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Royal Mail Election Postal Services

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 12:32.

Opportunity overview

This is a retrospective notice for the award of the above to Royal Mail, as specified in legislation as the universal service provider. This relates to postal services for the May 2026 Senedd elections.

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

Matched by number
Published award value
£11.2m
Awarded
2 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04138203
Location
London, UKI43, EC1A 1AA, 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
C368/2025/2026
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Id
GB-PPON-PQYQ-3841-BHTP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQYQ-3841-BHTP

Address

Street Address
Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF10 3NQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL22

Contact

Name
Kathryn Jane Garton Jones
Telephone
+447875132076

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-WLS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
royal mail
Id
GB-COH-04138203

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04138203

Address

Street Address
185 Farringdon Road
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC1A 1AA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI43

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Election Postal Service May 2026
Status
active
Date
3 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
64110000
Description
Postal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
13,440,000
Amount
11,200,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04138203
Name
royal mail

Contract period

Starts
4 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
7 Sept 2026, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
083381-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
3 Sept 2026, 11:18
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
4 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF10 3NQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 055817-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 083381-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·