UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

This framework agreement covered Travel, Transport, Accommodation & Venue booking solutions, included the sourcing of air, rail and ground transportation inc vehicle hire, commercial accommodation (including, but not limited to: hotels, serviced apartments, holiday parks and camp-sites, staff blocks, halls of residence, barges and cruise vessels), ancillary services such as visas, passports and currency; services related to travel crisis response projects as required (eg. COVID test kits, evacuation services such as MEDEVAC flights, charter flights, security services, as well as emergency housing). The scope of services also included the provision of emergency travel, accommodation and support services to UK and Foreign Nationals that were under the care of the UK Government, including, but not limited to Asylum seekers, Afghan, Sudan and Ukrainian refugees, victims of abuse, released prisoners and rough sleepers. Service provision wouldn't of only included the sourcing of suitable accommodation venues, but also the supply of additional supporting services such as welfare, security and translation services.

We have ran this competition using the ‘open procedure'. Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has established a Framework Agreement to support delivery of Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services. The duration of the Framework Agreement is for a four (4) year period. The Framework Agreement is available for use by UK public sector bodies as described in the customer list. The Framework consists of the following lots: Lot 1 – Water and Waste Water Services Lot 2 – Ancillary Services Lot 3 – One Stop Shop (Combined Lot 1 and Lot 2 ) Any bidder successfully awarded on both Lot 1 and Lot 2 combined has been awarded a place on Lot 3. Suppliers will provide the Deliverables (goods and services) set out in the Specification.

This Award Notice relates solely to Lot 2: Procurement for the provision of pension administration for the Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme (RMSPS). The RMSPS is managed by the Authority. The current contract expires on 30 September 2024. The RMSPS is the 6th largest public sector pension scheme in the United Kingdom, with approximately 365,000 members

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) sought a self-service print platform to bring under management the high-volume, low-spend print requirements across the public sector, allowing access to a pre-qualified, dynamic and local supplier base who offer real-time pricing across the print landscape. This enabled end users to access the best solution for their print requirements based on variables including price and location. It was anticipated that this would be through an external-facing technology platform that provides real-time access to a vendor database of local printers who could offer dynamic pricing for customers’ various print requirements. This framework had a single supplier lot and can be used by Central Government and UK public sector bodies.

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) was seeking to establish a framework contract with suppliers for the provision of office stationery supplies and electronic office supplies. The supplier was required to provide the deliverables (e.g.good and services) to all public sector organisations throughout the United Kingdom including but not limited to; office stationery facility peripherals (janitorial/cleaning products) paper and paper based products electronic office supplies (EOS) office furniture ergonomic products catering products This new Framework contract will be for a period of 36 months with an option to extend for one further 12 (twelve) month period. The new Framework contract has been split into 2 Lots as follows: Lot 1 - Office Stationery and Electronic Office Supplies (EOS) (Multi Supplier) Lot 2 - Electronic Office Supplies (EOS) (Multi Supplier) This Framework is to replace the current RM6059 Office Supplies framework, which has two single supplier lots and one multi-supplier lot offering a product range similar to the above. The full specification is set out in Framework Schedule 1 (Specification).

Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority, has put in place an agreement for the provision of Permanent Recruitment Services for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies. This is the replacement agreement for RM6002 Permanent Recruitment Solutions and supports the hiring needs of UK central government departments including arms-length bodies (ALBs) and all other public sector bodies across the wider public sector. Permanent Recruitment 2 will provide permanent and supporting services including, but not limited to, • Clinical recruitment • General recruitment • Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) • Talent mapping • Testing and assessment centres • Technology services • International recruitment

Crown Commercial Service has established a framework agreement for the provision of Vehicle Telematics Solutions to be utilised by the Central Government Departments and UK Public Sector Bodies identified at section VI.3 of this FTS contract notice, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education, Voluntary Bodies and Charities. This framework has replaced the previous CCS agreement Vehicle Telematics Hardware and Software Solutions RM6143. Suppliers appointed to this framework are responsible for the provision of vehicle telematics hardware, software and associated services to help Buyers’ improve the efficiency of their fleet operations and optimise their fleet, driver and risk management. The framework term is for an initial 24 month period with the option to extend for a further 12 consecutive months.

Crown Commercial Service (CCS), working with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), has procured a new Framework Agreement for IT Digital and Legacy Application Services (DALAS). The DALAS framework will provide a strategic gateway to support the delivery of future application services and move HMRC toward an application services support model that is less dependent upon legacy technologies. The framework will provide a commercial vehicle to replace existing contractual arrangements that are due to expire between September 2023 and January 2025, and will provide the basis for letting a large proportion of HMRC future application services requirements. The framework will also be available to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. Phase 1 has been delivered which includes Lots 2a, 2b, 3 and 5. Further information is provided at section VI.3 Additional Information.

The Cabinet Office has put in place contracts for the provision of Emotional Support service for use by the Covid 19 Inquiry. The Inquiry has pledged to be trauma-informed across all of its work. A trauma informed approach means seeking to reduce the risk of retraumatisation to people who are engaging with the Inquiry. Emotional support is one of the key ways of reducing retraumatisation by offering timely, sensitive, psychologically informed emotional support to people engaging with the Inquiry’s work. Emotional support is not counselling or therapy. The focus is on facilitating the person’s engagement with the Inquiry, creating support plans, facilitating stabilisation, providing psychological containment and facilitating the person’s journey through their engagement process. These contracts provide the offer of emotional support for everyone engaging with the Inquiry.

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority has put in place a Pan Public Sector Collaborative Agreement for the provision of Healthcare Soft FM Services to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. The lotting structure of this framework covers a variety of Soft FM and Hotel Services typically bought by the NHS including: Waste, Catering, Linen & Laundry, Cleaning, Security, Reception Services, Portering and Grounds Maintenance.

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has put in place a new long-term contracting solution for the provision of workforce solutions replacing the previous framework, RM3749 Public Sector Resourcing. The aim of this framework is to build a market leading commercial model to connect workers with public sector demand, enabling contracting authorities to engage the right resources, with the right skills, at the right price, through a range of delivery models. This will include sourcing temporary workers, engaging pre-identified nominated workers, delivering work through statements of work (SOW), and engaging workers via a Recruit-Train-Deploy (RTD) model.

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority has put in place a new Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of RM6279 Buying Better Food and Drink to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. This is a national agreement developed to support a simple customer journey through an online single access point. Our initial contract value is estimated to attract £100 million worth of spend over the 4-year (2 + 1 +1) contract period, which is a small proportion of the annual £2.1 billion public sector food spend.

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority has put in place a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of Furniture and associated services to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. It is intended that this commercial agreement will be the recommended vehicle for all in scope requirements of the UK Central Government. The initial position, subject to engagement, is for a Lot structure that covers (but not limited to): office furniture, residential furniture, education furniture, steel storage, repair / renovation / reuse / recycle. Lot Structure is as follows: Lot 1 - Office Furniture (Standard & Government Corporate) Lot 2 - MOD Office Lot 3 - Residential Furniture Lot 4 - High Density Steel Storage Lot 5 - Sustainability

Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority, has put in to place an agreement for the provision of Payment Acceptance Services for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies. This Framework replaced RM6118 Payment Acceptance. This Framework consisted of 3 lots: Lot 1 Payment Acceptance Services Lot 2 Acquiring and Merchant Equipment Services Lot 3 Payment Consultancy The Framework has been established for 48 months.

Crown Commercial Service (CCS), as the Authority, put in place a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of Insurance services to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. It was intended that the commercial agreement would be the recommended vehicle for all insurance and related services required by UK Central Government Departments. Bidders were able to bid on all of the Lots. However, successful bidders were only awarded to Lot 1 or Lot 3. Bidders indicated which of these Lots was their preferred choice in the Selection Questionnaire Attachment 2a. If the bids were successful, we used the selected preference to determine the award to either Lot 1 or Lot 3. If a bidder was successful on their preferred Lot as referenced above due to being within 1% of the last position in the competition for that lot then their preferred choice in the Selection Questionnaire Attachment 2a will be the lot they are awarded. Lot 1 – Brokerage and Related Services = 15 suppliers Lot 2 – Claims Handling and Related Services = 4 suppliers Lot 3 - Insurance Service Providers and Related Services = 3 suppliers

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority has put in place an agreement for the provision of public cloud computing as a multi-Lot, multi-supplier framework agreement, available for use by those potential Buyers listed in the Contract Notice. These are UK public sector bodies and future successor organisations, which includes (but is not limited to): Central Government Departments and their arm’s length bodies and agencies; the wider public sector; and third sector e.g. public sector or third sector organisations in local government, health, education, police, fire and rescue, housing associations and charities. Buyers will be able to fulfil their public cloud computing needs directly from core cloud service suppliers or choose to fulfil their requirements indirectly through resellers who will also make available additional value-adding ancillary services that support the customer’s adoption, usage or optimisation of the core cloud services. This framework agreement also makes available professional services that will provide Buyers with specific enabling work which is short-term in nature and leaves the Buyer in a more capable state than before.

Supporting services for the government. Administration, defence and social security services. Post and courier services. Courier services. Mail delivery services. Parcel delivery services. Telephone and data transmission services. Data-processing services. Data entry services. Data capture services. Data transmission services. Computer-related management services. Administration services. Documentation services. Accounting, auditing and fiscal services. Accounting and auditing services. Accounting services. Market research services. Security services. Investigation services. Proof-reading services. Collection agency services. Photographic services. Specialised photography services. Stock-control services. Scanning services.

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority had put in place a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of Front Office Counter Services 2 and it would have been utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. It was intended that this commercial agreement would have been the recommended vehicle for all front office counter services required by UK Central Government Departments. The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service issued a contract notice on 31 May 2023 (Ref: 2023/S 000-015345) to procure the provision of Front Office Counter Services 2. Crown Commercial Service has taken the decision not to proceed with the procurement as no suitable tenders were received.

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority has awarded a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement in the form of a multi supplier Framework Contract consisting of eight (8) Lots for the provision of postal services and solutions to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. It is intended that this commercial agreement will be the recommended vehicle for all postal services and solutions required by UK Central Government. This new Framework Contract replaces the existing Framework Contract (RM6017 Postal Goods, Services and Solutions) and includes services that will capture new technologies and innovations to support Buyers in adopting improved communications processes and transforming their mailroom operations to become more digital environments.

Crown Commercial Service as the contracting authority has put in place a pan government collaborative framework agreement for use by UK public sector bodies identified at VI.3) (and any future successors to these organisations). These bodies had a need for a compliant procurement vehicle to access digital outcomes and user research services.