NCC1619 Postal Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Northumberland County Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: North East (UKC2)

Awarded value£400,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Royal Mail

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Postal services for outgoing mail across Northumberland County Council

CPV: Postal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

64110000 Postal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: Services
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 Feb 2026, 12:07 GMT
Last source update: 10 Feb 2026, 12:07 GMT
Authority reference: NCC1619
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-011813
Classification (CPV): Postal services
Delivery area: North East (UKC2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-064c5c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct Award - RM6280 Postal Services & Solutions
Lot 2: Collection and Delivery of Letters, Large Letters and Parcels within UK

Publisher note: Direct award

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £400,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Royal Mail	£400,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 011813-2026-1 · Royal Mail
Signed
22 Jan 2026
Value
£400,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northumberland County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services PJJX-1133-JRGV County Hall, Morpeth, North East, NE612EFContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Hight Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Royal Mail Group LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 14240638 London, North East, EC1A 1AA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.