Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northumberland County Council
PJJX-1133-JRGV
County Hall
Morpeth
NE612EF
UK
Contact person: Graeme Hayes
E-mail: graeme.hayes@northumberland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC21
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
NCC1619 Postal Services
Reference number: NCC1619
II.1.2) Main CPV code
64110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Postal services for outgoing mail across Northumberland County Council
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
64110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Postal services for outgoing mail across Northumberland County Council
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Direct Award - RM6280 Postal Services & Solutions
Lot 2: Collection and Delivery of Letters, Large Letters and Parcels within UK
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Royal Mail Group Ltd
14240638
London
EC1A 1AA
UK
NUTS: UKC2
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Direct award
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Hight Court of Justice
London
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.justice.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/02/2026