Notice Information
Notice Title
National Secure Pouch Collection with Overnight Trunking Service
Notice Description
Daily collection of sensitive documents (customer banking cheques and related supporting documentation) in secure pouch from all Post Office branch network (entire UK) at prescribed end of day hours (Mon -Thurs 17:00 and Sat 12:00), overnight trunking delivery of secure pouch to a designated regional processing centre (pre agreed delivery slots from 22.45 (same day) to 4.15am (next day and on Sundays by 21.00)).
Procurement Information
Single technically capable provider.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050ff4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085700-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details 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
64100000 - Post and courier services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £33,300,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £3,330,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £3,330,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Aug 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 5 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- POST OFFICE LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@postoffice.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- EC2V 7ER
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- City of London
- Electoral Ward
- Bassishaw
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085700-2025
23rd December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075908-2025
21st November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075885-2025
21st November 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020147-2025
9th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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