AwardedAwarded 16 April 2026

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

Department of Finance · Central government

In brief

Department of Finance awarded postal and courier work to Whistl UK Ltd on 16 April 2026.

The notice gives a value of £47,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 August 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

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.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Whistl UK Ltd
1 bid received
£47,000,000
Awarded 31 March 2026
1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029

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

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 015341-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 030707-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 037920-2026

About the buyer

Department of FinanceLast 12 months

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From notice 015341-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 19 February 2026, last updated 27 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.