Post and telecoms contracts expiring in West Midlands: 12 worth £8.5m
Public sector post and telecoms contracts held by buyers in West Midlands that have a published end date. Approach the buyer while the incumbent still holds it, rather than meeting the work for the first time when it goes out to tender.
Expiring next
- Waiver - BWC_RQ3- Unisurge - Parcels Delivery ServiceBirmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation TrustEnds 30 Jan 2027, £11k
- Rental and Support Costs for 101 and 999 Lines ExtendedThe Police and Crime Commissioner for WarwickshireEnds 30 Apr 2027, £37k
- 24/7 Clinical Call Handling ServiceBIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTEnds 30 Jun 2027, £661k
What this market looks like
12 post and telecoms contracts in West Midlands carry a published end date, worth £8.5m between them. They are held across 8 buyers, and the typical one is worth £550k.
4 of them expire within twelve months, and 1 is already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 33% of this market back in play inside a year.
9 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 50% of it. That is a concentrated market: displacing an incumbent here means going after one of a small number of established holders.
The most active buyers are University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (3), BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (2), Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust (2).
The contracts here are most often held by Synertec Limited (3), East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (2), Synertec Ltd (1).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/7 Clinical Call Handling Service West Midlands | BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £661k | 30 Jun 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 |
| Rental and Support Costs for 101 and 999 Lines Extended West Midlands | The Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire | £37k | 30 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| BWC Hybrid Mail West Midlands | Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust | £1.0m | 30 Apr 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| 24/7 Clinical Call Handling Service West Midlands | BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £222k | 30 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Waiver - BWC_RQ3- Unisurge - Parcels Delivery Service West Midlands | Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust | £11k | 30 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| BCHC Hybrid Mail West Midlands | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | £550k | 30 Apr 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Mobile Telephony Connections West Midlands | PLATFORM HOUSING LIMITED | £851k incl. VAT | 30 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| ROH Hybrid Mail West Midlands | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | £400k | 30 Apr 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| CCTV Line Rental West Midlands | Lichfield District Council | £71k | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| QQ25/019 Provision of an Out of Hours Repairs Call Centre West Midlands | Tamworth Borough Council | £25k incl. VAT | 31 May 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
Post and telecoms in other regions
Other sectors in West Midlands
Regions come from the buyer's published NUTS code, which is the location of the buying authority rather than always the place the work happens. Contract end dates are published by buyers on contract details notices. Re-tender windows are computed estimates, not announcements.