City of London Postal & Franking Machine Contract

Authority: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London (Local council)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: London (UKI31)

Awarded value£663,133published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 25 May 2026no call for competition

Awarded to QUADIENT UK LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Quadient will be providing postal & franking machine services for Guildhall after having benchmarked and reviewed the direct award pricing from each of the providers listed on Lot 1, CCS framework RM6280.

CPV: Postage-franking machines

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Supplier of franking machines and postal services for the GuildhallAwarded

Delivery: London · Guildhall

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 4 Jun 2026, 15:30 BST
Last source update: 4 Jun 2026, 15:30 BST
Authority reference: 006Pm000013wcU6IAI
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-052935
Classification (CPV): Postage-franking machines
Delivery area: London (UKI31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06adcf Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The COL have undertaken benchmarking and cost comparison from each of the providers pricing listed on Lot 1, CCS framework RM6280 which is permitted within the customer guidance pack.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £663,1331 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 25 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
QUADIENT UK LIMITED	£663,133 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 052935-2026-1 · QUADIENT UK LIMITED
Signed
25 May 2026
Value
£663,133
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Po Box 270, Guildhall, London, London, EC2P 2EJContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Quadient UK LtdAwarded supplier 3rd Floor Press Centre, Here East, 14 East Bay Lane, London, London, E15 2GW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.