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Published 10 Apr 2026, 16:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Franking Machine Postage · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Coventry City Council (Local council)

Direct award
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG33)
Awarded value£2,112,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 31 Mar 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to QUADIENT UK LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This notice is to cover postage credits for franking machines. The associated rates are determined by Royal Mail.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: West Midlands
30144100 Postage-franking machines

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Apr 2026, 16:11 BST
Last source update
10 Apr 2026, 16:31 BST
Authority reference
COV25684
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032968
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06804e Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

A direct award is justified under Section 41 due to technical reasons. Postal rates for letter services are exclusively set and provided by Royal Mail, with no viable alternative supplier available for these services. In addition, the equipment in use is Quadient‑branded, requiring services that can only be supplied by Quadient or their authorised provider. As such, competition is absent for technical reasons and a direct award is necessary.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

10 Apr 2026 → 22 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published199 days ago
    10 Apr 2026, 16:31 BST
  2. Standstill ends187 days ago
    22 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    10 Apr 2026, 16:11 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    10 Apr 2026, 16:31 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,112,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
QUADIENT UK LIMITED1 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2028£2,112,00031 Mar 2026standstill to 22 Apr 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMJC-6861-XJPP Council House, Earl Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5RRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • QUADIENT UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02658324GB-PPON: PPTN-3266-LLXG 3rd Floor Press Centre Here East, London, London, E15 2GWContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender