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Postal Contract

Post and courier services
North West (UKD42)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: "Postal Contract". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityBlackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Published history for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1.5Bids / Report
75% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 4 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBlackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published26 May 2026, 09:05 BST
Last source update26 May 2026, 09:05 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationPost and courier services
Delivery area
North West (UKD42)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06a296
What is being bought
Postage
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 May 2026, 09:05 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    26 May 2026, 09:05 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    26 May 2026, 09:05 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Postal contract for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals. Additional information: 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 critical operational and clinical functions by ensuring timely and secure handling of correspondence, parcels, and associated mailroom activities.<br/><br/>This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award process, whereby the incumbent provider has demonstrated the capability and capacity to continue delivering the required services to the necessary standard, with no significant change to the service model.<br/><br/>The contract represents a continuation of an existing service and has been awarded to the existing provider.<br/><br/>The total estimated value of the contract is £270K over the contract term, with service delivery commencing on 1st June 2026 and ending on 31st May 2027
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    26 May 2026, 09:05 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 20 May 2026, 00:00 BST · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
WHISTL UK LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
Not published · signed 20 May 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
highestValidBidValue: 270000 (lot 1)
lowestValidBidValue: 270000 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authority GB-FTS-7229
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  • Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    buyer
    mediationBody
    reviewBody
    reviewContactPoint

    Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool, UKD42, FY3 8NR
    sandra.cockell@elht.nhs.uk
    +44 7966407807

  • WHISTL UK LIMITED
    supplier

    04417047
    Network House, Third Avenue, Marlow, UKJ13, SL7 1EY
    +44 1628891644
Documents (0)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleBlackpool 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.