How do I find postal tenders in the UK public sector?

Search live and pre-tender postal service notices, or move earlier by reading buyers' shared-services strategy documents before a tender is published. On Stotles you can track a buyer through to the live tender and the eventual award.

What kind of postal work appears in these tenders?

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.

Is this the same as courier tenders?

The two overlap closely, since many suppliers provide both postal and courier services under one contract. This page is scoped to notices where postal or mail delivery is the named service, whether or not courier work is bundled alongside it.

What CPV codes cover postal tenders?

A general postal services heading covers most of it, with a separate courier services code picking up work that overlaps the two. They are not applied as a filter on this page: plenty of on-intent postal notices carry a general courier or transport code instead.

Postal Tenders and Contracts

See open postal tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.

Councils, universities and government departments buy postal and mail services as standing contracts, usually covering collection, sorting and delivery of letters and parcels between sites and to residential and business addresses. Royal Mail wins a recurring share of the awarded notices, alongside courier operators, franking machine suppliers and hybrid mail providers bidding for the same work.

3,666 results

Awarded contractPublished 16 February 2023
ID 2933249 — The Provision of Postal Services for the Northern Ireland Public Sector 2021
Department of FinanceSupplier(s) WHISTL UK LIMITEDPostal services related to lettersAwarded 16 February 2023
£30,000,000
Awarded contract, expiring in 17 monthsPublished 16 February 2023
Bridgwater Town Centre Christmas Lights Contract 2023-2028
Bridgwater Town CouncilSupplier(s) Robson ElectricsElectrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lightingAwarded 1 March 2023
£92,500
Closed tender, closed 20 March 2023Published 15 February 2023
QUB/2332/22 - Contract for Courier Services (Ambient, Chilled and Frozen Samples)
Queen's University BelfastMulti-modal courier services
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 30 April 2026Published 15 February 2023
Internal Courier Services
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)Supplier(s) Royal Mail Group LtdPost and courier servicesAwarded 14 February 2023
£7,500,000
Closed tender, closed 20 March 2023Published 13 February 2023
Print and Postal (courier) Services
The Teaching CouncilPost and courier services
€1,470,000
Closed tender, closed 20 March 2023Published 13 February 2023
Print and Postal (courier) Services
The Teaching CouncilPostal services related to parcels
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 22 March 2023Published 10 February 2023
Global Estate Asset Valuation Services for FCDO
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeLand management services
£3,319,000
Closed tender, closed 10 March 2023Published 10 February 2023
SAFL (Adult Education / AEB contract holder) Management Information System
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilSoftware package and information systems
£25,000
Awarded contract, expiring in 4 monthsPublished 9 February 2023
Postal Goods And Services - Leased Machines
Cumbria County CouncilSupplier(s) Quadient UK LtdMailroom equipmentAwarded 6 February 2023
£48,000
Awarded contractPublished 9 February 2023
Franking Machines and Associated Services for Tipperary Education and Training Board
Tipperary Education and Training BoardSupplier(s) Quadient Ireland Ltd.Bulk-mailing equipmentAwarded 9 February 2023
Value not stated
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Closed tender, closed 10 March 2023Published 8 February 2023
Royal Mail Quality of Service Audits
Office of Communications (Ofcom)Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
£480,000
Closed tender, closed 10 March 2023Published 8 February 2023
Royal Mail Quality of Service Audits
Office of Communications (Ofcom)Auditing services
£450,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 7 February 2023
Total Facilities Management
Intellectual Property OfficeFacilities management services
£170,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2023Published 3 February 2023
Award of Provision of Consumers of Postal Services Research
Consumer ScotlandSupplier(s) YouGov PlcResearch and development consultancy servicesAwarded 31 January 2023
£24,625
Closed tender, closed 7 March 2023Published 3 February 2023
Offsite Hybrid Printing and Postal Services for Revenues and Benefits
East Staffordshire Borough CouncilPrinting and delivery services
£380,000
Closed tender, closed 7 March 2023Published 3 February 2023
Offsite Hybrid Printing and Postal Services for Revenues and Benefits
East Staffordshire Borough CouncilPrinting and related services
£380,000
Expired contract, expired 29 February 2024Published 1 February 2023
Annual maintenance for Impress Software
Somerset CouncilSupplier(s) Quadient UK LtdAwarded 1 February 2023
£7,684
Closed tender, closed 23 June 2023Published 1 February 2023
Courier Services for Blood, Blood Products and Tissues
NHS Blood and TransplantCourier services
£38,690,000
Closed tender, closed 22 February 2023Published 31 January 2023
ID 4495213 - DfE - Tourism NI - Distribution and General Courier Services
CPD - Supplies and Services DivisionSupporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 27 January 2023
17000000
Ministry of JusticeSupplier(s) Alere ToxicologyLaboratory servicesAwarded 13 January 2023
£17,000,000

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about postal services, postal contract, royal mail, mail delivery, franking, mailroom, mailing services, post and courier services, courier services, postal services, bulk mail, mailroom services in the UK public sector.

How do I find postal tenders in the UK public sector?
Search live and pre-tender postal service notices, or move earlier by reading buyers' shared-services strategy documents before a tender is published. On Stotles you can track a buyer through to the live tender and the eventual award.
What kind of postal work appears in these tenders?
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.
Is this the same as courier tenders?
The two overlap closely, since many suppliers provide both postal and courier services under one contract. This page is scoped to notices where postal or mail delivery is the named service, whether or not courier work is bundled alongside it.
What CPV codes cover postal tenders?
A general postal services heading covers most of it, with a separate courier services code picking up work that overlaps the two. They are not applied as a filter on this page: plenty of on-intent postal notices carry a general courier or transport code instead.

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ID 2933249 — The Provision of Postal Services for the Northern Ireland Public Sector 2021

Bridgwater Town Centre Christmas Lights Contract 2023-2028

QUB/2332/22 - Contract for Courier Services (Ambient, Chilled and Frozen Samples)

Internal Courier Services

Print and Postal (courier) Services

Print and Postal (courier) Services

Global Estate Asset Valuation Services for FCDO

SAFL (Adult Education / AEB contract holder) Management Information System

Postal Goods And Services - Leased Machines

Franking Machines and Associated Services for Tipperary Education and Training Board

Royal Mail Quality of Service Audits

Royal Mail Quality of Service Audits

Total Facilities Management

Award of Provision of Consumers of Postal Services Research

Offsite Hybrid Printing and Postal Services for Revenues and Benefits

Offsite Hybrid Printing and Postal Services for Revenues and Benefits

Annual maintenance for Impress Software

Courier Services for Blood, Blood Products and Tissues

ID 4495213 - DfE - Tourism NI - Distribution and General Courier Services

17000000

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