Mail delivery services

Tender description

The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) and the Scottish Government (SG) require a contractor to provide mail screening services for all items of mail to be delivered to nominated sites in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Kinlochleven and London. The contractor shall be responsible for the security of the mail from the point of collection from the public mail carrier up to the delivery of screened mail to the nominated SPCB and SG designated sites. The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) and the Scottish Government (SG) require the services of a contractor to provide mail screening service from the point where the contractor collects the mail items from the public mail carrier to end delivery of the screened mail to SPCB and SG designated sites. The contractor must screen the mail to Screening Level 2 as set out in PAS97:2015, also including external visual inspection of every mail items. The contractor will be required to screen for hazardous, dangerous and offensive items including but not limited to explosive or incendiary devices, sharp objects or blades, offensive materials, chemical, biological or radiological (CBR) materials or devices and to deliver the mail securely to the Scottish Parliament's and Scottish Government's designated locations. The services include: — collection and transportation of all mail items from the public mail carrier, — secure screening of mail at the Contractor's facility, — timely and secure delivery of all screened mail items to the SPCB and SG designated sites detailed in the tender documents. Full details of the services are contained in the Specification in the tender documents.