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Herefordshire Council

INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) for the provision of Letter Drop Services

Business ServicesCPV 64112000
Value£300k
Deadline3 Aug 2026
Published8 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 8 Jul 20268 days leftCloses 3 Aug 2026
Who to contact
commercialservices@herefordshire.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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Contract value in context
£300ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

This is a large award for Business Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

As part of its duties, Herefordshire Council oversees and manages various highways, maintenance and public realm related projects.

As part of our statutory and community engagement responsibilities, affected residents and businesses of any closures or road works must be informed of these works in advance through timely, accurate, and geographically targeted communication.

Herefordshire Council are seeking a supplier to provide a comprehensive print and mail distribution service to support these communications.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

As part of our statutory and community

As part of our statutory and community engagement responsibilities, affected residents and businesses of any closures or road works must be informed of these works in advance through timely, accurate, and geographically targeted communication.

02

Herefordshire Council are seeking a supplier

Herefordshire Council are seeking a supplier to provide a comprehensive print and mail distribution service to support these communications.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance
  • Show at bidNamed engagement team with CVs
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06593f
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
064339-2026
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