Planning

Mailing and Fulfilment

NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT

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Planning

11 Nov 2025 at 11:22

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), headquartered in Bristol, is currently in the planning stage for a public procurement process concerning direct marketing, print, and fulfilment services. The process is intended to enhance donor communications for recruitment and retention across various donation programmes. This procurement falls under the UK’s public authority - central government category and aims to explore market capabilities and innovation. The early market engagement phase, which is not part of the formal procurement but seeks preliminary insights, will remain open until 17th November 2025. Suppliers are encouraged to participate by providing relevant information such as service capacity, experience, and data handling capabilities, with the potential procurement process scheduled to begin in late 2025 or early 2026.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses involved in mailing services, particularly those capable of managing print management, fulfilment, and mailing services. Businesses with experience handling personal data securely in compliance with GDPR, and those offering innovative digital and hybrid communication solutions, are well-positioned. There is an emphasis on sustainability and social value, alongside continuous improvement initiatives, which may favour small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). The potential contract, with a planned duration from April 2026 to April 2029, is expected to have renewal options, offering long-term business growth opportunities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Mailing and Fulfilment

Notice Description

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.

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-05de77
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072706-2025
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
11 Nov 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Dec 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Apr 2026 - 30 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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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