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    ContractsFranking Machine Lease and Maintenance Services
    Awarded contract

    Franking Machine Lease and Maintenance Services

    Awarded
    £20.6k
    Published 28 May 2026

    Lease and maintain a high-capacity franking machine with full support services, Royal Mail Mailmark compliance, and 8-hour maintenance response times for London Fire Brigade HQ.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 28 May 2026· 5 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £20.6k
    Published 28 May 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £20,584
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Facilities Management
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • QU
      Quadient Uk Ltd
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 5 months ago.

    28 May 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    London Fire Brigade (LFB) seeks a franking machine provider to replace an end-of-life system. The successful supplier will lease a mid to high-volume franking machine (minimum 100 letters per minute capacity) capable of processing 24,000–34,000 mail items annually across LFB HQ. Required services include: machine lease, full maintenance and repair with 8-hour engineer response time (7 days per week), consumables supply, installation, configuration and staff training, reporting and analytics tools, and ongoing technical support. The machine must be Royal Mail Mailmark compliant, support tracked and signed services, and provide hardwired connectivity with Wi-Fi as a backup option. This is a turnkey solution that ensures business continuity for all outgoing mail and parcel processing operations.

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
    Thin record

    Only 1 prior award here — too little to read.

    In it software, London Fire Commissioner has awarded 1 contract to 1 supplier.

    Who wins here
    1. Quadient Uk Ltd1× · 100%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06a7cc

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    Sector
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