AwardedUnited KingdomServices£316,000,000
PS.23.193 Provision of Outbound Mail Services
- Published
- Published 19 February 2026
- Deadline
- Closed 6 August 2025
Overview
This contract will provide the Authority with an outbound bulk mail service. The provision of such is essential to supporting all services and transactions where a physical token or document is required to be sent to a mail recipient. The scope encompasses all bulk mail collection from the Authorities' sites except for 1st class, courier, special delivery and next day service, where alternative solutions are in place.
The DVLA requires a contract for bulk UK mail along with a small element of international mail, currently managed by the incumbent supplier via their own Down Stream Access agreement (DSA Solution).
The requirement is to maximise postal efficiencies and deliver value for money whilst providing a quality service, ensuring that mail items will be collected and delivered to the required destination(s) in line with the mail profile requirements and without interruption arising from any handover between the incumbent supplier and the Supplier.
DVLA expects to produce approximately 95 million items of mail over the life of the contract. However, the quantities, types and frequencies of the mail is not guaranteed or warranted.
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Awarded
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £316,000,000
- Procedure
- Selective
- SME suitable
- No
- Published
- 19 February 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Postal services related to letters
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £316,000,000
- Award date
- 11 February 2026
- Contract period
- 2 March 2026 → 1 March 2029
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract Award Notice
19 February 2026
Contracting authority
DVLA - Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
BuyerMorriston, United Kingdom
Authority website ↗
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