Mailing and Fulfilment

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  "date": "2025-11-10T16:22:01Z",
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    "id": "GB-PPON-PDBY-6395-VWBP",
    "name": "NHS Blood and Transplant"
  },
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        "status": "planning",
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "suitability": {
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          "vcse": true
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
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          "startDate": "2026-03-02T00:00:00Z",
          "maxExtentDate": "2031-03-28T23:59:59Z"
        }
      }
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          }
        ]
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    ],
    "title": "Mailing and Fulfilment",
    "status": "planning",
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents",
      "scheme": "UKPGA"
    },
    "description": "Delivery of a high-performing mailing and fulfilment service.",
    "communication": {
      "futureNoticeDate": "2025-12-01T23:59:59Z"
    },
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    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
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  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-PPON-PDBY-6395-VWBP",
      "name": "NHS Blood and Transplant",
      "roles": [
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      "address": {
        "region": "UKK12",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Bristol",
        "postalCode": "BS16 7FG",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "203 Longmead Rd, Avon"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk",
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            "id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Public authority - central government"
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      "identifier": {
        "id": "PDBY-6395-VWBP",
        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Kaya Rajan",
        "email": "kayathri.rajan@nhsbt.nhs.uk"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "072538-2025",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072538-2025",
        "format": "text/html",
        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
        "datePublished": "2025-11-10T16:22:01Z"
      }
    ],
    "milestones": [
      {
        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2025-11-17T23:59:59Z",
        "description": "NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is inviting interested suppliers to take part in an early market engagement exercise for the provision of Direct Marketing, Print, and Fulfilment Services.\nThis exercise aims to gather information on market capability, innovation, and indicative pricing to help shape a future procurement. NHSBT delivers large-scale donor communications to support recruitment and retention across blood, platelet, plasma, stem cell, and organ donation programmes.\nThe scope may include:\nPrint management, fulfilment, and mailing of donor communications\nSecure handling of personal data and GDPR compliance\nPostal management and performance reporting\nSupport for digital and hybrid communication channels\nSustainability, social value, and continuous improvement initiatives\nSuppliers are invited to complete a short capability questionnaire covering experience, service capacity, data handling, innovation, quality standards, and indicative cost models.\nThis engagement is conducted under the Procurement Act 2023 as a preliminary market engagement activity.\nIt is for information only and does not form part of a procurement process. Participation will not confer any advantage in any future competition.\nThe notice will remain open Until 17th Nov 2025 12pm"
      }
    ]
  },
  "initiationType": "tender"
}