Mail Screening Services

Tender description

The Scottish Parliament in collaboration with the Scottish Government requires a Contractor to provide Mail Screening Services at PAS97:2021 Level 2, throughout a range of locations. The service is required to mitigate the risk of contaminated, hazardous or offensive mail items being sent through the postal system which could cause concern, disruption or harm to recipients. 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 PAS97:2021, also including external visual inspection of every mail items. The contractor will be required to screen for hazardous, dangerous and offensive items 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 service requirements are contained in the Specification.