Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract award notice
Published 24 Mar 2026, 15:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Relay Collection and Delivery - Direct Award

Official notice

Authority: Home Office (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£2,700,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 24 Mar 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to The Royal Mail Group Limited (t/a Parcelforce Worldwide)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Secure, reliable, and efficient internal mail and courier service to transport essential operational materials across the UK.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
24 Mar 2026, 15:47 GMT
Last source update
25 Mar 2026, 09:40 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027143
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067310 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Consultation with Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has confirmed that there are no viable alternative suppliers capable of delivering the full scope of the requirement through available frameworks.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

25 Mar 2026 → 7 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published216 days ago
    25 Mar 2026, 09:40 GMT
  2. Standstill ends203 days ago
    7 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    24 Mar 2026, 15:47 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    25 Mar 2026, 09:40 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,700,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Royal Mail Group Limited (t/a Parcelforce Worldwide)30 Apr 2026 – 29 Apr 2028 · up to 29 Apr 2030Extensions: Two 1-year extensions can be used, providing there is no issue with the service£2,700,00024 Mar 2026standstill to 7 Apr 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Home Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWGC-6513-PQLZ 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Royal Mail Group LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04138203 185 Farringdon Road, London, London, EC1A 1AAContact 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