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Student Loans Company · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 13:08.

Opportunity overview

The Student Loans Company (SLC) is seeking to procure a consolidated contract for Postal Services, Transactional Print, Overseas Mail and Return of Customer Documents withy future capability to support Hybrid Mail. Prior to initiating the procurement, SLC wishes to establish the level of market interest to participating in the forth coming procurement process. Suitably qualified and experienced suppliers who may have an interest in this project are invited to complete the questionnaire that is available to registered suppliers via the Delta e tendering system for this Preliminary Market Engagement. The high level requirements are detailed within the online questionnaire. The purpose of the market engagement is to help assess the reaction of the market, to understand risks and future possibilities to ensure a future proofed procurement strategy and resulting contract. Please note that lengthy questionnaire responses are not necessary at this stage. However, SLC would welcome any pertinent information on your company's views on an approach to the provision of the required services. Any submission received in response to this exercise will not constitute any contractual agreement between the respondent and SLC. Nor does the receipt of a response automatically include the respondent in the procurement process. A Tender Notice will be issued to the market which will provide details of how the relating procurement documentation can be accessed and timescales for submission of the said tender response. Interested parties shall bear their own costs of participation in this Market Engagement of whatever nature. SLC shall not be liable for the costs, expenses or losses howsoever arising (including, without limitation, any loss of profit or other economic loss incurred), regardless of the outcome of the Market Engagement. The next stage in the process will be considered once this exercise has been completed. Completed Questionnaires can be submitted at any point as an attachment via the message centre but must be no later than 12.00 on Thursday 8th April. Michael Mullin | Commercial Manager

Classification

  • CPV64100000 — Post and courier services
  • CPV64110000 — Postal services
  • CPV64112000 — Postal services related to letters
  • CPV64113000 — Postal services related to parcels

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
2025-TR-0131
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
20 Apr 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
64100000
Description
Post and courier services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
64110000
Description
Postal services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
64112000
Description
Postal services related to letters
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
64113000
Description
Postal services related to parcels

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM82
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKC13
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Any interested parties are requested to complete a Questionnaire provided by SLC to enable us to go to market with a viable solution. A tenderbox has been created in the Delta e-sourcing platform and parties are requested to complete the Questionnaire and attach to a message via the message centre. The contract reference is1020210220. The access code is XE5W959U6Z. Your organisation must be registered at https://delta-esourcing.com to participate.
Due
8 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
026977-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
24 Mar 2026, 16:07
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Student Loans Company
Id
GB-PPON-PMXL-3278-BCWT

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMXL-3278-BCWT

Address

Street Address
Memphis Building, Lingfield Point
Locality
Darlington
Postal Code
DL1 1RW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC13

Contact

Name
Michael Mullin

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Darlington · UKC13 · DL1 1RW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC13 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM82 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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