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title: "Postal Services"
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buyer: "The Christie NHS Foundation Trust"
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# Postal Services

Buyer: The Christie NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f5fa0876-3596-4e2e-893a-d6633a70e0c5

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## Summary

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust procured postal services for its operations in Manchester and across the United Kingdom. The requirement covers the provision of postal services, classified under CPV 64110000, for the Trust’s communications and mail delivery needs. The buying organisation is The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, based on Wilmslow Road in Manchester. This is a services requirement rather than a goods supply or construction project. Delivery is associated with the Trust’s Manchester site and the wider United Kingdom. The opportunity is relevant to postal operators, business mail providers, courier and delivery companies, and organisations with the systems and operational capacity to manage public-sector postal requirements at national scale.

This procurement has been completed and awarded. The Christie NHS Foundation Trust used a selective procedure to make a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 31 May 2025 at 12:00 BST. UK Mail Limited was awarded the contract on 1 June 2025 for £130,000. The contract runs from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2027. The award is active and the contract period matches the stated tender contract period. The requirement was treated as a single postal-services procurement, with no separate lots identified. The published information records the award outcome and selected supplier; it does not set out a separate evaluation weighting or detailed scoring basis.

This award provides a clear benchmark for suppliers pursuing similar postal-services work with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. A credible competitor would need to provide reliable business mail collection, processing and delivery, supported by dependable nationwide distribution arrangements and the capacity to serve a healthcare organisation. Operational resilience, accurate handling of time-sensitive correspondence, secure processes, service monitoring and consistent performance reporting would be important capabilities. Suppliers should also be able to operate through a public-sector framework and meet the administrative requirements of a framework call-off. The successful supplier is identified as an SME, showing that this type of requirement can be delivered by a suitably capable specialist rather than only by a large national corporation. Experience of NHS or other regulated-sector postal work would strengthen a future case.

## Notice

Postal Services

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a44e76a-1dc9-495d-ab8e-5d822b5a461e |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Jun 2025 - 31 May 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £130,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £130,000 |
| 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 | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode area | Manchester |
| Postcode | M20 4BX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Withington |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Withington |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UK MAIL LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64110000 - Postal services

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2026 at 10:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a44e76a-1dc9-495d-ab8e-5d822b5a461e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a44e76a-1dc9-495d-ab8e-5d822b5a461e
  9th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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