Sector · UK public sector

Tenders in Postage-franking machines

Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Postage-franking machines. 11 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.

11

awards tracked

£5.2m

total contract value

£518k

average award size

18.2%

awarded to SMEs

Recent awards

Latest tenders awarded by Postage-franking machines

  • Provision of Franking Machines

    Awarded to QUADIENT UK LIMITED on 23 Feb 2026 · United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

    £37k

  • Purchase of Franking Machine Top Up Funds

    Awarded to PITNEY BOWES LIMITED on 12 Feb 2026 · THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE

    £120k

  • Franking Machine Contract - AWARD

    Awarded to Francotyp-Postalia on 4 Dec 2025 · Thirteen Housing Group Ltd

    Undisclosed

  • Beacons and Registry Franking Machine

    Awarded to QUADIENT UK LIMITED on 1 Dec 2025 · MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency

    £20k

  • Provision of Franking Machine and Folder Inserters

    Awarded to Pitney Bowes on 28 Nov 2025 · Intellectual Property Office

    £14k

  • Franking Machine, File Inserter and Postage

    Awarded to Francotyp-Postalia on 30 Oct 2025 · Dover District Council

    £373k

  • GB-Milton Keynes: Provision and Lease of Franking Machines, Mailroom Equipment, and Associated Consumables

    Awarded to Quadient UK Limited on 23 Oct 2025 · Amplius Living

    £42k

  • Franking Machine

    Awarded to FP Direct on 8 Oct 2025 · Woking Borough Council

    £100k

  • WHPC00966

    Awarded to Sps UK&I Limited on 25 Sept 2025 · Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust/UHMN NHS Foundation Trust

    £4.4m

  • Franking Machine lease - Coventry International Hub

    Awarded to Quadient UK Ltd on 21 Aug 2025 · Home Office

    £22k

  • Franking Machine Equipment Lease & Maintenance at various Trust Community sites

    Awarded to QUADIENT UK LIMITED on 17 Aug 2025 · Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

    £27k

Sector pulse

Who procures in Postage-franking machines, and where the value sits

Postage-franking machines accounts for 11 tracked awards worth £5.2m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £518k. Postage-franking machines is procured mainly by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust/UHMN NHS Foundation Trust, Dover District Council and THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE. The biggest spender is Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust/UHMN NHS Foundation Trust, with 1 award totalling £4.4m. Geographically the work is spread across South East, North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland, Any region. Only 18.2% of awards go to SMBs, so this category is dominated by larger suppliers. Volume is broadly flat versus the prior month.

Who is buying in Postage-franking machines

Biggest single award

£4.4m

WHPC00966

Won by Sps UK&I Limited on 25 Sept 2025

Busiest month

Oct 25

3 awards published, totalling £515k.

Last 30 days vs the prior 30: roughly flat.

Where the awards land

  • South East27%
  • North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland27%
  • Any region18%
  • South West9%
  • West Midlands9%

Top suppliers

Who is winning the work

QUADIENT UK LIMITED

3 awards · £84k total

Francotyp-Postalia

2 awards · £373k total

Sps UK&I Limited

1 award · £4.4m total

PITNEY BOWES LIMITED

1 award · £120k total

FP Direct

1 award · £100k total

Quadient UK Limited

1 award · £42k total

Quadient UK Ltd

1 award · £22k total

Pitney Bowes

1 award · £14k total

Related buyers

The buyers driving demand in Postage-franking machines.

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