Notice Information
Notice Title
Franking Machine Contract - AWARD
Notice Description
Provision of postal franking equipment, mailroom solutions, and associated services to support Thirteen's operational and commercial property needs.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-673ab645-47aa-4586-95de-8067b488663f
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/197938e5-7f3f-4731-9f8c-343111757ba0
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
-
- CPV Codes
30144100 - Postage-franking machines
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £25,911 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 24 Jan 2026 - 23 Jan 2030 4-5 years
- 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
- THIRTEEN HOUSING GROUP LTD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CO DURHAM
- Postcode
- TS2 1QG
- Post Town
- Cleveland
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC3 Tees Valley
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC32 South Teesside
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Middlesbrough
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/197938e5-7f3f-4731-9f8c-343111757ba0
19th January 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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