Awarded contract

Franking machine rental and postage

Details

Buyer: Bedford Borough Council
Supplier(s): Quadient UK Ltd
Value: POUND STERLING (GBP) 1,525,974
Duration: 6 years
Published: 1 April 2025
Source: uk:bedford

Tender description

Comprising the rental of a franking machine on a 6 year lease plus associated postage costs. CCS Framework RM6280 Lot 1.

Timeline

Completed: Award published1 April 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date1 April 2025
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2031in 4 years

About the buyer

Bedford Borough Council is a local authority serving the borough of Bedford, with procurement split between individual service departments and a central Commercial Hub team. Service departments handle day-to-day tenders, quotations and sourcing for their own areas. Every opportunity is advertised through In-Tend, the council's e-tendering portal, where supplier registration is free. Higher-value contracts also appear on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. The Commercial Hub team manages a number of corporate contracts and looks for savings across departments. That same portal doubles as a contract register, tracking expiry dates and scheduled reviews for live agreements.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Bedford Borough Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, business services and construction work.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bedford-borough-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bedford-borough-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bedford-borough-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bedford-borough-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bedford-borough-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bedford-borough-council.gov