Notice Information
Notice Title
The provision of a DSA postage model for University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS
Notice Description
The provision of a DSA postage model for University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS
Lot Information
Lot 1
DSA potage model - provider services to remove postage from Trust site and to be franked off site.
Services to include:-
Business Mail Mailmark Advanced
First Class (Letter)
Second Class (Large Letter)
Second Class (Letter)
Second Class (Medium Parcel)
Second Class (Small Parcel)
Procurement Information
7 providers were sent the Trusts Specification of Requirement:- <br/>1 x Does not service within the area<br/>2 x Unable to provide DSA<br/>1 x Did not respond<br/>2 x Unable to fulfil 100% of the requirement, but did offer some pricing <br/>1 x Provider met the requirement in full
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050c58
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018802-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
64100000 - Post and courier services
64110000 - Postal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £395,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Leasha Bennett
- Contact Email
- leasha.bennett22@mbht.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1539715902
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KENDAL
- Postcode
- LA9 7RG
- Post Town
- Lancaster
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD1 Cumbria
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD14 Westmorland and Furness
- Delivery Location
- TLD1 Cumbria
-
- Local Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Electoral Ward
- Kendal South
- Westminster Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Further Information
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