Postal services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 64110000·Services · class·in Postal and telecommunications services
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
64114000 Post office counter services185 notices · 63%64110000 Postal services73 notices · 25%64112000 Postal services related to letters40 notices · 14%64113000 Postal services related to parcels32 notices · 11%64115000 Mailbox rental2 notices · 1%Open tenders in postal services
35 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
Who buys
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
- Other public bodies 64% (188 notices)
- Local authorities 15% (44 notices)
- Central government 14% (40 notices)
- Education & universities 2% (5 notices)
- Police, fire & emergency 1% (2 notices)
- Not classified 5% (14 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Office Limited | Other public bodies | 181 | 181 | 33 |
| NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | Central government | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Student Loans Company | Central government | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust | Central government | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bridgend County Borough Council | Local authorities | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Department for Work & Pensions | Central government | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service | Central government | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY | Central government | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Birmingham City Council | Local authorities | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Central government | 2 | 2 | 0 |
87 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 248 of 294 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| East of England | 4 | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is bought
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
- Contract 91% (269 notices)
- Framework 7% (21 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 1% (4 notices)
- Open 77% (227 notices)
- Route not published 11% (32 notices)
- Limited / restricted 7% (21 notices)
- Selective 5% (14 notices)
- Above threshold 97% (208 notices)
- Below threshold 3% (6 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (236) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
- 1 bid 36% (5)
- 2–3 36% (5)
- 4–6 21% (3)
- 7 or more 7% (1)
Who wins
Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 102 awards to 63 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 40% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whistl UK Ltd | 12 | 2 | 7 |
| Royal Mail Group Ltd | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Civica Election Services | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Crown Couriers Limited | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| DG GLOBAL FORWARDING UK LTD | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| DX Network Services Limited | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| QUADIENT UK LIMITED | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 27 of 294 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Method
What the numbers on this page are and are not
Which notices count?
Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 6411. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 Sept 2026.
Competition figures
From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 6411. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.
Why no total value or month-by-month chart?
Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.