How many postal and telecoms services contracts expire in 2027?

255 UK public sector postal and telecoms services contracts have a published end date in 2027, let by 190 buying organisations. Only contracts whose award notice gives an end date are counted, so the real number is higher.

When should I approach the buyer?

Re-procurement usually starts three to six months before a contract ends, and earlier for anything complex. For a contract ending in Q1 2027, the buyer is likely to be scoping the replacement in the months before.

Contract renewals

Postal and telecoms services contracts expiring in 2027

255 UK public sector postal and telecoms services contracts have an end date in 2027, let by 190 buyers, with a median published value of £161k. The busiest quarter is Q1 2027, with 95. Each is a likely re-tender with its date already published.

95
ending in Q1 2027: 56
ending in Q2 2027: 59
ending in Q3 2027: 45
ending in Q4 2027

Buyers with the most ending

Ministry of Justice7
NHS England7
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office6
Home Office6
Ministry of Defence4
Care Quality Commission4
Lincolnshire County Council3
NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT3

Incumbents with the most ending

Single-supplier contracts only: a framework has no one incumbent.

BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY8
Vodafone Limited8
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC8
Whistl UK Limited8
Royal Mail Group Ltd7
ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED7
Virgin Media Business Limited6
PSL Print Management Ltd3

The contracts, soonest first

Contract	Buyer	Incumbent	Value	Ends
Annual Mailing of Council Tax, Business Rates and Benefit Letters Guidance & Instructions	Woking Borough Council	DataGraphic	£70k	1 Jan 2027
Countywide Distribution of Council Publications	Nottinghamshire County Council	LDS Ltd	£160k	4 Jan 2027
Monitoring Labs Specialist Courier Service	Defra Network eTendering Portal	Delivery Direct Logistics	£4.8m	6 Jan 2027
Mobile Phone Contract	Chelmsford City Council	Virgin Media Business Limited	£50k	7 Jan 2027
Contract for PCI Secure Telephone Payments Solution	GATESHEAD COUNCIL	Capita Business Services Limited	£294k	13 Jan 2027
Gecko Subscription	University of the West of England	GeckoLabs Limited	£56k	15 Jan 2027
Mobile voice and data services	TEES ESK & WEAR VALLEYS NHS TRUST	Vodafone Limited	£198k	16 Jan 2027
Telephony solution.	CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST	Mitel Networks Ltd	£33k	20 Jan 2027
Telephony Replacement	CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST	Miltel Net works Ltd	£46k	20 Jan 2027
T1176 Post Room Courier	UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX	RedHead Couriers	£40k	26 Jan 2027
LAS Smart Messaging (Tailored Service)	London Ambulance Service NHS Trust	BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY	£47k	26 Jan 2027
Voice Implementation and Integration Partner (VIIP)	Ministry of Justice	Insight Direct (UK) Ltd	£12.9m	29 Jan 2027
Defra Group Postal Services (for sites not covered by FM24)	Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs	Royal Mail Group Ltd	£1.3m	30 Jan 2027
Defra Group Postal Services (for sites not covered by FM24)	Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs	Royal Mail Group Ltd	£1.3m	30 Jan 2027
Waiver - BWC_RQ3- Unisurge - Parcels Delivery Service	Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust	Unisurge	£11k	30 Jan 2027
APHA Domestic Specialist Courier Service for 2026 (Direct Award)	Animal and Plant Health Agency	Topspeed Couriers Limited	£3.6m	31 Jan 2027
Provision of Legalisation Office International and Domestic courier services	Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office	DX Network Services Limited	£8.5m	31 Jan 2027
098-BK-24 Automated Messaging Service - AWARD	Breckland District Council	Telsolutions Ltd	Not stated	31 Jan 2027
Postal services Contract	City of Doncaster Council	WHISTL UK LTD	£2.2m	31 Jan 2027
Provision of Hybrid Mail Services	Folkestone and Hythe District Council	PSL Print Management Ltd	£815k	31 Jan 2027
Provision of Hybrid Mail Services	Folkestone and Hythe District Council	PSL Print Management Ltd	£856k	31 Jan 2027
Provision of Postal Goods and Services	Leeds City Council	Whistl UK Limited	£2.6m	31 Jan 2027
PSN - core services	Intellectual Property Office	NOMINET UK	£13k	31 Jan 2027
Mobile Despatch - Justfon	Natural Resources Wales	Justfone	£29k	31 Jan 2027
LAS - Station HSCN & Internet Connectivity	London Ambulance Services NHS Trust	EXPONENTIAL-E LIMITED	£264k	5 Feb 2027
Collection and Delivery of External Mail	Kirklees Council	Whistl UK Limited	£2.9m	7 Feb 2027
GB-Rivenhall: ECFRS00194 Network Services	Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority	Virgin Media Business Ltd	£1.1m	8 Feb 2027
Lone Worker Protection Devices	Lincolnshire County Council	Vodafone	£259k	11 Feb 2027
Courier Services	The Pensions Regulator	CitySprint UK Limited	£300k	15 Feb 2027
Host & Support Service for LUDUS	Home Office	Vodafone Ltd	Not stated	15 Feb 2027
WHPC00508	Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust	Virgin Media Business Limited	£661k	18 Feb 2027
Call and Data Tariff for Mobile Phones	Staffordshire Police	BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC	£220k	21 Feb 2027
FARS Call and Data Tariff for Mobile Phones	Staffordshire Police	BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC	£80k	21 Feb 2027
Digital Post Services via CCS framework RM6280	Stevenage Borough Council	CFH Docmail Ltd	£1.1m	28 Feb 2027
24055 Cambridgeshire County Council Postal Collection and Delivery Services - under CCS Framework RM6280 LOT 2	Cambridgeshire County Council	Whistl UK Limited	£384k	28 Feb 2027
24055 Cambridgeshire County Council Postal Collection and Delivery Services - under CCS Framework RM6280 LOT 2	Cambridgeshire County Council	Whistl UK Limited	£384k	28 Feb 2027
Postal Services - Provision of a Downstream Postal Supplier	Hull City Council	Whistl UK Limited	£1.4m	28 Feb 2027
Distribution of Leicestershire Matters Magazine	Leicestershire County Council	THE LETTERBOX CONSULTANCY LIMITED	£99k	1 Mar 2027
2526-077-STA-PHW - POSTAL SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS	Public Health Wales NHS Trust	ROYAL MAIL GROUP PLC	£748k	1 Mar 2027
Postal Charges 2026/2027	Maritime and Coastguard Agency	Royal Mail Group	£25k	4 Mar 2027
The ECHO2 Programme: Network Integration Services Procurement	Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office	FUJITSU SERVICES LIMITED	£44.1m	14 Mar 2027
The ECHO2 Programme: Network Integration Services Procurement	BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)	FUJITSU SERVICES LIMITED	£27.3m	14 Mar 2027
MOBILE CALLS AND MOBILE DATA CONTRACT AWARD	North Somerset Council	VODAFONE 5 LTD	£95k	17 Mar 2027
GP SMS Smart Messaging	ATTAIN HEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD	British Telecom (BT) Ltd	£890k	17 Mar 2027
Mobile Phone refresh	Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust	VIRGIN MEDIA BUSINESS LIMITED-WHT	£57k	19 Mar 2027
Library Service Van Delivery	Wirral Borough Council	There today Couriers	£59k	19 Mar 2027
Business Continuity System	Care Quality Commission	Everbridge Europe Ltd	£44k	25 Mar 2027
Business Continuity System	Care Quality Commission	Everbridge Europe Ltd	£44k	25 Mar 2027
Business Continuity System	Care Quality Commission	Everbridge Europe Ltd	£44k	25 Mar 2027
Second Class Mail	Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council	Whistl UK Limited	£1.3m	27 Mar 2027

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