Awarded contract

Postal Goods and Services - AWARD

Details

Value
£1,400,000
Duration
1 year
Topic
Postal services
Published
20 October 2026

Tender description

The Council requires a new contract for the Postal Goods and Services and has therefore approached Royal Mail to tender for this service as a direct award under the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Postal Services & Solutions Framework RM6280 Lot 2: Collection and Delivery of Letters, Large Letters and Parcels within UK. The contract is for 12 months, with an option to extend for 6 months, bringing the aggregate contract period to 18 months, with service go-live scheduled for 14 September 2026.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date14 September 2026
  2. Completed: Award published20 October 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date13 September 2027in 11 months

About the buyer

London Borough of Croydon is a local authority procuring for the borough. Every procurement follows the council's Tenders and Contract Regulations 2024, its internal rulebook for value-for-money contracts. Since July 2023 a statutory Improvement and Assurance Panel has held powers to direct council decisions where value for money falls short.

Over the past 5 years, most of London Borough of Croydon's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and health and social work.

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