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ID 5831752 - The Provision of Postal Services for the Northern Ireland Civil Service and Participating Bodies
Published 2 Apr 2026
2 Apr 2026
- Primary CPV
-
64110000 *
Postal services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Value
- £47,000,000
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
01/08/2026 31/07/2029
- Contract Types
-
64 *Postal & telecommunications servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom · UKN06
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Department of Finance
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
64110000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: ID 5831752
Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) on behalf of the Northern Ireland Civil Service and participating bodies is seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of Postal services at locations throughout Northern Ireland. Further details of specific requirements are provided in the CfT documents. The Supplier will be responsible for
managing and delivering the specified services in a flexible and responsive manner to suit the requirements of each location.
Suppliers should refer to the Mid-Tier Schedule 2 Specification and contract documents for full details of the deliverables of this contract.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 64110000 — Postal services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Bids received
- 1
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Award date
- 31 Mar 2026
- Standstill period ends
- 15 Apr 2026
- Contract can be extended to
- 31 Jul 2033
- Renewal
- Following the initial contract period, there are 2 potential extension periods of up to 24 months each. Optional extension periods will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority.
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 02 Apr 2026 10:17
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065864
- Notice ID
- ID 5831752
Competition
1
Bids received
1
Bids considered at final stage
0
SME bids at final stage
1
VCSE bids at final stage
Organisations on this notice
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Procuring Entity, Process Contact Point
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PVWG-8426-YWXV
Supplier, Tenderer Large VCSE
Network House, Third Avenue, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, Marlow, SL7 1EY, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PRJB-6273-VNVM
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 16 Apr 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
71 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Department of Finance |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Clare House, 303 Airport Road West |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Belfast |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | BT3 9ED |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKN06 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Northern Irish devolved regulations apply |
| Party 2 › Name | CPD - Supplies & Services Division |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Clare House, 303 Airport Road West |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Belfast |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | BT3 9ED |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKN06 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 1 | Procuring entity |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 2 | Process contact point |
| Party 2 › Role Details | Construction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland. |
| Party 3 › Name | Whistl UK Ltd |
| Party 3 › Address › Street | Network House, Third Avenue, Marlow, Buckinghamshire |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | Marlow |
| Party 3 › Address › Postcode | SL7 1EY |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ13 |
| Party 3 › Contact › Email | SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk |
| Party 3 › Role › Role 1 | supplier |
| Party 3 › Role › Role 2 | tenderer |
| Party 3 › Business size | large |
| Party 3 › VCSEs | Yes |
| Party 3 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 3 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | Department of Finance |
Tender
| Title | ID 5831752 - The Provision of Postal Services for the Northern Ireland Civil Service and Participating Bodies |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Special regime | Light touch |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Title | ID 5831752 - The Provision of Postal Services for the Northern Ireland Civil Service and Participating Bodies |
| Status | pending |
| Date | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £56,400,000 |
| Value › Value | £47,000,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | Whistl UK Ltd |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Postal services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Postal services related to letters |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Postal services related to parcels |
| Standstill period › End | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Jul 2029 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Jul 2033 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | Following the initial contract period, there are 2 potential extension periods of up to 24 months each. Optional extension periods will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority. |
| Subcontracting › Subcontracts › Main Contractors › Name | Whistl UK Ltd |
| Subcontracting › Subcontracts › Description | AM Logistics |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030707-2026 |
| Document › Published | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Assessment Summaries Date Sent | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |