---
title: "Bespoke mail service for Bowel Screening Wales"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-048462"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-048462.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP"
published: "2025-03-04"
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# Bespoke mail service for Bowel Screening Wales

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-048462

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## Summary

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, on behalf of Public Health Wales, has completed the procurement process for a bespoke mail service for Bowel Screening Wales, classified under postal and telecommunications services (CPV code 64000000). The contract, awarded to Royal Mail, is valued at GBP 933,515 and commenced on 23 July 2024. The procurement method used was negotiated without prior publication of a contract notice, based on the technical rationale that only Royal Mail could provide the necessary services without significant additional investment. The service aims to facilitate the distribution and return of bowel screening test kits across Wales, ensuring a clinically safe and efficient process.

This tender creates opportunities for growth, particularly for large-scale logistics and postal service providers capable of handling medically sensitive materials. Businesses with established infrastructure and experience in healthcare logistics are well-positioned to compete in similar future contracts. The integration with Public Health Wales' IT system and the requirement for a consistent, safe method of handling and returning test kits highlight the importance of technical compatibility and sector-specific expertise.

## Notice

Bespoke mail service for Bowel Screening Wales NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Public Health Wales wish to inform the market that they intend to award an 18-month contract to Royal Mail to deliver a bespoke tracked 48 mail service to provide Bowel Screening Wales participants across Wales with a facility to return test kits to a Screening Laboratory in Wales.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Bowel Screening Wales sends invitations and bowel test kits through the post to screening and symptomatic participants. The Royal Mail service is compatible with Public Health Wales Bowel Screening current IT system. Royal Mail provide a clinically safe method to return bowel kits with the understanding that they contain human material. The completed bowel test kits can be posted in a Royal Mail post box making it accessible for participants. Royal Mail provide a consistent method for all participants to make this an equitable process for returning bowel screening test kits. Additional information: For all communication regarding this notice, please contact Lewis Blackshaw at lewis.blackshaw2@wales.nhs.uk

### Procurement Information

It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007806-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £933,515 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP |
| Locality | DENBIGHSHIRE |
| Post town | Llandudno |
| Postcode | LL17 0JL |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire |
| Local authority | Denbighshire |
| Electoral ward | Bodelwyddan |
| Westminster constituency | Clwyd North |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ROYAL MAIL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 30199240 - Mailing kit
- 64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services

## Release History

- 4 Mar 2025 at 11:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007806-2025
- 25 Jul 2024 at 07:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023131-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

## Provenance

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