Who Won It

Contract award · 12 Oct 2025

Downstream Access Postal Services Contract

Lincolnshire County Council awarded “Downstream Access Postal Services Contract” to DHL Ecommerce UK Limited, T/A UK Mail for £284k.

No competitionPostal & telecoms servicesEast Midlands

BuyerLincolnshire County Council
Value £284k
WinnerDHL Ecommerce UK Limited, T/A UK Mail

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Lincolnshire County Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
DHL Ecommerce UK Limited, T/A UK Mail
Value
£284,000
Procedure
Direct award
Sector
Postal & telecoms services · Postal and telecommunications services (CPV 64000000)
Region
East Midlands
Official notice
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Timeline
  1. Contract date12 Oct 2025
  2. Published31 Oct 2025Published 19 days after the contract date

Description

To provide Downstream Access Postal Services to Lincolnshire County Council.

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