--- title: "Mailing and Fulfilment" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05de77" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05de77" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05de77.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05de77.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT" published: "2025-11-11" --- # Mailing and Fulfilment Buyer: NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05de77 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05de77) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05de77.json) ## Summary NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), headquartered in Bristol, is currently in the planning stage for a public procurement process concerning direct marketing, print, and fulfilment services. The process is intended to enhance donor communications for recruitment and retention across various donation programmes. This procurement falls under the UK’s public authority - central government category and aims to explore market capabilities and innovation. The early market engagement phase, which is not part of the formal procurement but seeks preliminary insights, will remain open until 17th November 2025. Suppliers are encouraged to participate by providing relevant information such as service capacity, experience, and data handling capabilities, with the potential procurement process scheduled to begin in late 2025 or early 2026. This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses involved in mailing services, particularly those capable of managing print management, fulfilment, and mailing services. Businesses with experience handling personal data securely in compliance with GDPR, and those offering innovative digital and hybrid communication solutions, are well-positioned. There is an emphasis on sustainability and social value, alongside continuous improvement initiatives, which may favour small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). The potential contract, with a planned duration from April 2026 to April 2029, is expected to have renewal options, offering long-term business growth opportunities. ## Notice NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is inviting interested suppliers to take part in an early market engagement exercise for the provision of Direct Marketing, Print, and Fulfilment Services. This exercise aims to gather information on market capability, innovation, and indicative pricing to help shape a future procurement. NHSBT delivers large-scale donor communications to support recruitment and retention across blood, platelet, plasma, stem cell, and organ donation programmes. The scope may include: Print management, fulfilment, and mailing of donor communications Secure handling of personal data and GDPR compliance Postal management and performance reporting Support for digital and hybrid communication channels Sustainability, social value, and continuous improvement initiatives Suppliers are invited to complete a short capability questionnaire covering experience, service capacity, data handling, innovation, quality standards, and indicative cost models. This engagement is conducted under the Procurement Act 2023 as a preliminary market engagement activity. It is for information only and does not form part of a procurement process. Participation will not confer any advantage in any future competition. ### Planning Information NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is inviting interested suppliers to take part in an early market engagement exercise for the provision of Direct Marketing, Print, and Fulfilment Services. This exercise aims to gather information on market capability, innovation, and indicative pricing to help shape a future procurement. NHSBT delivers large-scale donor communications to support recruitment and retention across blood, platelet, plasma, stem cell, and organ donation programmes. The scope may include: Print management, fulfilment, and mailing of donor communications Secure handling of personal data and GDPR compliance Postal management and performance reporting Support for digital and hybrid communication channels Sustainability, social value, and continuous improvement initiatives Suppliers are invited to complete a short capability questionnaire covering experience, service capacity, data handling, innovation, quality standards, and indicative cost models. This engagement is conducted under the Procurement Act 2023 as a preliminary market engagement activity. It is for information only and does not form part of a procurement process. Participation will not confer any advantage in any future competition. The notice will remain open Until 17th Nov 2025 12pm ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072706-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Nov 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Dec 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 29 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS16 7FG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire | | Local authority | South Gloucestershire | | Electoral ward | Emersons Green | | Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79571000 - Mailing services ## Release History - 11 Nov 2025 at 11:22 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072706-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072706-2025 11th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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