Planning

Mailing and Fulfilment

NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT

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Planning

10 Nov 2025 at 16:22

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Mailing and Fulfilment," aimed at delivering high-performing mailing and fulfilment services. This process is part of early market engagement to gather insights on capabilities, innovation, and pricing to inform a future procurement. The procurement will support NHSBT's wide-reaching communications linked to donor recruitment and retention for blood and organ donation programmes. Taking place in the UK, specifically from the NHSBT offices in Bristol, this exercise is governed by the Procurement Act 2023. Interested suppliers are encouraged to participate by 17th November 2025, with the next communication set for 1st December 2025.

Participation in this early market engagement provides potential suppliers with an invaluable opportunity to showcase their capabilities and gather insights into the requirements for future tender opportunities. Suitable businesses, particularly SMEs and VCSEs, involved in mailing services, print management, data handling, and hybrid communication platforms may find this process beneficial to their business growth. Ensuring GDPR compliance and contributing towards sustainability and social value initiatives are highly regarded, making this a compelling opportunity for businesses aligned with these values to prepare for the subsequent competitive tendering phase.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Mailing and Fulfilment

Notice Description

Delivery of a high-performing mailing and fulfilment service.

Planning Information

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is inviting interested suppliers to take part in an early market engagement exercise for the provision of Direct Marketing, Print, and Fulfilment Services. This exercise aims to gather information on market capability, innovation, and indicative pricing to help shape a future procurement. NHSBT delivers large-scale donor communications to support recruitment and retention across blood, platelet, plasma, stem cell, and organ donation programmes. The scope may include: Print management, fulfilment, and mailing of donor communications Secure handling of personal data and GDPR compliance Postal management and performance reporting Support for digital and hybrid communication channels Sustainability, social value, and continuous improvement initiatives Suppliers are invited to complete a short capability questionnaire covering experience, service capacity, data handling, innovation, quality standards, and indicative cost models. This engagement is conducted under the Procurement Act 2023 as a preliminary market engagement activity. It is for information only and does not form part of a procurement process. Participation will not confer any advantage in any future competition. The notice will remain open Until 17th Nov 2025 12pm

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05de0c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072538-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Nov 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Dec 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Mar 2026 - 2 Apr 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT
Contact Name
Kaya Rajan
Contact Email
kayathri.rajan@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS16 7FG
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Emersons Green
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Further Information

Notice Documents

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