Notice Information
Notice Title
www.gov.uk/bfpo
Notice Description
BFPO's requirement is for the Provision of worldwide inbound and outbound HM Forces Mail Conveyance Services by Air and Surface means to over 95 global destinations via scheduled services, unscheduled services (ad hoc), road trunking, witness loading and EU customs Entry Notification Summary (ENS) Filing.
Lot Information
Lot 1 (scheduled) - Worldwide scheduled mail conveyance services.
Worldwide scheduled mail conveyance services.
Lot 2 (Ad hoc) - Worldwide scheduled mail conveyance services.Ad-hoc Worldwide unscheduled mail conveyance services.
Lot 3 (Trunking) - UK Trunking servicesUK Trunking services
Lot 4 (Witness Loading) - Witness LoadingWitness Loading
Lot 5 (ENS Filing)ENS Filing
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e4e4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031781-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
64121100 - Mail delivery services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £12,600,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- naresh.chhatralia530@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Harrow
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Hillingdon
- Electoral Ward
- South Ruislip
- Westminster Constituency
- Uxbridge and South Ruislip
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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