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# Postal and Print Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/postal-and-print-services-ocds-h6vhtk-067320). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Student Loans Company: "Postal and Print Services". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £9,078,893. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Student Loans Company](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/student-loans-company-gov-pb27)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £9,078,893 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Post and courier services, Postal services, Postal services related to letters, Postal services related to parcels
- **Delivery Location:** UKC13, UKL, UKM82
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/postal-and-print-services-ocds-h6vhtk-067320#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067320`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/postal-and-print-services-ocds-h6vhtk-067320#tl-md)

## Description
The Student Loans Company (SLC) is seeking to procure a consolidated contract for Postal Services, Transactional Print, Overseas Mail and Return of Customer Documents withy future capability to support Hybrid Mail.
Prior to initiating the procurement, SLC wishes to establish the level of market interest to participating in the forth coming procurement process. Suitably qualified and experienced suppliers who may have an interest in this project are invited to complete the questionnaire that is available to registered suppliers via the Delta e tendering system  for this Preliminary Market Engagement. The high level requirements are detailed within the online questionnaire. The purpose of the market engagement is to help assess the reaction of the market, to understand risks and future possibilities to ensure a future proofed procurement strategy and resulting contract. Please note that lengthy questionnaire responses are not necessary at this stage. However, SLC would welcome any pertinent information on your company's views on an approach to the provision of the required services. Any submission received in response to this exercise will not constitute any contractual agreement between the respondent and SLC. Nor does the receipt of a response automatically include the respondent in the procurement process. 
A Tender Notice will be issued to the market which will provide details of how the relating procurement documentation can be accessed and timescales for submission of the said tender response. Interested parties shall bear their own costs of participation in this Market Engagement of whatever nature. SLC shall not be liable for the costs, expenses or losses howsoever arising (including, without limitation, any loss of profit or other economic loss incurred), regardless of the outcome of the Market Engagement. The next stage in the process will be considered once this exercise has been completed. 
Completed Questionnaires can be submitted at any point as an attachment via the message centre but must be no later than 12.00 on Thursday 8th April.
Michael Mullin | Commercial Manager

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 64100000, 64110000, 64112000, 64113000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKL, UKM
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2026 to 30/09/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026977-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-24T16:07:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:58:56.860Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-067320