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Pan London Postal Goods and Services

London Borough of Hackney

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23 Sep 2026 at 09:14

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Summary of the contracting process

London Borough of Hackney buys postal collection and delivery services for letters, large letters and parcels across London. The service includes logging and tracking recorded and special-delivery items, with a complete, uninterrupted audit trail for each consignment or batch from collection to delivery. This supports the Council’s statutory work, including recovering unpaid taxes. The procurement is for postal services, rather than telecommunications. Delivery is described as within London; no more specific delivery locations are identified. The individual Council made the direct award as a call-off from a Government Commercial Agency postal services framework, specifically its collection and delivery lot. The requirement centres on reliable end-to-end handling and traceability of mail and parcels for Council operations.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Royal Mail Group Limited on 24 August 2026. The award value is £432,000. The contract period runs from 13 September 2026 to 12 September 2027. This was an interim direct award and call-off from the Government Commercial Agency RM6280 Postal Services Framework, Lot 2, which covers collection and delivery of letters, large letters and parcels. The award was made by the individual Council. The tender response deadline was 24 August 2026. No lots are separately detailed within this Council’s award. The stated procurement category is services; the available data does not describe a separate scored evaluation or provide further award criteria.

The award shows that Hackney’s postal requirement combines routine collection and delivery of letters and parcels with controlled handling of recorded and special-delivery items. A credible supplier for this work needs the operational capacity to manage consignments across London and to maintain a complete, reliable audit trail from collection through delivery, including logging and tracking. Traceability is particularly important because the service supports statutory functions such as tax recovery, where the Council needs evidence of handling and delivery. The route used here was a direct call-off from a postal services framework, so experience and eligibility under an appropriate framework route would be relevant to competing for a comparable requirement. The Council’s stated assessment does not set out specific accreditations, technical thresholds or other supplier qualifications.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pan London Postal Goods and Services

Notice Description

Interim Direct Award. call-off from the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) RM6280 Framework Agreement for Postal Services Lot 2 Lot 2: Collection and Delivery of Letters, Large Letters and Parcels within, which is a compliant route for a direct award. The direct award is by the individual Council Procurement: The essential Collection and Delivery of letters and parcels, including the logging and tracking of recorded and special delivery items. A critical requirement is maintaining a complete and uninterrupted audit trail for every consignment/batch from collection through to delivery, which is vital for statutory functions such as the recovery of unpaid taxes.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e349e946-05d7-4dde-85b2-59276425a239
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d35f2d67-b827-49ce-9b63-55d9ed6afcff
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
£432,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£432,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
13 Sep 2026 - 12 Sep 2027 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
London Borough of Hackney
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HACKNEY
Postcode
E8 1DY
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Hackney
Electoral Ward
Hackney Central
Westminster Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Royal Mail Group Ltd

Further Information

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