Supply of Mail Services for the Collection and Delivery of 1st and 2nd Class Mail MW
Details
- Topic
- Postal and telecommunications services
- Published
- 12 March 2026
- Submission
- 23 March 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The Supply of Mail Services for the Collection and Delivery of 1st and 2nd Class Mail (CWC23048MW) project is a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise issued by City of Wolverhampton Council to gather market intelligence ahead of procuring a high-volume outbound mail service The Council processes approximately 850,000 mail items annually through its Civic Centre mailroom and is seeking cost-effective, secure, and efficient solutions for daily collection, pre-sorting, processing, and delivery to Royal Mail inbound centres. The PME aims to understand market capacity, pricing models, contract structures (single or multi-lot), technological efficiencies, sustainability options, and commercial approaches to inform the future procurement strategy for a proposed four-year contract (2+1+1) covering both 1st and 2nd Class mail services.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published12 March 2026Current notice
About the buyer
Wolverhampton City Council is a local authority that runs its own corporate procurement function covering goods and services for the city. Tenders and contract opportunities are published through the ProContract portal, where free registration takes about ten minutes. A public contracts register lists every live agreement the council holds. Projects due for retender within the next three years appear in a rolling procurement pipeline. Many requirements are sourced through existing frameworks, where suppliers have already pre-competed, rather than run as fresh competitions. Registered suppliers are notified automatically when a new opportunity matches their expertise.
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 Wolverhampton City Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, construction work and health and social work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 64000000 · Postal and telecommunications services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wolverhampton-city-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wolverhampton-city-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wolverhampton-city-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wolverhampton-city-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wolverhampton-city-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@wolverhampton-city-council.gov |
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