Postal Contract · UK public procurement notice

CPV: Post and courier services

Procedure method

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Services

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

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

26 May 2026, 09:05 BST

Last source update

26 May 2026, 09:05 BST

Authority reference

C448296

FTS notice number

2026/S 000-048397

Classification (CPV)

Post and courier services

Delivery area

North West (UKD42)

Official registry OCID

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Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for the provision of postal services, including the collection, processing, and delivery of internal and external mail across Trust sites.<br/><br/>The service supports the Trust’s operational and clinical functions by ensuring timely, secure, and efficient handling of correspondence, parcels, and associated mailroom activities.<br/><br/>This contract has been awarded via a direct award under the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Framework RM6280, in accordance with AD1.3.1, where the incumbent provider has been identified as capable of continuing to deliver the required services to the necessary standard.<br/><br/>The contract represents a continuation of an existing service and has been awarded to the current incumbent provider, with no material change to the service model.

Publisher note: This contract has been awarded via a direct award under the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Framework RM6280, in accordance with the framework provisions and the Trust’s internal procurement governance processes.<br/><br/>The decision to award the contract to the incumbent provider reflects the provider’s continued ability to deliver the required postal services to the necessary standard, ensuring service continuity with no material change to the existing service model.<br/><br/>The decision to award was approved in line with the Trust’s delegated authority processes

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