Official UK procurement notice
Postage and print revenues and benefit services
Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStatutory postage and print and ebilling of council tax, business rates and benefit letters
CPV: Printing and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Secure receipt and autoprocessing of data filesAwarded
Secure receipt and autoprocessing of data files
Production of file receipting MI & automated distribution via
Data-streaming (creating separate files for unique fulfilment
requirements)
Printing and enclosing services
Mailing Services via approved mailing providers
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
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jan 2026, 11:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Jan 2026, 11:50 GMT
- Authority reference
SCC-SMS-0905- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001784- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060299Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Under the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud 14 framework, contracting authorities are permitted to make a direct award without running a further competition, provided that the chosen supplier meets the requirements and offers the most suitable solution. This is in line with the framework rules, which allow buyers to search the Digital Marketplace and select a supplier whose service best meets their needs.
In this case, a search was conducted on G-Cloud 14 using the term "Postage and Print Services", which reflects the specific requirement. The search results returned only one supplier offering this service.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capita Business Services Ltd | £1,300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 001784-2026-1 · Capita Business Services Ltd
- Signed
- 15 Dec 2025
- Value
- £1,300,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Procurement Review Body LondonReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Capita Business Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.