Kingston upon Hull, City of
Main site or place of performance:  
Hull City Council Boundary
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Hull City Council (The Authority) has appointed Whistl UK Limited to deliver Downstream Postal Services. The tender has been conducted through an aggregated exercise whereby numerous local authorities combined and amalgamated volumes. A further competition exercise has been undertaken through the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework.
The contract is anticipated to commence on the 1 March 2025 for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months. The Authority has estimated the value of the Services to be £677k per annum. The estimated value is given in good faith it should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any goods, services or works to any particular value by the Authority and does not form part of the Contract.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality  /  Weighting:  60%
Price  -  Weighting:  40%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
Option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Restricted procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2023/S 000-031689

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Postal Services - Provision of a Downstream Postal Supplier

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

31/10/2024
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Whistl UK Limited
Marlow
SL7 1EY
UK
NUTS code:  UKJ13 -  Buckinghamshire CC

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  1354000.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Town Clerk
Hull
UK