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Published 20 Oct 2026

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Postal Goods and Services - AWARD

Authority: London Borough of Croydon

Restricted procedure
CPV: Postal services (64110000)
Published contract value£1,400,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 13 Sept 2027
Contract starts 14 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council requires a new contract for the Postal Goods and Services and has therefore approached Royal Mail to tender for this service as a direct award under the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Postal Services & Solutions Framework RM6280 Lot 2: Collection and Delivery of Letters, Large Letters and Parcels within UK. The contract is for 12 months, with an option to extend for 6 months, bringing the aggregate contract period to 18 months, with service go-live scheduled for 14 September 2026.

Published procurement details

Procedure
Restricted procedure
Buyer reference
IT-618-786-LBC/TN/786 - AWARD
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
No
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Min Value
£9.99
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Selective
Tender contract period: Start date
Tender contract period: End date
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
CR0 1EA; British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Contract starts
    14 Sept 2026
  2. Award decision
    20 Oct 2026
  3. Notice published
    20 Oct 2026
  4. Contract ends
    13 Sept 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • London Borough of CroydonContracting authority Bernard Weatherill House, 8 Mint Walk, Croydon, CR0 1EA, United KingdomContact name, email, phone

Suppliers named on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-9a38410a-15d1-4e97-a71f-35e3fe5051b9-2026-10-20T13:16:53+01:00
Published
20 Oct 2026
Latest update
20 Oct 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-9a38410a-15d1-4e97-a71f-35e3fe5051b9
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-9a38410a-15d1-4e97-a71f-35e3fe5051b9-1