Parcel Delivery Service
Commercial Services · United Kingdom
Key facts
- Estimated value
- £10,000,000
- Closing date
- 30 Nov 2016
- Contract starts
- 01 Mar 2017
- Contract ends
- 28 Feb 2021
- Procedure
- Not applicable
- Buyer type
- Local government
Description
This is a PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE ONLY Commercial Services is one of the largest trading organisations of its kind in Europe with a turnover in excess of £600 million and employing over 700 people from its base in Kent. Tracing its roots back to 1902, as an education stores department for Kent County Council, Commercial Services has subsequently grown organically to supply an ever-increasing range of best value goods and services to other publicly funded organisations. These include local government, education establishments, the care sector and the emergency services. KCS is a trading unit of Commercial Services and provides a purchasing, warehousing and distribution service to a wide ranging customer base within local government and associated public bodies in Kent, neighbouring counties and across the UK. Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest local authority in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of circa.£1bn on goods and services and a population of 1.5m. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with 12 district councils and 289 parish/town councils. KCS is seeking expressions of interest from parcel delivery organisations to assist in the delivery of its stock goods to its broad base of customers throughout the UK. Currently the greater percentage of deliveries are in the South of England but outside Kent and East Sussex, there are plans to expand distribution on a more national footing. The service requirement is for next day delivery from our warehouse based in Aylesford, Kent The goods to be delivered are in the main; office and school supplies that have no restrictions and vary in size from small 'jiffy' size bags to pallet lots and on occasion may incorporate a small percentage of ADR regulated goods to same delivery points. Interested parties should email [email protected], giving full contact details.
Additional information: Instructions to Suppliers: This is a PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE only.
Interseted parties should email [email protected]
The authority may elect not to proceed with this procurement opportunity
Categories (CPV)
- 64121200 Parcel delivery services
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