Notice Information
Notice Title
Bowel Screening & A2H purchase licences and postage for Tracked 48 Mail service
Notice Description
The Business Services Organisation has a requirement to purchase two mailing licences and to pay postage for a Business response tack and trace 48 hour type service. These are in respect of the implementation of Bowel Cancer screening Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) & and Business response licence for Access to Health verification of entitlement to access publicly funded health care. Patients must be able to return completed test kits and documents via a post box to ensure the service is convenient to access.
Procurement Information
Royal mail have exclusive rights of 48 hour postage using NI post boxes
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051414
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083548-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- 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
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79571000 - Mailing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,910,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,910,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 10 Jul 2025 - 11 Jul 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
- BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tanya.gallagher@hscni.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT2 8DQ
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083548-2025
16th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021632-2025
15th May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021623-2025
15th May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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