Notice Information
Notice Title
AT1421 Royal Mail Postal Services
Notice Description
Postal Services The core requirements for this service shall include but will not be limited to: Collection Services High Volume Services Low to Medium Volume Services Sorted and Unsorted Services Secure Services Undelivered items Delivery timescales (non-secure items) Consumables and equipment
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-ebbac868-6ab1-4d27-bf97-9fdff3adaa68
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43b431ba-6ed2-47d2-97db-a981116e2e41
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- 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
64110000 - Postal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Jan 2026 - 4 Jan 2031 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
- LUTON COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Jennifer Simpson
- Contact Email
- jennifer.simpson@luton.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1582546680
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LUTON
- Postcode
- LU1 2BQ
- Post Town
- Luton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH21 Luton
- 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
- Luton
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43b431ba-6ed2-47d2-97db-a981116e2e41
12th January 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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