AwardedAwarded 7 October 2026

Courier Services - Royal Mail

In brief

The Open University awarded postal and courier work to Royal Mail Group Limited T/A Royal Mail, Parcelforce Worldwide and eCourier. on 7 October 2026.

The notice gives a value of £832,440 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 15 months, starting 7 October 2026.

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What the notice says

Call-off contract for the use of Royal Mail as a courier by the OU

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
Royal Mail Group Limited T/A Royal Mail, Parcelforce Worldwide and eCourier.	£832,440	Awarded 7 October 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

15 October 2026Contract award notice · notice 0cb1b9ec-5e31-40eb-b63c-b86bfbc8a3bf-917942

About the buyer

The Open UniversityLast 12 months

Procurements

147

Awards

116

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DHL International (UK) Limited2 contracts
Royal Mail Group Limited T/A Royal Mail, Parcelforce Worldwide and eCourier.1 contract

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From notice 0cb1b9ec-5e31-40eb-b63c-b86bfbc8a3bf-917942 on Contracts Finder, first published 15 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 15 October 2026.