Notice Information
Notice Title
Postage - UHMB
Notice Description
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for the provision of postal services, including the collection, processing, and delivery of internal and external mail across Trust sites.<br/><br/>The service supports critical operational and clinical functions by ensuring timely and secure handling of correspondence, parcels, and associated mailroom activities.<br/><br/>This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award process, whereby the incumbent provider has demonstrated the capability and capacity to continue delivering the required services to the necessary standard, with no significant change to the service model.<br/><br/>The contract represents a continuation of an existing service and has been awarded to the existing provider.<br/><br/>The total estimated value of the contract is PS366K over the contract term, with service delivery commencing on 1st June 2026 and ending on 31st May 2027, with an optional extension of 12 months.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Collection and Delivery of Letters, Large Letters and Parcels across all University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust sites.
Awarded under Government Commercial Agency Framework RM6280 - Postal Services & Solutions.
Procurement Information
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for the provision of postal services, including the collection, processing, and delivery of internal and external mail across Trust sites.<br/><br/>The service supports the Trust's operational and clinical functions by ensuring timely, secure, and efficient handling of correspondence, parcels, and associated mailroom activities.<br/><br/>This contract has been awarded via a direct award under the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Framework RM6280, in accordance with AD1.3.1, where the incumbent provider has been identified as capable of continuing to deliver the required services to the necessary standard.<br/><br/>The contract represents a continuation of an existing service and has been awarded to the current incumbent provider, with no material change to the service model.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06acae
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052445-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- 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
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Jun 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Jun 2026Yesterday
- 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
- TLD44 Lancaster and Wyre
-
- Local Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Electoral Ward
- Kendal South
- Westminster Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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