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Bespoke mail service for Bowel Screening Wales

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:30.

Opportunity overview

Bespoke mail service for Bowel Screening Wales NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Public Health Wales wish to inform the market that they intend to award an 18-month contract to Royal Mail to deliver a bespoke tracked 48 mail service to provide Bowel Screening Wales participants across Wales with a facility to return test kits to a Screening Laboratory in Wales.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Royal Mail

2 award entriesMatch processing…
Contract value
£933.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
22 Jul 2024
Status
active
Location
WREXHAM, UKL, LL128ZF, United Kingdom
View 2 award IDs

007806-2025-PHW-DCO-54977-1, 023131-2024-PHW-DCO-54977-1

Classification

  • CPV64000000 — Postal and telecommunications services
  • CPV30199240 — Mailing kit

Lots

  • Bowel Screening Wales sends invitations and bowel test kits through the post to screening and symptomatic participants. The Royal Mail service is compatible with Public Health Wales Bowel Screening current IT system. Royal Mail provide a clinically safe method to return bowel kits with the understanding that they contain human material. The completed bowel test kits can be posted in a Royal Mail post box making it accessible for participants. Royal Mail provide a consistent method for all participants to make this an equitable process for returning bowel screening test kits. Additional information: For all communication regarding this notice, please contact Lewis Blackshaw at lewis.blackshaw2@wales.nhs.ukValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
PHW-DCO-54977
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
64000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Postal and telecommunications services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Bowel Screening Wales sends invitations and bowel test kits through the post to screening and symptomatic participants. The Royal Mail service is compatible with Public Health Wales Bowel Screening current IT system. Royal Mail provide a clinically safe method to return bowel kits with the understanding that they contain human material. The completed bowel test kits can be posted in a Royal Mail post box making it accessible for participants. Royal Mail provide a consistent method for all participants to make this an equitable process for returning bowel screening test kits. Additional information: For all communication regarding this notice, please contact Lewis Blackshaw at lewis.blackshaw2@wales.nhs.uk

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Wales

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL
Entry 2
Region
UKL

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
30199240
Scheme
CPV
Description
Mailing kit

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-119419
Name
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Denbighshire
Postal Code
LL17 0JL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Alder Court, Alder House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Contact

Name
Lewis Blackshaw
Telephone
+44 2921500512
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-119420
Name
Royal Mail

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKL
Locality
WREXHAM
Postal Code
LL128ZF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
PO Box 2064,

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Mail

Contact

Fax Number
+44 000000
Telephone
+44 000000
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-111
Name
High Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court

Contact

Telephone
+44 2079477501

Award information

Award 1
Id
023131-2024-PHW-DCO-54977-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-119420
Name
Royal Mail

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
007806-2025-PHW-DCO-54977-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-119420
Name
Royal Mail

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
023131-2024-PHW-DCO-54977-1
Status
active
Award ID
023131-2024-PHW-DCO-54977-1
Date Signed
23 Jul 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
933,515
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
007806-2025-PHW-DCO-54977-1
Status
active
Award ID
007806-2025-PHW-DCO-54977-1
Date Signed
23 Jul 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
933,515
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Denbighshire · UK · LL17 0JL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-048462-2025-03-04T11:40:25Zcompiled ·