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24055 Cambridgeshire County Council Postal Collection and Delivery Services - under CCS Framework RM6280 LOT 2

Cambridgeshire County Council

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21 Oct 2026 at 14:59

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Summary of the contracting process

Cambridgeshire County Council procured postal collection and delivery services for its offices across the county. The service covers the collection and delivery of letters, large letters and parcels. The requirement was placed through the Crown Commercial Service RM6280 framework, under its collection and delivery lot. The stated delivery coverage spans England, including the East of England and the other English regions. This is a postal logistics service rather than a purchase of goods or construction work; suppliers need to provide an operational collection and distribution service for the council’s office mail and parcels.

The procurement is complete and awarded following a restricted procedure through the Crown Commercial Service RM6280 framework. Bids were due by 25 September 2024. The award was made on 11 November 2024 to Whistl UK Limited. The awarded value is £384,000. The contract runs from 3 March 2025 to 28 February 2027, with provision for up to two further 12-month periods, giving a stated maximum duration of four years. The tender estimate was £400,000. The available information describes the service scope and framework lot but does not set out separate lots or evaluation weightings.

The award shows demand from Cambridgeshire County Council for a managed postal service covering routine collection and delivery of letters, large letters and parcels for its offices across the county. A credible competitor would need the operational network and capacity to handle mixed mail and parcel formats, collect from council offices and deliver reliably across a broad geographic area. The requirement was bought through a restricted route using the Crown Commercial Service RM6280 framework, so suppliers’ ability to participate through the relevant framework would be commercially important. The selected supplier was a large company, and the tender was marked as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises; this indicates the scale and route may favour established providers with sufficient distribution infrastructure.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

24055 Cambridgeshire County Council Postal Collection and Delivery Services - under CCS Framework RM6280 LOT 2

Notice Description

This was an award following the Cambridgeshire County Council postal collection and delivery services procurement for facilitating offices across the County. This was awarded via the Crown Commercial Services Framework Aggregation contract for RM6280 - LOT 2 Collection and Delivery of Letters, Large Letters and Parcels.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d976794c-bcd7-4e30-b9a1-e490816c9ffa
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ece4c9e0-dbc0-4b6e-ae02-0eb730e11fc9
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

CPV Codes

64110000 - Postal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£384,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Nov 20241 years ago
Contract Period
3 Mar 2025 - 28 Feb 2027 1-2 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
Cambridgeshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
HUNTINGDON
Postcode
PE28 4YE
Postcode Area
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Huntingdonshire
Electoral Ward
The Stukeleys
Westminster Constituency
Huntingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Whistl UK Ltd

Further Information

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