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Postage Services

University of Cumbria

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28 Jul 2026 at 09:51

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Cumbria procured postal services for sending letters and parcels. The requirement covers delivery activity across England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. This is a services contract for a supplier able to handle both letter and parcel post for a university. The buyer is the University of Cumbria, a public authority based in Cumbria. The requirement was organised as a single lot and concerns routine outward mail distribution rather than construction, goods supply or specialist professional services. Suppliers operating nationwide or across the relevant English delivery network would be the most directly aligned with the scope.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded through a below-threshold procedure, with the specific method recorded as unknown. A single lot was completed. Royal Mail Group Limited was awarded the contract on 28 July 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £30,000 excluding VAT and £30,060 including VAT. The award covers postal services for letters and parcels. The published outcome identifies the supplier and the contract period, but does not set out an award scoring model or other evaluation basis. The contract is recorded as active.

This procurement demonstrates demand from the University of Cumbria for a combined letters-and-parcels postal service delivered across England. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need an established postal network with broad geographic coverage, dependable collection and delivery operations, and the capacity to manage both ordinary correspondence and parcels for an institutional customer. Relevant experience would include serving universities, public bodies or other organisations with regular, distributed mailing needs. Suppliers would also benefit from being able to operate through a straightforward below-threshold route and to evidence reliable service performance, operational resilience and suitable arrangements for tracking, handling and delivering parcels alongside letter post. The requirement is therefore most relevant to national carriers and substantial regional postal operators.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Postage Services

Notice Description

The University of Cumbria require postal services for letters and parcels.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d4d6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071052-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

CPV Codes

64112000 - Postal services related to letters

64113000 - Postal services related to parcels

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£30,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of Cumbria
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CUMBRIA
Postcode
CA1 2HH
Postcode Area
Carlisle
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD1 Cumbria
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD13 Cumberland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cumberland
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Carlisle

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Royal Mail Group Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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