Provision of Postal Services National Framework (Scotland)

The Scottish Ministers wish to award a framework agreement for the provision of postal services for users throughout the public sector in Scotland. The framework agreement will comprise of 2 lots:

Lot 1: Single supplier one stop shop (physical, hybrid, scheduled/regular bulk mail (print and post) and digital mail services)

Physical mail services: the collection and delivery of mail from framework public bodies throughout Scotland, including the Highlands and Islands.

Off site hybrid mail: provision of an off site hybrid mail service via a web-based or cloud hosted solution allowing a fully digital process up to the point of print.

Scheduled/regular bulk mail: the production and delivery of planned or bulk mailings.

Digital e communications: provision of additional and alternative options to physical print of mail items, including but not limited to SMS (text messaging) communications, Email communications, secure web-based communications.

Lot 2: Single supplier hybrid scheduled/regular bulk mail (print and post) and digital mail services:

Off site hybrid mail: provision of an off site hybrid mail service via a web-based or cloud hosted solution allowing a fully digital process up to the point of print.

Scheduled/regular bulk mail: the production and delivery of planned or bulk mailings.

Digital e Communications: provision of additional and alternative options to physical print of mail items, including but not limited to SMS (text messaging) communications, Email communications, secure web-based communications.

Section III.1): Conditions for participation

In section III.1.2) Economic and financial standing, replace:

‘Public liability insurance: GBP 1 million per incident

Professional indemnity insurance: GBP 1 million per incident’

With:

‘Public liability insurance: not less than GBP 1 million .

Professional indemnity insurance: not less than GBP 1 million’.

In section III.1.3) Technical and professional replace:

‘The authority accepts that Down Stream Access (DSA) may be a solution offered by contractors under this framework agreement. Where this is the case, contractors, or their sub-contractors, should be in possession of an access agreement with Royal Mail and if required to, be prepared to provide the authority with evidence of this agreement’.

With:

‘The Authority accepts that Down Stream Access (DSA) may be a solution offered by contractors under this framework agreement. Where this is the case, Contractors, or their sub-contractors, should be in possession of an access agreement with Royal Mail and if required to, be prepared to provide the authority with evidence of this agreement’.