Contract award · 31 Oct 2024

Postal Services - Provision of a Downstream Postal Supplier

Hull City Council awarded “Postal Services - Provision of a Downstream Postal Supplier” to Whistl UK Ltd for £1.35m on 31 Oct 2024.

Postal & telecoms servicesYorkshire and the Humber

Value £1.35m
WinnerWhistl UK Ltd

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Hull City Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£1,354,000
Procedure
Restricted procedure
Sector
Postal & telecoms services · Postal services (CPV 64110000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date31 Oct 2024
  2. Published12 Feb 2025Published 104 days after the contract date

Description

Hull City Council (The Authority) has appointed Whistl UK Limited to deliver Downstream Postal Services. The tender has been conducted through an aggregated exercise whereby numerous local authorities combined and amalgamated volumes. A further competition exercise has been undertaken through the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework. The contract is anticipated to commence on the 1 March 2025 for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months. The Authority has estimated the value of the Services to be £677k per annum. The estimated value is given in good faith it should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any goods, services or works to any particular value by the Authority and does not form part of the Contract.

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