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Published 22 Apr 2026, 11:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Postal and parcel delivery service

Official notice

Authority: Plymouth Community Homes (Public body)

Direct award
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£220,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 22 Apr 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to The Royal Mail Group Limited (t/a Parcelforce Worldwide)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Unsorted mail, parcel and tracked mail services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
64110000 Postal services64121100 Mail delivery services64121200 Parcel delivery services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Apr 2026, 11:06 BST
Last source update
5 May 2026, 09:14 BST
Authority reference
CSHQ/3891
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040808
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068841 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Section 41 PA23 & Schedule 5 - "special cases"

Including where:

o only one supplier can provide the service due to exclusive or statutory rights (e.g. Royal Mail's universal service obligation), and

o there is no reasonable alternative or substitute.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

5 May 2026 → 14 May 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published175 days ago
    5 May 2026, 09:14 BST
  2. Standstill ends166 days ago
    14 May 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    22 Apr 2026, 11:06 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    5 May 2026, 09:14 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £220,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Royal Mail Group Limited (t/a Parcelforce Worldwide)15 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£220,00022 Apr 2026standstill to 14 May 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY HOMES LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: IP030637 · GB-PPON: PQHR-8758-LZBN Plumer House, Plymouth, South West, PL6 5DHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04138203GB-PPON: PVWM-5262-XZGX 185 Farringdon Road, London, London, EC1A 1AAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender