AwardedAwarded 20 October 2026

Postal Goods and Services - AWARD

London Borough of Croydon · Local authority

In brief

London Borough of Croydon awarded postal and courier work to The Royal Mail Group on 20 October 2026.

The notice gives a value of £1,400,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 1 year, starting 14 September 2026.

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What the notice says

The Council requires a new contract for the Postal Goods and Services and has therefore approached Royal Mail to tender for this service as a direct award under the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Postal Services & Solutions Framework RM6280 Lot 2: Collection and Delivery of Letters, Large Letters and Parcels within UK. The contract is for 12 months, with an option to extend for 6 months, bringing the aggregate contract period to 18 months, with service go-live scheduled for 14 September 2026.

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
The Royal Mail Group	£1,400,000	Awarded 20 October 2026

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

Timeline

20 October 2026Contract award notice · notice 6ae72918-924f-4c1e-a34d-ce90e286f550-918422

About the buyer

London Borough of CroydonLast 12 months

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From notice 6ae72918-924f-4c1e-a34d-ce90e286f550-918422 on Contracts Finder, first published 20 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 20 October 2026.