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Revenues and Benefits Printing and Mailing Service

Westmorland and Furness Council

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16 Sep 2026 at 10:59

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Summary of the contracting process

Westmorland and Furness Council appointed a provider for revenues and benefits hybrid printing and mailing services. The requirement covers printing, supplying and dispatching council tax, National Non-Domestic Rates and benefits correspondence, together with associated stationery and documentation. Outputs include daily bills, notifications and other related documents, including annual billing issued each February and March. Correspondence is sent to UK and international addresses. This is a public-sector document production, fulfilment and postal service, with related printing services classified under CPV 79800000 and postal and telecommunications services under CPV 64000000. The work is associated with the Council’s revenues and benefits service and is delivered for the Council in the North West of England.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to CFH Docmail Ltd on 31 July 2026. The award value is £734,948.02 including the stated full four-year term. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030, comprising an initial two-year term and two optional one-year extensions. The Council ran a selective further competition as a call-off from the CCS RM6280 framework. The tender submission deadline was 1 July 2026 at 14:00 BST. The award is active and the overall procurement is complete. The published outcome identifies one supplier and one award for the printing, postage and dispatch service.

This award demonstrates sustained demand from Westmorland and Furness Council for a supplier able to manage high-volume, recurring public-sector correspondence from production through despatch. A credible competitor would need integrated hybrid print capability, reliable stationery supply, document personalisation and accurate mailing operations for council tax, National Non-Domestic Rates and benefits communications. It would also need to handle daily billing and notification runs, the annual February and March billing cycle, and delivery to both UK and international addresses. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so specialist print-and-mail businesses with dependable operational capacity may be well placed to compete when this requirement next returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Revenues and Benefits Printing and Mailing Service

Notice Description

Westmorland and Furness Council (the 'Council) has appointed a service provider for the provision of Revenues and Benefits Hybrid printing and postage services via a further competition from the CCS Framework RM6280. The contract is for printing, supply and despatch of correspondence and associated stationery in relation to Council Tax ('CT'), National Non Domestic Rates ('NNDR') and Benefits, including daily bills, notifications and associated documentation including annual billing (in February/March annually) to both UK and international addresses. Additional information: Initial contract term is 2 years with 2 x 1 year Optional Extension periods. The Contract Value published is for the full 4 year term.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d8037a14-62ce-4e8a-896c-9f450a159ab5
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc0aa481-604b-45cd-8cd9-bb0d40db5afa
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services

79800000 - Printing and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£734,948 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£734,948 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 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
Westmorland and Furness Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KENDAL
Postcode
LA9 4DQ
Postcode Area
Lancaster
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD1 Cumbria
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD14 Westmorland and Furness
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Electoral Ward
Kendal Strickland and Fell
Westminster Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CFH Docmail Ltd

Further Information

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