Notice Information
Notice Title
Downstream Access Postal Services Contract
Notice Description
To provide Downstream Access Postal Services to Lincolnshire County Council.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-5c3bcee1-0131-4f8a-8b7a-2c7f7f243444
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/941f8b94-562f-4e5c-87f4-ac586aa9f5a0
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £142,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £284,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Oct 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Oct 2025 - 12 Oct 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Matt Moore
- Contact Email
- procurement.lincolnshire@lincolnshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1522
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LINCOLN
- Postcode
- LN1 1YL
- Post Town
- Lincoln
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF3 Lincolnshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLF East Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Lincoln
- Electoral Ward
- Carholme
- Westminster Constituency
- Lincoln
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/941f8b94-562f-4e5c-87f4-ac586aa9f5a0
31st October 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
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