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ID 5831752 - The Provision of Postal Services for the Northern Ireland Civil Service and Participating Bodies

Department of Finance · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 16:06.

Opportunity overview

Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) on behalf of the Northern Ireland Civil Service and participating bodies is seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of Postal services at locations throughout Northern Ireland. Further details of specific requirements are provided in the CfT documents. The Supplier will be responsible for managing and delivering the specified services in a flexible and responsive manner to suit the requirements of each location. Suppliers should refer to the Mid-Tier Schedule 2 Specification and contract documents for full details of the deliverables of this contract.

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.

Whistl UK Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£47m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
15 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£56.4m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PRJB-6273-VNVM
Location
Marlow, UKJ13, SL7 1EY, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
ID 5831752
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department of Finance
Id
GB-PPON-PVTL-7513-YWVJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVTL-7513-YWVJ

Address

Street Address
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Id
GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV
Role Details
Construction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWG-8426-YWXV

Address

Street Address
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint
Organisation 3
Name
Whistl UK Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PRJB-6273-VNVM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRJB-6273-VNVM

Address

Street Address
Network House, Third Avenue, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Locality
Marlow
Postal Code
SL7 1EY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ13

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
64110000
Description
Postal services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
64112000
Description
Postal services related to letters
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
64113000
Description
Postal services related to parcels

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PRJB-6273-VNVM
Name
Whistl UK Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
ID 5831752 - The Provision of Postal Services for the Northern Ireland Civil Service and Participating Bodies
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
16 Apr 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jul 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Following the initial contract period, there are 2 potential extension periods of up to 24 months each. Optional extension periods will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority.

Value

Including VAT
56,400,000
Amount
47,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
037920-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
27 Apr 2026, 11:07
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT3 9ED · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 015341-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 030707-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 037920-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·