AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Energia Group NI Holdings Limited has announced a pending award to MBA Group Limited for print and mail services supporting Energia and PowerNI customer communications in Northern Ireland and Ireland.
Published outcomeAward 1 names MBA Group Limited as supplier, but the award remains pending. The notice schedules signature for 2 November 2026 and does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Market significanceThe published award value is £14.2 million, with a stated gross amount of £17.8 million. The planned service covers print production, mail fulfilment and final postal/courier delivery across two markets.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MBA GROUP LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 14200000 GBP · Pending awardee
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Award 1 identifies MBA GROUP LIMITED (GB-COH-02343859) as its supplier and gives an award value of £14.2 million. Supplier verification records the same active Companies House legal name and company number 02343859.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Award document 098941-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 status is "pending".
Tender/lot status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender and lot 1 are each marked "complete".
Signature status
99% confidenceNot evidenced; future signature is scheduled
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The award milestone is a scheduled futureSignatureDate of 2 November 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£14,200,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 14200000 GBP.
Published gross amount
99% confidence£17,800,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 17800000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceApplies to award 1; no individual lot value is published
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Award 1 covers lot 1, while the lot record has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence13 March 2026
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Release history records tender notice 022860-2026 at 2026-03-13T11:32:52Z.
Submission deadline
99% confidence27 March 2026, 12:00 UTC
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-03-27T12:00:00Z.
Award decision date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award document 098941-2026 was published on 2026-10-20T12:14:51+01:00.
Standstill end
99% confidence30 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-30T23:59:59Z.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence2 November 2026
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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-11-02T23:59:59Z.
Planned contract start
98% confidence23 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-11-23T00:00:00Z.
Planned initial end
98% confidence22 November 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2029-11-22T23:59:59Z.
Maximum stated end
98% confidence22 November 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2031-11-22T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service scope
98% confidenceBill and letter printing, mail services and final postal/courier delivery
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The tender description covers print services for bills and letters, mail services, and postal and courier delivery to customer addresses.
Operational requirements
97% confidenceStationery and envelopes, white-paper branded letters, mail-provider interface, and operational/transactional/stock reporting
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These requirements are listed in the tender description.
Customer brands and markets
98% confidenceEnergia in Ireland and PowerNI in Northern Ireland
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The tender description identifies Energia in the Republic of Ireland and PowerNI in Northern Ireland; award delivery addresses cover IE and UKN.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 79800000 — Printing and related services
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Award item 1 has additional classification CPV 79800000.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or detailed lot description supplied
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Tender data lists lot 1, and award 1 relates to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen
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Tender procurementMethod is "open".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCompetitive flexible procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Competitive flexible procedure".
Regime
99% confidenceUtilities
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Tender specialRegime includes "utilities".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not published in the supplied notice data
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No bid count, scoring or assessment outcome is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidencePlanned 23 November 2026 to 22 November 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
Extension options
99% confidenceUp to two 12-month extensions
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Award 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal.description states "2x 12 months".
Maximum potential term
98% confidencePlanned through 22 November 2031 if extensions are used
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The maximum extent date is 2026-11-22T23:59:59Z and the renewal description permits two 12-month extensions.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The award is pending and a future signature milestone is scheduled; no contract record or signature confirmation is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Delivery model
97% confidenceThe requirement combines document production, fulfilment reporting, mail-provider integration and final-mile delivery
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The tender description specifies printing, operational reporting, interfacing with a mail service provider, and postal/courier delivery.
Implementation requirement
96% confidenceThe supplier is expected to support implementation before the planned commencement
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The tender description says the supplier will be expected to work with Energia Group to facilitate implementation prior to commencement.
Scope qualification
99% confidencePublished descriptions were described as high-level and subject to change before tender documentation
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The tender description explicitly states that the descriptions are subject to change and full scope details would be in invitation-to-tender documents.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award versus contract status
99% confidenceThe record is a pending award, not evidence of a signed, concluded or active contract
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Award 1 is pending and the signature milestone is scheduled for 2 November 2026.
Published values
98% confidenceThe notice gives both £14.2 million and a £17.8 million gross amount, but does not explain the difference or specify a value basis
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Award 1 reports amount 14200000 and amountGross 17800000 GBP; process value_basis is null.
Unpublished lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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The lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
Unpublished competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown
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No such fields are present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award remains pending; the supplied data does not confirm contract signature, conclusion or service commencement.
- The notice publishes £14.2 million as the award amount and £17.8 million as amount gross, without explaining the distinction or value basis.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation methodology and scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, and individual lot value.
- Lot 1 has no published title or detailed description; the high-level scope was stated to be subject to change.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Energia GroupMBA Group Limitedprint and mail servicesprinting servicesmail servicesPowerNIcontract award notice
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier for Energia Group's Print and Mail Services award?
MBA GROUP LIMITED, company number 02343859, is named as supplier for award 1.
Has the Print and Mail Services contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not evidence signature. The award is pending and lists a scheduled signature date of 2 November 2026.
What is the published value of the award?
The award value is £14.2 million, with a separate published gross amount of £17.8 million.
When is service planned to start?
The published contract period has a planned start date of 23 November 2026.
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