--- title: "Bespoke mail service for Bowel Screening Wales" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-143234" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-143234" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-143234.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-143234.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP" published: "2025-03-04" --- # Bespoke mail service for Bowel Screening Wales Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-kuma6s-143234 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-143234) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-143234.json) ## Summary NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership has awarded an 18-month contract for a bespoke mail service to Royal Mail to support Bowel Screening Wales. The contract, valued at £933,515, will deliver a tracked 48 mail service for returning test kits to a screening laboratory in Wales. This procurement falls under the health services category and is located in Wales. The contract was signed on 23 July 2024, and the procurement stage is complete. The process followed a limited procurement method without prior publication due to technical reasons, as outlined in EU regulations. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses with the technical capacity to integrate seamlessly with existing health service IT systems. Companies specialising in secure and reliable mail services, particularly those accustomed to handling medical materials, would be well-positioned to compete in similar tenders. The compatibility and tailored solutions required for such contracts highlight potential growth areas for organisations that can offer innovative, cost-effective solutions within public health frameworks. Businesses capable of providing scalable, dependable mail services would benefit from engaging in this and similar tenders in the future. ## 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.. 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 Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Directive 2014/24/EU (Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015). This is for technical reasons in that this contract may not be awarded to any other particular economic operator. The incumbent solution allows the capture of bowel screening test kits to be sent and returned by participants across Wales. No reasonable alternative or substitute exists to meet the capability currently in use that would be able to be configured and deployed in a short time without investing a disproportionate and unreasonable amount of public money and Public Health Wales time. The bowel screening solution is live and is widespread use across Wales by Public Health Wales Bowel Screening and participants. The process has been developed and configured to specifically fit Public Health Wales processes and participant requirements. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=143234 | | Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract 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 | 23 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 | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP | | Locality | CARDIFF | | Post town | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF14 4HH | | 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 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=143234 - 25 Jul 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=143234 ## Documents - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL485631 Bespoke mail service for Bowel Screening Wales - 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. - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR500828 Bespoke mail service for Bowel Screening Wales - 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. ## Notice URLs - http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ - https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-143234 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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