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title: "VIP Postal Screening Service C17057"
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buyer: "Home Office"
published: "2026-10-26"
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# VIP Postal Screening Service C17057

Buyer: Home Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-782dd322-3927-457a-b90d-c888f83edf90

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## Summary

The Home Office procured mail screening and postal opening services for the Royalty and VIP Executive Service (RVIPS) and its VIP clients. The work covers handling and screening incoming mail and opening postal items, with delivery across the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world. This is a postal services requirement related to parcels (CPV 64113000).

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Swiss Post UK & EIRE Ltd. The award date was 26 October 2026, and the contract runs from 26 October 2026 to 25 October 2029. The awarded value is £150,000. The earlier estimated procurement value was £120,000. The Home Office used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 18 May 2026 at 12:00. The published information does not set out the evaluation criteria or a breakdown into lots.

This award demonstrates demand for secure mail screening and postal opening for VIPs and their clients, with a service footprint extending across the UK and international destinations. A credible competitor for this specific requirement would need the operational capacity to receive and process mail across a geographically broad network, screen postal items reliably and open mail under controlled procedures. Suppliers should be able to coordinate consistent handling across domestic and overseas locations and support the needs of a high-profile government service and its clients. The requirement was awarded through a framework call-off, so relevant framework participation and experience delivering comparable postal screening and opening services would be important to competing when this requirement next comes to market.

## Notice

For the procurement of Mail Screening Services and Postal Opening Services for RVIPS and their clients (VIPs)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5bbe9e45-8264-4a81-808a-bfc537e5cd31 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 26 Oct 2026 - 25 Oct 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £120,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £150,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Home Office |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Swiss Post UK & EIRE Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64113000 - Postal services related to parcels

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2026 at 15:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5bbe9e45-8264-4a81-808a-bfc537e5cd31

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5bbe9e45-8264-4a81-808a-bfc537e5cd31
  26th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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