ID 5831752 - The Provision of Postal Services for the Northern Ireland Civil Service and Participating Bodies
Awarded to Whistl UK Ltd
Department of Finance(buyer)
- Published
- Published 19 February 2026
- Deadline
- Closed 23 March 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
1 live opportunity · 14 awarded contracts
Belfast, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PVTL-7513-YWVJ
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Procuring entityBelfast, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £47,000,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- Published
- 19 February 2026
- Questions by
- 13 March 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £47,000,000
- Award date
- 30 March 2026
- Contract period
- 31 July 2026 → 31 July 2029
- Contract length
- 3 years
- Could run to
- 31 July 2033
- Bids received
- 1
- Whistl UK Ltd
This contract ends on 31 July 2029, or 31 July 2033 if every extension is used.
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About the winner
Whistl UK Ltd
- Based in
- Marlow
- Public contracts won
- 15
- Across UK and EU notices
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
1
0 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in Postal and telecommunications services drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 31% received only one.
Who bid
- Whistl UK LtdWinner
How bids were scored
- AC1 - Implementation
- AC2 - Service Delivery
- AC3 - Contract Management
- AC4 - Business Continuity
- AC5 - Social Value
- AC6 - Fair Work
- AC7 - Total Cost
Market context
Typical award in Postal and telecommunications services
£187,212
Median of 890 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 251.1× the median.
Department of Finance in the last 12 months
12
contracts awarded, worth £2,008,886,916 in total
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
27 April 2026
Contract
2 April 2026
Contract Notice
19 February 2026
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