# Postal and telecommunications services (CPV 64000000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/postal-and-telecommunications-services-64000000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices. > **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Postal and telecommunications services (CPV 64000000) covers UK public procurement for Postal and telecommunications services. Tracked across 1,256 published procedures (578 in the last 12 months) across 518 contracting authorities, with 72 live opportunities open for bidding right now. ## Key Sector Information - **Sector:** Postal and telecommunications services - **CPV Code:** `64000000` - **Classification Level:** CPV Division (2-digit sector) - **Live Open Tenders:** 72 - **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 578 - **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 1,256 - **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 232 (518 lifetime) - **Typical Tender Window:** 30 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline) - **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/postal-and-telecommunications-services-64000000 - **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/postal-and-telecommunications-services-64000000/feed.xml ## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks - **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (middle half 2–5) (median of 55 procedures, 36 months, contracts) - **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £120k (median net contract award; interquartile range £43k–£400k) - **Deadline to Award Decision:** 62 days (median) - **SME Win Rate:** 24% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises - **Local Win Rate:** 44% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region ## Sub-Sectors (CPV Classes) 6 CPV classs active under this division: 1. [Postal services (CPV 64110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/postal-services-64110000): 257 notices/12m · **44 open** · ~3 bids/lot 2. [Telephone and data transmission services (CPV 64210000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/telephone-and-data-transmission-services-64210000): 95 notices/12m · **6 open** · ~2 bids/lot 3. [Telecommunications services (CPV 64200000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/telecommunications-services-64200000): 80 notices/12m · **13 open** · ~4 bids/lot 4. [Courier services (CPV 64120000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/courier-services-64120000): 67 notices/12m · **5 open** · ~2 bids/lot 5. [Telecommunication services except telephone and data transmission services (CPV 64220000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/telecommunication-services-except-telephone-and-data-transmi-64220000): 33 notices/12m · **9 open** · ~6 bids/lot 6. [Post and courier services (CPV 64100000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/post-and-courier-services-64100000): 21 notices/12m · **3 open** · ~3 bids/lot ## Live Open Tender Opportunities Currently open for bidding in Postal and telecommunications services (soonest deadline first): 1. [Post Office Branch - Eastfield Side](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/post-office-branch-eastfield-side-ocds-h6vhtk-078a10): £8,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · Post Office Limited 2. [Post Office Branch - Edisford Road](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/post-office-branch-edisford-road-ocds-h6vhtk-078a0b): £8,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · Post Office Limited 3. [Post Office Branch - Three Bridges Road](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/post-office-branch-three-bridges-road-ocds-h6vhtk-078a00): £8,000 · Deadline: 29 Oct 2026 · Post Office Limited 4. [Post Office Branch - Totley Rise](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/post-office-branch-totley-rise-ocds-h6vhtk-07853e): £26,000 · Deadline: 29 Oct 2026 · Post Office Limited 5. [The Provision of a Managed Call Conferencing Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-a-managed-call-conferencing-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0774a3): £330,000 · Deadline: 3 Nov 2026 · Health and Safety Executive 6. [Post Office Branch - Springfield Road](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/post-office-branch-springfield-road-ocds-h6vhtk-078cdb): £8,000 · Deadline: 3 Nov 2026 · Post Office Limited 7. [Post Office Branch - Wynyard](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/post-office-branch-wynyard-ocds-h6vhtk-078cd3): £8,000 · Deadline: 3 Nov 2026 · Post Office Limited 8. [Post Office Branch - Arundel Drive](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/post-office-branch-arundel-drive-ocds-h6vhtk-078cc6): £15,500 · Deadline: 3 Nov 2026 · Post Office Limited ## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector Top public sector buyers procuring Postal and telecommunications services work: 1. [Post Office Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/post-office-limited-gov-pc1386): 227 notices (225 in last 12m) · **41 open** 2. [Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office-gov-d1315): 29 notices (9 in last 12m) 3. [Department for Science, Innovation & Technology](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-science-innovation-technology-gov-d1381): 24 notices (0 in last 12m) 4. [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17): 21 notices (8 in last 12m) 5. [British Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313): 16 notices (5 in last 12m) 6. [Scottish Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL): 14 notices (2 in last 12m) · **1 open** 7. [NYNET PUBLIC SECTOR LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nynet-public-sector-limited-coh-16966150): 13 notices (13 in last 12m) 8. [Department of Health & Social Care](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12): 12 notices (0 in last 12m) ## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions) Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region: 1. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 145 notices (18%) 2. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 140 notices (17%) 3. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 139 notices (17%) 4. [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber): 131 notices (16%) 5. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 122 notices (15%) 6. [East Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands): 118 notices (14%) ## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Postal and telecommunications services: 1. [British Telecommunications Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/british-telecommunications-plc-coh-01800000): 30 procedures (40 awards) across 29 contracting authorities 2. [The Royal Mail Group Limited (t/a Parcelforce Worldwide)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-royal-mail-group-limited-t-a-parcelforce-worldwide-coh-04138203): 30 procedures across 24 contracting authorities 3. [CityFibre Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cityfibre-limited-coh-09759465): 17 procedures (53 awards) across 2 contracting authorities 4. [VODAFONE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/vodafone-limited-coh-01471587): 17 procedures (19 awards) across 17 contracting authorities 5. [WHISTL UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/whistl-uk-limited-coh-04417047): 17 procedures across 9 contracting authorities 6. [Virgin Media Business Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/virgin-media-business-ltd-coh-01785381): 14 procedures across 12 contracting authorities 7. [CitySprint (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/citysprint-uk-limited-coh-04327611): 13 procedures (20 awards) across 13 contracting authorities 8. [Royal Mail](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/royal-mail-coh-14240638): 8 procedures across 8 contracting authorities ## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance > **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline: > [Explore interactive Postal and telecommunications services intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/postal-and-telecommunications-services-64000000) ## Provenance and Open Data - **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. - **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/postal-and-telecommunications-services-64000000 - **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt