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VIP Postal Screening Service C17057

Home Office

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26 Oct 2026 at 15:16

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Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office procured mail screening and postal opening services for the Royalty and VIP Executive Service (RVIPS) and its VIP clients. The work covers handling and screening incoming mail and opening postal items, with delivery across the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world. This is a postal services requirement related to parcels (CPV 64113000).

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Swiss Post UK & EIRE Ltd. The award date was 26 October 2026, and the contract runs from 26 October 2026 to 25 October 2029. The awarded value is £150,000. The earlier estimated procurement value was £120,000. The Home Office used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 18 May 2026 at 12:00. The published information does not set out the evaluation criteria or a breakdown into lots.

This award demonstrates demand for secure mail screening and postal opening for VIPs and their clients, with a service footprint extending across the UK and international destinations. A credible competitor for this specific requirement would need the operational capacity to receive and process mail across a geographically broad network, screen postal items reliably and open mail under controlled procedures. Suppliers should be able to coordinate consistent handling across domestic and overseas locations and support the needs of a high-profile government service and its clients. The requirement was awarded through a framework call-off, so relevant framework participation and experience delivering comparable postal screening and opening services would be important to competing when this requirement next comes to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

VIP Postal Screening Service C17057

Notice Description

For the procurement of Mail Screening Services and Postal Opening Services for RVIPS and their clients (VIPs)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-782dd322-3927-457a-b90d-c888f83edf90
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5bbe9e45-8264-4a81-808a-bfc537e5cd31
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

CPV Codes

64113000 - Postal services related to parcels

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Oct 20262 days ago
Contract Period
26 Oct 2026 - 25 Oct 2029 3-4 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
Home Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Swiss Post UK & EIRE Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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