Dear Service Provider,
An Post is seeking a supplier to provide a service to accept parcel/courier mail from An Post five (5) days per week Monday to Friday for next day delivery to all UK destinations.
Registration on Supply-Line is a requirement for this contract. Registration may be achieved in the following way:
(a) Payment of the appropriate registration fee to join Supply-Line level 3 by Friday 21st December 2012 at 12:00 noon; service providers already registered on Supply-Line level 3 need not reapply at this time, but may wish to review and amend their registration for the appropriate product codes;
(b) Completion of the Supply-Line qualification questionnaire online via www.achilles.com, including a formal declaration of the applicants bona fides – it is a requirement for suppliers to update their information annually and to ensure that key documentation is also kept up-to-date;
(c) Enter product code 3.74.6 – Transportation Services and glossary “Mail Transport” under your company profile; suppliers should be fully registered under correct level and product code by Monday 7th January 2013 at 12:00 noon.
Depending on the number of interested suppliers, An Post may decide to run a second stage qualification process to determine a final supplier listing suitable to receive the tenders. Registering with Achilles does not guarantee that you will be brought forward to the tender stage. An Post may issue second-stage qualification questions about specific contracts through the e-Qual tool within Supply-Line. To this end, suppliers are reminded to carefully monitor e-mail alerts from both Supply-Line and/or the Purchasing Organisation.
Please visit www.achilles.ie for more information, or to join on-line or call us on +353 14020111 to discuss. A copy of the up-to-date product coding book can be downloaded at www.achilles.ie.
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full further instructions regarding this competition and the submission of applications.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE DATE FOR COMPLETION OF THE SUPPLY-LINE QUESTIONNAIRE IS 07/01/2013 AT 12:00 NOON.
Yours sincerely,
An Post