Published date: 12 February 2026

Last edited date: 12 February 2026

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 December 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Postal services - 64110000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£1,250,000

Procurement reference

PM2025CTB

Published date

12 February 2026

Closing date

1 December 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

13 January 2026

Contract end date

12 January 2031

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Provision of Specialist Printing Services for Annual Council Tax Bills, Annual Business Rates Bills, Annual Housing Benefit and Annual Council Tax Reduction Scheme Letters, plus Daily Council Tax and Business Rates Documents, including Council Tax Reduction letters. Blackpool Council is calling off YPO Framework RM6280 - (Postal services and solutions)
Blackpool Council hosts a shared Revenues and Benefits Service for Blackpool and Fylde Borough Councils and is looking to identify and appoint a single service provider for the provision of specialist printing services for Annual Council Tax Bills, Annual Business Rates Bills, Annual Housing Benefit and Annual Council Tax Reduction Scheme Letters.
The Council also require the service provider to produce daily Council Tax and Business Rates documents. This includes, but would not be limited to, the production of Bills, Adjustment Notices, Reminders, Final Notices, Summonses and Recovery documents.
There may be the requirement for additional documents requested by Central Government or the Council to accompany the letters, the Council will notify the successful bidder if they are required.

Award information

Awarded date

12 January 2026

Contract start date

13 January 2026

Contract end date

12 January 2031

Total value of contract

£1,250,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Critiqom Limited trading as Mail Metrics

Address

Phoenix Crescent, Strathclyde Business Park, Bellshill, ML4 3NJ

Reference

Companies House number: SC160484

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Paul Mullane

Address

MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
BLACKPOOL
FY11NF
England

Telephone

01253 478378

Email

Paul.Mullane@Blackpool.gov.uk