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title: "Bulk Scheduled Mail"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000843966"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "North Ayrshire Council"
published: "2026-09-24"
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# Bulk Scheduled Mail

Buyer: North Ayrshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000843966

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## Summary

North Ayrshire Council bought a hybrid mail and print service for statutory communications from its Revenues and Benefits services. The service covers producing and delivering Council Tax bills, Non-Domestic Rates communications, Housing Benefit letters and correspondence for sundry debtors. It combines digital communications with printed and posted mail, supporting the council’s routine business-critical contact with residents and other recipients. Delivery is for North Ayrshire Council; the tender identifies the delivery area as North Ayrshire. The procurement falls within postal services, specifically hybrid mail, digital and transformational communications. It was arranged through the Government Commercial Agency’s Postal Services and Solutions Framework, in the category for hybrid mail and related communications services.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to PSL Print Management Ltd. North Ayrshire Council used a direct award through the Government Commercial Agency Postal Services and Solutions Framework, rather than an open competition for this contract. The council signed an active contract on 27 August 2026, valued at £356,528.11. The stated contract term is one year, with an additional 12-month extension described as subject to the council’s discretion, satisfactory performance and funding; the lot information separately records that no options apply. There was one bid, from an SME. The award information does not provide a separate award date or evaluation criteria, so the published outcome gives no basis for identifying a scored assessment or comparing the successful offer with alternatives.

This award demonstrates ongoing demand from North Ayrshire Council for a single supplier capable of delivering a dependable hybrid mail and print operation for high-volume, statutory Revenues and Benefits correspondence. A credible future competitor would need to handle the end-to-end workflow: receiving council data, producing accurate digital and printed communications, managing print and postage, and supporting reliable delivery across Council Tax, Non-Domestic Rates, Housing Benefit and sundry debtor services. Experience with sensitive public-sector communications and the controls needed to protect personal and financial information would be relevant to demonstrating suitability, as would sufficient operational capacity to meet business-critical schedules across several correspondence streams. The route used here also makes access to the relevant Government Commercial Agency framework category important for competing on a comparable basis.

## Notice

North Ayrshire Council requires the continued provision of a business-critical hybrid mail and print service that supports the delivery of statutory communications across Revenues and Benefits services, including Council Tax billing, Non-Domestic Rates, Housing Benefit and sundry debtor correspondence.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

North Ayrshire Council requires the continued provision of a business-critical hybrid mail and print service that supports the delivery of statutory communications across Revenues and Benefits services, including Council Tax billing, Non-Domestic Rates, Housing Benefit and sundry debtor correspondence. This is a direct award against the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Postal Services and Solutions Framework RM6280, Lot 6 - Hybrid Mail, Digital and Transformational Communications Services. The contract will be in place for one year with an option to extend for an additional 12 months at the sole discretion of NAC and subject to satisfactory performance and funding.. Direct award against the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Postal Services & Solutions Framework - Lot 6 Hybrid Mail, Digital and Transformational Communications.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565237 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £356,528 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | North Ayrshire Council |
| Locality | IRVINE |
| Postcode area | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA12 8EE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Irvine South |
| Westminster constituency | Central Ayrshire |
| Delivery location | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PSL Print Management Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64110000 - Postal services

## Release History

- 24 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565237

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565237
  Bulk Scheduled Mail - North Ayrshire Council requires the continued provision of a business-critical hybrid mail and print service that supports the delivery of statutory communications across Revenues and Benefits services, including Council Tax billing, Non-Domestic Rates, Housing Benefit and sundry debtor correspondence.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000843966

## Provenance

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