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Provision of Downstream Access DSA Postal Services

Authority: United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV: Postal services (64110000)
Published contract value£10,000,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 30 Sept 2028
Contract starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Downstream Access Postal Services to NHS trusts across Lincolnshire and University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Additional information:

Lot 1 Lincolnshire comprising United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust ULTH Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust LCHS and Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust LPFT

Lot 2 University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Both lots include the option for small packages and parcels collection and delivery at the discretion of each contracting authority.

Lot 1 commenced 1 October 2026. Call-off signature date 20 September 2026. ULTH is the contracting authority on behalf of itself and LCHS under its LCHG group model. ULTH and LCHS estimated value over 4 years is £6m excluding VAT. LPFT may call-off services under Lot 1 directly as a contracting authority at a future date at its discretion subject to the execution of a separate call-off agreement. LPFT estimated value £1.3m over 4 years ex. VAT or part thereof.

Lot 2 will commence 1 November 2026. Contract signature date 16 October 2026. Estimated value over 4 years is £2.7m ex. VAT. UHDB is the sole contracting authority under this lot.

Contract values over 4 years at individual trust level and combined aggregate level may exceed the totals specified due to the pass through of Third Party ie Final Mile Delivery and other statutory led costs outside of the contracting authorities' control.

Both lots will end 30 September 2028 but may be extended as options for 2 x 12 months at each contracting authority's discretion.

Framework GCA RM6280 Lot 2 Collection and Delivery of Letters, Large Letters and Parcels within UK via Further Competition

Both lots individually evaluated and awarded to DHL eCommerce Ltd

Published procurement details

Framework cited in notice
Postal Services & Solutions · RM6280
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Buyer reference
CF-3733100D0O000000rwimUAA
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
No
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Min Value
£5,000,000.00
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Selective
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
LN2 5QY; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2026
  2. Award decision
    20 Oct 2026
  3. Notice published
    20 Oct 2026
  4. Contract ends
    30 Sept 2028

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suppliers named on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
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Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-cf75cb34-62bc-40a8-8728-b49f3ef01952-2026-10-20T08:45:03+01:00
Published
20 Oct 2026
Latest update
20 Oct 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-cf75cb34-62bc-40a8-8728-b49f3ef01952
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-cf75cb34-62bc-40a8-8728-b49f3ef01952-1