---
title: "The provision of a DSA postage model for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050c12"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-05-02"
---

# The provision of a DSA postage model for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Buyer: BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050c12

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## Summary

The procurement process relates to Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, an organisation governed by public law. The contract, titled "The provision of a DSA postage model for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust," falls under the services industry category, specifically postal services (CPV 64110000). Located in the UKD42 region, the contract was directly awarded to WHISTL UK LIMITED as of 2nd May 2025, completing the tender process without prior publication of a call for competition. The procurement method was limited, and the decision was made under the framework agreement RM6280, with considerations beyond the standard directive scope due to specific requirements that only one provider could fully meet.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in postal and courier services looking to expand their operations by working with public healthcare institutions. Large providers with the capability to manage advanced business mail, including various classes of shipments from letters to parcels, would find this contract particularly suitable, given the specifications outlined by the Trust. WHISTL UK LIMITED, the awardee, exemplifies a well-suited business with the infrastructure and expertise to meet complex postal needs, indicating potential for further collaborations and expansions within similar public sector contracts.

## Notice

The provision of a DSA postage model for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

### Lot Information

Lot 1

DSA potage model - provider services to remove postage from Trust site and to be franked off site. 

Services to include:-

Business Mail Mailmark Advanced
First Class (Letter)
Second Class (Large Letter)
Second Class (Letter)
Second Class (Medium Parcel)
Second Class (Small Parcel)

### Procurement Information

7 providers were sent the Trusts Specification of Requirement:- 
1 x Does not service within the area
2 x Unable to provide DSA
1 x Did not respond
2 x Unable to fulfil 100% of the requirement, but did offer some pricing 
1 x Provider met the requirement in full

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018697-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| 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 | 2 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 May 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £424,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | BLACKPOOL |
| Post town | Blackpool |
| Postcode | FY3 8NR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD42 Blackpool |
| Local authority | Blackpool |
| Electoral ward | Layton |
| Westminster constituency | Blackpool South |
| Delivery location | TLD42 Blackpool |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WHISTL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64100000 - Post and courier services
- 64110000 - Postal services

## Release History

- 2 May 2025 at 10:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018697-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.whistl.co.uk
- https://www.bfwh.nhs.uk/
- https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk/

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