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# Postal Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/postal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-051f61). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sunderland City Council: "Postal Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £3,816,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: open-uk.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sunderland City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sunderland-city-council-ons-e08000024)
- **Published Value:** £3,816,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 October 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Postal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC23
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/postal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-051f61#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051f61`

## 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-services-ocds-h6vhtk-051f61#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen-uk.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/postal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-051f61#participate

## Description
Postal Services that includes hybrid mail, bulk mailings and revenues and benefits

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Hybrid and Bulk Mail
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 64110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,742,000
- **Description:** The Provider must be capable of supporting a full range of outbound customer communications, including (but not limited to) the printing and posting of hard copy documents, the generation and issuance of mail such as email and SMS, and the production...
- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2027 to 30/06/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Physical Mail
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 64110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,074,000
- **Description:** The Council requires a postal services Provider to collect physical mail items from The Council's offices and post them on behalf of the Council and its Partners (The Council).
Volumes of post will not be evenly distributed across the year therefore ...
- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2027 to 30/06/2031
- **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%2F089364-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-21T16:36:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T11:56:42.075Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051f61