01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Category
- services
- CPV classification
- 64100000 — Post and courier services
- Tender period
- Not supplied — Not supplied
Description
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for the provision of postal services, including the collection, processing, and delivery of internal and external mail across Trust sites.<br/><br/>The service supports critical operational and clinical functions by ensuring timely and secure handling of correspondence, parcels, and associated mailroom activities.<br/><br/>This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award process, whereby the incumbent provider has demonstrated the capability and capacity to continue delivering the required services to the necessary standard, with no significant change to the service model.<br/><br/>The contract represents a continuation of an existing service and has been awarded to the existing provider.<br/><br/>The total estimated value of the contract is £366K over the contract term, with service delivery commencing on 1st June 2026 and ending on 31st May 2027, with an optional extension of 12 months.
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
Postage - UHMB
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- Not supplied
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- 2 June 2026
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Westmorland General Hospital, Trust HQ, Burton Road, Kendal, UKD1, LA9 7RG, United Kingdom
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Level 3, Christ Church Precinct, County Hall, Fishergate Hill,, Preston, PR1 8XB, United Kingdom
WHISTL UK LIMITED
Network House, Third Avenue, Marlow, UKJ13, SL7 1EY, United Kingdom
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04 Provenance
Source for this process
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