Official UK procurement notice
Business Return Envelopes · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust (NHS & healthcare)
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: North East (UKC2)
Awarded value£1,978,430published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 29 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to GXO LOGISTICS UK LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBusiness Return Envelopes Managed Service as part of Symptomatic FIT (faecal immunochemical test) Service.
Purchase of 160,000 Business Return Envelopes per annum with an inbound return rate of 90%
Awarded to GXO LOGISTICS UK LIMITED via Courier, Distribution, Storage and Specialist Solutions Framework (RM6354) led by Government Commercial Agency
Contract period: 1st August 2026 - 31st July 2029 (plus 2 x 12 month optional extension periods)
Total cost - Approximately £1,978,430 exc VAT (£395,686 per annum, any increases to be in line with CPI)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Jul 2026, 15:29 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jul 2026, 15:29 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065280- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c8c8Find a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Courier, Distribution, Storage and Specialist Solutions
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
10 Jul 2026 → 22 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published108 days ago10 Jul 2026, 15:29 BST
- Standstill ends96 days ago22 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2026- Contract award notice published10 Jul 2026, 15:29 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected23 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,978,4301 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GXO LOGISTICS UK LIMITED1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions | £1,978,430 | 29 Jun 2026standstill to 22 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GXO Logistics UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender