Post and telecoms contracts expiring in the UK: 164 worth £1.7bn
Every post and telecoms contract held by a UK public body that has a published end date. The re-tender window is computed from the end date and the buyer's own lead times, so you can approach them while the incumbent still holds it.
Expiring next
- Provision of Iridium Mobile and Fixed Terminals (Business Continuity Planning)Maritime and Coastguard AgencyEnds 14 Dec 2026, £86k
- Healthcare Communications Annual Support and Monthly usage feesDorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation TrustEnds 14 Dec 2026, £26k
- Provision of Sim Cards and Mobile Data Services to British Embassy BeirutForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeEnds 15 Dec 2026, £77k
What this market looks like
164 post and telecoms contracts across the UK carry a published end date, worth £1.7bn between them. They are held across 118 buyers, and the typical one is worth £105k.
80 of them expire within twelve months, and 17 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 49% of this market back in play inside a year.
150 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 8% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
10 are frameworks rather than a single contract, so part of this market is reached by getting onto a supplier list first and competing for call-offs afterwards.
The most active buyers are Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (8), Government Commercial Agency (3), Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (3).
The contracts here are most often held by ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED (9), VODAFONE LIMITED (4), Whistl UK Limited (3).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme DPS Lot 19.01 North East Staffordshire London | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | £18m | 30 Sept 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme DPS Lot 18 East Gloucestershire London | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | £10m | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Provision of Postal Services Scotland | Student Loans Company | £17m | 07 May 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 1. Installation of broadband network infrastructure to 1,000 premises and over Wales | Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government | £60m | 05 Jun 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 3 - Telecommunications Audit and Advisory Services North West England | Government Commercial Agency | £100m | 16 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 1 - Mobile Catalogue and Optional Services North West England | Government Commercial Agency | £1.1bn | 16 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 2 - Mobile Solutions North West England | Government Commercial Agency | £300m | 16 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Overseas Mail Services Scotland | The Student Loans Company Limited | £3.8m | 07 May 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Provision of Tetra Air-To-Ground Radio Device Maintenance and Repair Yorkshire and the Humber | West Yorkshire Combined Authority (or such other successor body, company, organisation who shall have the responsibility of being the contracting authority of the National Police Air Service or any part or parts thereof) | £4.5m incl. VAT | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Solar PV Collective Purchasing 2 Wales | South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee | £2.0m | 14 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Transport services to the Pathology Department North East England | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | £255k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| 24/7 Clinical Call Handling Service West Midlands | BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £661k | 30 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Bramble AV - UK5 East of England | Ministry of Defence | £2.1m | 22 Oct 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| C023PA - Waste reduction behaviour change targeted programme East of England | Essex County Council | £222k | 01 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Distribution of Leicestershire Matters Magazine East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council | £99k | 01 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| 2526-077-STA-PHW - POSTAL SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS Wales | Public Health Wales NHS Trust | £748k | 01 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 2. Installation of broadband network infrastructure to under 1,000 premises Wales | Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government | £10m | 05 Jun 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| 2627-0030 SMS module for LBI and UK Virtual Mobile No London | London Borough of Islington | £168k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Biological sample processing, analysis and storage London | HEALTH DATA RESEARCH UK | £205k incl. VAT | 31 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Market Data desktop solutions London | FCA | £1.1m | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Postal and parcel delivery service South West England | PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY HOMES LIMITED | £220k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Hybrid Mail Services South East England | Surrey Heath Borough Council | £130k | 31 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Switched on Portsmouth Freephone South East England | Portsmouth City Council | £125k incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Relay Collection and Delivery - Direct Award London | Home Office | £2.7m | 29 Apr 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Logistic Courier Services for the North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) North East England | NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit | £190k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| APHA International Specialist Courier Services London | ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY | £100k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| CEFAS22-34 Supply of Milk Sample Collection Services East of England | CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE | £154k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| City AM and City of London Corporation Partnership Agreement London | The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London | £90k incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lone Working Solution North East England | Newcastle City Council | £88k | 07 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Provision of Fixed Telecommunication Services London | London Borough of Harrow | £81k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Secure Text messaging services North West England | Sellafield Limited | £77k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| HO Premium Mail Services Royal Mail London | Home Office | £6.9m | 15 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| E-Bike Courier Services North West England | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | £67k | 30 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Frontline Productivity - HP Celerway - Network and Connectivity Tech Proof of Concept London | NHS England | £60k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Provision of Sim Cards and Mobile Data Services to British Embassy Beirut London | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | £77k | 15 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 1 Electoral Printing Yorkshire and the Humber | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | £1.3m | 31 Jul 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Gecko Subscription South West England | University of the West of England | £56k | 15 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| DHC DH2026-059 - Synertec Provision of DMSK and Podiatry Postage of Letters South West England | Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust | £46k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| UHB Hybrid Mail West Midlands | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | £2.4m | 30 Apr 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| UHB Hybrid Mail West Midlands | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | £2.4m | 30 Apr 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
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