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
- London Borough of Bromley · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Royal Mail Group Limited
- Value
- £241,500
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Postal & telecoms services · Mail delivery services (CPV 64121100)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 096643-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Oct 2026
- Published13 Oct 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Incoming and Outgoing Mail Services covering the collection and delivery of letters, large letters and parcels. Annually, the Council sends approximately 219k letters, large letters and parcels. On average, around 22k items are dispatched each month through the Council's post room.
About the supplier
Royal Mail Group Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04138203).