Scope
Description
The Business Services Organisation has a requirement to purchase two mailing licences and to pay postage for a Business response tack and trace 48 hour type service. These are in respect of the implementation of Bowel Cancer screening Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) & and Business response licence for Access to Health verification of entitlement to access publicly funded health care.
Patients must be able to return completed test kits and documents via a post box to ensure the service is convenient to access.
Contract 1. Bowel Screening & A2H purchase licences and postage for Tracked 48 Mail service.
Supplier
Contract value
- £1,910,000 excluding VAT
- £2,292,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Date signed
11 July 2025
Contract dates
- 11 July 2025 to 11 July 2030
- 5 years, 1 day
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79571000 - Mailing services
Contract locations
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Justification for not setting key performance indicators
Not all test kits sent out are returned. For this reason it would be impossible to track each test kit sent
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
Royal mail have exclusive rights of 48 hour postage using NI post boxes
Supplier
Royal Mail Group Limited
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVWM-5262-XZGX
185 Farringdon Road
London
EC1A 1AA
United Kingdom
Email: tenders@royalmail.com
Region: UKI43 - Haringey and Islington
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCQH-8657-NGMT
2 Franklin Street
Belfast
BT2 8DQ
United Kingdom
Email: tanya.gallagher@hscni.net
Region: UKN06 - Belfast
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland