Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s) I.2)Type of the contracting authorityBody governed by public law
I.3)Main activityEducation
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contractCourier Services.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
Service category No 4: Transport of mail by land [3] and by air
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: UK and International.
NUTS code UK
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)General and specific Courier Services to support SQA on a daily basis and during the examination process.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)Value: 2 600 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedureRestricted
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Quality. Weighting 60
2. Price. Weighting 40
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authoritySQA1734
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SQA1734 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Inter-site and Same Day deliveries.V.1)Date of contract award decision:22.11.2012
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 5
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenCitysprint (Uk) Ltd
58-62 Scrutton Street
EC2A 4PH London
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.citysprint.co.uk
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Contract No: SQA1734 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Inter-site and Same Day deliveries.V.1)Date of contract award decision:22.11.2012
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 5
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenEagle Couriers
1B Payne St
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Contract No: SQA1734 Lot No: 2 - Lot title: Next day and 48 hour deliveries.V.1)Date of contract award decision:22.11.2012
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 4
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenParcelforce Worldide
100 Bankhead Crossway North
EH11 4XX Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Contract No: SQA1734 Lot No: 2 - Lot title: Next day and 48 hour deliveries.V.1)Date of contract award decision:22.11.2012
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 4
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenDhl Express Sameday
Coddington Crescent, Eurocentral, Mossend
ML1 4YF Motherwell
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.dhl.com
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Contract No: SQA1734 Lot No: 3 - Lot title: International deliveries.V.1)Date of contract award decision:22.11.2012
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 5
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenCitysprint (Uk) Ltd
58-62 Scrutton Street
EC2A 4PH London
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.citysprint.co.uk
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Contract No: SQA1734 Lot No: 3 - Lot title: International deliveries.V.1)Date of contract award decision:22.11.2012
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 5
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenDhl Express Sameday
Coddington Crescent, Eurocentral, Mossend
ML1 4YF Motherwell
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.dhl.com
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Contract No: SQA1734 Lot No: 4 - Lot title: Script Carriage.V.1)Date of contract award decision:22.11.2012
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 1
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenParcelforce Worldide
100 Bankhead Crossway North
EH11 4XX Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Contract No: SQA1734 Lot No: 5 - Lot title: Question Papers.V.1)Date of contract award decision:22.11.2012
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 1
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenEagle Couriers
1B Payne St
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
VI.2)Additional information:(SC Ref:245748).
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal proceduresScottish Qualifications Authority
Procurement, Lowden 24 Wester Shawfair
EH22 1FD Dalkeith
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:22.11.2012