Postal Tenders and Contracts
See open postal tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector. Over 500 postal tenders and contracts were published in the last 12 months, and around 160 postal contracts are due to expire in the next year.
4,357 results
- Closed tenderPublished 9 November 2017
Election and Electoral Registration Printing
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 8 November 2017
Demolition of play area, Frank Banfield park
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 8 November 2017
Demolition of play area, Frank Banfield park
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 8 November 2017
Demolition of play area and landscaping works at Frank Banfield Park, Fulham
£75,000
- Expired contractPublished 6 November 2017
Provision of Postal Services at 11 Armed Forces Careers Offices - Package 2
£4,809
- Expired contractPublished 2 November 2017
Electronic mail services
€200,000
- Expired contractPublished 1 November 2017
HQ Franking Machine (2017)
£12,500
- Closed tenderPublished 31 October 2017
Printing and Small-scale ad-hoc Mailing Services
£25,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 30 October 2017
RM1063 Provision of Postal Goods and/or Services to Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
£1,050,000
- Closed tenderPublished 30 October 2017
Printed matter and related products
£490,000
- Closed tenderPublished 30 October 2017
Printed stationery except forms
£200,000
- Closed tenderPublished 26 October 2017
Printed matter and related products
£300,000
- Closed tenderPublished 25 October 2017
Specialist Courier Services
£200,000
- Closed tenderPublished 25 October 2017
9710 - Citizen magazine distribution services
£31,500
- Expired contractPublished 21 October 2017
Contract for the Provision of a Inter-Trust Courier Service
£710,000
- Awarded contractPublished 18 October 2017
Courier services
£710,000
- Closed tenderPublished 16 October 2017
Specialist Courier Services
£400,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 13 October 2017
TP17/014 - Contract for Laboratory Analysis of Waters
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 12 October 2017
Postal services
€4,700,000
- Closed tenderPublished 12 October 2017
Security Reception and Postal Services
£1
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about postal services, postal contract, mail delivery, franking, mailroom, mailing services, hybrid mail, mail services, post room, letter delivery, print and post, outbound mail, mail collection, franking machine, postage, digital mailroom, courier services, postal solutions in the UK public sector.
What kind of postal work do public bodies tender?
Postal tenders cover standing contracts for mail collection, sorting and delivery between an organisation's own sites, and outbound mail to residential and business addresses. Larger notices sometimes bundle postal services with wider courier and parcel delivery work, and equipment notices for franking machines and hybrid mail solutions turn up alongside the service contracts.
Where are postal contracts advertised?
Stotles brings together postal tenders and contracts from 100+ portals into one search, so you do not have to check each portal separately, and you can set alerts for new opportunities across the UK and Ireland.
If you want to search the government portals directly, Find a Tender carries higher-value contracts across the UK and Contracts Finder carries lower-value contracts in England. Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI cover Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ireland's eTenders covers Irish public bodies, and many councils, NHS bodies and housing associations publish on their own e-tendering portals such as ProContract. Postal services are mostly direct awards or call-offs from the Government Commercial Agency postal services framework, usually as standing contracts running a few years.
How do you win postal contracts?
Postal tenders are scored on price per item, collection and delivery times, tracking, security for sensitive mail and account management. Standing contracts run for a few years, so the end date is the moment to bid.
What do you need to bid for postal contracts?
Postal providers must meet Ofcom postal regulation where it applies, and secure mail must be handled in line with UK data protection law. Tenders usually set minimum insurance cover, check financial standing and ask for evidence of similar contracts at selection stage. Under the Procurement Act 2023, suppliers can be excluded for certain criminal convictions, insolvency or failure to pay tax.
Which frameworks are used to buy postal services in the UK public sector?
The Government Commercial Agency postal services and solutions framework has lots covering collection and delivery of letters and parcels within the UK, international physical mail, and hybrid mail, and buyers also use it for digital mailroom services. Councils, NHS boards and national agencies call off from it, often by direct award, and some run a further competition. G-Cloud is also used for hybrid mail and print-and-mail work.
How is postal work bought, and who buys it?
Postal buying is mostly direct award or call-off from the Government Commercial Agency postal services and solutions framework, usually as standing contracts running a few years. Councils, NHS trusts and health boards, universities and central government departments and agencies each tender postal contracts.
How do I find postal contracts before they are formally tendered?
Read corporate strategies, service reviews, commissioning plans and expiry dates for existing contracts, which show postal work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.
What CPV codes cover postal tenders?
Postal notices carry 64112000 (Postal services related to letters), and print and mail contracts carry 79800000 (Printing and related services).
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