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Published 29 Oct 2026, 11:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Overseas Mail · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Student Loans Company Limited

Services
Awarded value£3,838,523published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Jun 2021
Awarded to WHISTL UK LIMITED
Contract term 7 moends 7 May 2027 · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

No description was published on the notice. See the official documents.

CPV: Postal services related to letters

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Provision of Overseas Mail Services 7 mo

Overseas Mail Services

Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 7 May 2027 (7 mo)
Delivery: Scotland · Glasgow City

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Oct 2026, 11:37 GMT
Last source update
29 Oct 2026, 11:37 GMT
Authority reference
2020-SLC-409
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-102532
Classification (CPV)
Postal services related to letters
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07935c Find a Tender

Publisher note: SLC requires the incumbent supplier to continue to deliver the required services until 7th May 2027. This allows the continuation of the services until a collated contract for postal services is in place. GO Reference: GO-20261029-PRO-39486518

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

1 Oct 2026 → 29 Oct 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Contract starts29 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published24h ago
    29 Oct 2026, 11:37 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,838,5231 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jun 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
WHISTL UK LIMITED£3,838,523 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Overseas Mail Services · WHISTL UK LIMITED

    Signed
    4 Jun 2021
    Value
    £3,838,523
    Period
    1 Jun 2021 – 7 May 2027
    Status
    active
    • Change Extended period of the same services required., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: SLC made the decision to extend contracts to allow for the collation into one contract. It would not be feasible for a new supplier to take on a short term agreement based on the need to implement and transition to new arrangements and processes,

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Student Loans Company Limited

Contracting authority 02401034 10 Clyde Place, Glasgow, Scotland, G5 8DFContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Whistl UK LimitedAwarded supplier04417047 Meridian House, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, South East, SL7 1TBContact email, phone
  • Whistl UK LtdAwarded supplier04417047 Meridian House, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, South East, SL71TBContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.