AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Borough of Ealing Council awarded an interim postal services call-off under GCA RM6280 Postal Services & Solutions Framework, Lot 2, to ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED. The published award value is £3.084 and the stated term runs from 28 September 2026 to 27 September 2027.
Published outcomeActive award recorded; the notice describes a direct award through a framework call-off.
Market significanceA low-value, one-year interim mail-delivery services award under an established public-sector framework.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-83009897-5c89-47af-8e00-985b3eb7bd40-1 · Lots GCA RM6280 Postal Services & Solutions Framework – Lot 2 · 3.084 GBP · Active award
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The notice states the award was made to Royal Mail Group Ltd; supplier verification provides verified legal name ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED (company number 04138203). The £3.084 award value is published for the single award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record complete
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Notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; process stage is award and source status is complete.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-83009897-5c89-47af-8e00-985b3eb7bd40-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence21 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence28 September 2026 to 27 September 2027
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Published award and tender contract period states these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£3.084
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Award value is 3.084 GBP in the award and tender records.
Value allocation
91% confidenceSingle published award value
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One award and one named supplier are recorded; no lot-level value breakdown is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence18 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-09-18T12:00:00+01:00.
Award decision
98% confidence21 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence28 September 2026
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Contract period start date: 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice publication timestamp: 2026-10-09T08:08:52+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence27 September 2027
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Contract period end date: 2027-09-27T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidencePostal services and solutions interim contract
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Process title: "RE25132_ A Postal Services & Solutions Interim Contract".
Primary service classification
99% confidenceCPV 64121100 — Mail delivery services
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Published tender classification.
Framework lot
98% confidenceGCA RM6280 Postal Services & Solutions Framework – Lot 2
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Published description states the direct award was via this framework and lot.
Delivery geography
91% confidenceLondon, United Kingdom
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Delivery addresses specify London and postcode W5 2HL.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective; call-off from a framework agreement
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Published procurement method is selective and method detail is "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Award approach
99% confidenceDirect award process
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Notice description explicitly says the authority conducted a direct award process.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or ranking is provided.
Award rationale
97% confidenceNot supplied beyond use of a framework direct award
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The description identifies the route to market but gives no evaluation or selection rationale.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence365 days (28 September 2026 to 27 September 2027)
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Published contract-period dates.
Extensions or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or option terms are supplied.
SME suitability
98% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability field records SME as false.
VCSE suitability
98% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability field records VCSE as false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
98% confidenceFramework direct award for an interim requirement
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The title describes an interim contract and the notice states a direct award under RM6280 Lot 2.
Published value scale
99% confidence£3.084
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The single published award value is 3.084 GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published value requires contextual confirmation
99% confidenceThe notice reports £3.084; no pricing basis, unit definition or cost breakdown is supplied.
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Award and tender value fields contain amount 3.084 GBP, with value basis absent.
Lot allocation detail
98% confidenceThe notice names framework Lot 2 but provides no separate lot record or detailed lot scope.
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Lots dataset is empty; Lot 2 appears only in the narrative description.
Contract execution evidence
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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The record is an active award notice with a stated contract period, but no signed-contract document or explicit execution confirmation is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide a pricing basis, units or breakdown for the £3.084 value.
- No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores, award rationale or ranking is published.
- No signed-contract document or explicit contract-execution confirmation is supplied; the analysis reports an active award and stated contract period only.
- No extension, renewal option, detailed service specification or lot-level value breakdown is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
London Borough of Ealing CouncilROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITEDpostal servicesmail delivery servicesRM6280framework call-offpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Ealing postal services award?
ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED received the award. The published notice names Royal Mail Group Ltd; supplier verification identifies the legal company as ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £3.084. The notice does not provide a pricing basis or cost breakdown.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a direct award call-off from the GCA RM6280 Postal Services & Solutions Framework, Lot 2.
When is the stated contract period?
The published period is 28 September 2026 to 27 September 2027.
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