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Postal Services

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

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09 Sep 2026 at 10:07

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust procured postal services for its operations in Manchester and across the United Kingdom. The requirement covers the provision of postal services, classified under CPV 64110000, for the Trust’s communications and mail delivery needs. The buying organisation is The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, based on Wilmslow Road in Manchester. This is a services requirement rather than a goods supply or construction project. Delivery is associated with the Trust’s Manchester site and the wider United Kingdom. The opportunity is relevant to postal operators, business mail providers, courier and delivery companies, and organisations with the systems and operational capacity to manage public-sector postal requirements at national scale.

This procurement has been completed and awarded. The Christie NHS Foundation Trust used a selective procedure to make a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 31 May 2025 at 12:00 BST. UK Mail Limited was awarded the contract on 1 June 2025 for £130,000. The contract runs from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2027. The award is active and the contract period matches the stated tender contract period. The requirement was treated as a single postal-services procurement, with no separate lots identified. The published information records the award outcome and selected supplier; it does not set out a separate evaluation weighting or detailed scoring basis.

This award provides a clear benchmark for suppliers pursuing similar postal-services work with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. A credible competitor would need to provide reliable business mail collection, processing and delivery, supported by dependable nationwide distribution arrangements and the capacity to serve a healthcare organisation. Operational resilience, accurate handling of time-sensitive correspondence, secure processes, service monitoring and consistent performance reporting would be important capabilities. Suppliers should also be able to operate through a public-sector framework and meet the administrative requirements of a framework call-off. The successful supplier is identified as an SME, showing that this type of requirement can be delivered by a suitably capable specialist rather than only by a large national corporation. Experience of NHS or other regulated-sector postal work would strengthen a future case.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Postal Services

Notice Description

Postal Services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-f5fa0876-3596-4e2e-893a-d6633a70e0c5
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a44e76a-1dc9-495d-ab8e-5d822b5a461e
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

CPV Codes

64110000 - Postal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£130,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£130,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jun 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Jun 2025 - 31 May 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
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M20 4BX
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Withington
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Withington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

UK MAIL LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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