Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Home Office · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Whistl UK Ltd
- Value
- £6,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Postal & telecoms services · Postal services related to letters (CPV 64112000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 094480-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Sep 2026
- Published6 Oct 2026Published 19 days after the contract date
Description
This requirement covers the collection from DHUs of documents post completion of the passport application, for return to UK customers and the final mile delivery. The current contract sees Whistl collecting, sorting and then handing over to RM for final mile delivery.
About the supplier
Whistl UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04417047).