Awarded 18 September 2026
ALLTWEN FRANKING MACHINE
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership · Wales
Franking machines tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
68 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Franking machines contracts ,
68 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest franking machines contracts awarded
Awarded 18 August 2026
The provision of Postal Equipment & consumables
Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire · East Midlands
Awarded 28 July 2026
OPEX Annual Support Renewal
London Borough of Merton · London
Awarded 7 July 2026
Equipment Leasing and Postage Credits
The City of Liverpool College · North West
Awarded 2 June 2026
Franking Machine Credit
Bristol City Council · South West
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Quadient won the most franking machines contracts
It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quadient London · See every contract | 39 | £12.8m | 33 | ||
| 2 | Pitney Bowes East Midlands · See every contract | 15 | £986k | 12 | ||
| 3 | Francotyp-Postalia South East · SME · See every contract | 7 | £3.3m | 6 | ||
| 4 | Twofold Limited Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 2 | £57k | 2 | ||
| 5joint | FP Direct South East · See every contract | 1 | £100k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | NATIONWIDE FRANKING SENSE LIMITED East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 1 | £50k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Whistl UK Limited North West · See every contract | 1 | £40k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 40% of franking machines contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
13 buyers bought franking machines more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many franking machines contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many franking machines contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of London Corporation | 3 | £1.4m |
| 2 | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership | 3 | £246k |
| 3 | Nottingham City Council | 2 | £5.4m |
| 4 | Coventry City Council | 2 | £2.2m |
| 5 | Leicester City Council | 2 | £358k |
| 6 | Bristol City Council | 2 | £245k |
| 7 | Lincolnshire Police | 2 | £220k |
| 8 | H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS | 2 | £102k |
| 9 | Humberside Police | 2 | £96k |
| 10 | Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire | 2 | £79k |
Prices
Half of franking machines contracts are worth less than £78k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 81% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Nottingham City CouncilQuadient · 1 Dec 2025
- NHS Property Services LimitedFrancotyp-Postalia · 17 Feb 2025
- Coventry City CouncilQuadient · 31 Mar 2026
- Bedford Borough CouncilQuadient · 28 Apr 2025
- City of London CorporationQuadient · 25 May 2026
- City of London CorporationQuadient · 21 May 2026
- East Sussex County CouncilQuadient · 21 Mar 2025
- Dover District CouncilFrancotyp-Postalia · 30 Oct 2025
- Leicester City CouncilPitney Bowes · 14 Nov 2025
- PeabodyQuadient · 18 Mar 2025
Where and when
London awards the most franking machines contracts. October and March are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 12 | £2.2m |
| East Midlands | 9 | £6.1m |
| South East | 8 | £1.4m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 7 | £301k |
| Wales | 6 | £357k |
| West Midlands | 5 | £2.3m |
| South West | 5 | £359k |
| North West | 4 | £267k |
| North East | 1 | £26k |
| East of England | 1 | £1.5m |
| Scotland | 1 | £128k |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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Key findings
- 81%
of the money is in the 10 biggest franking machines contracts.
Of 64 contracts with a published value. - 20%
of franking machines contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 56 award notices. - 24%
of franking machines contracts are awarded in October and March.
16 of 68 contracts.
Questions
How many franking machines contracts does the UK public sector award?
68 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 53 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector franking machines contract worth?
The median is £78k, and 84% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector franking machines contracts?
Quadient won the most (39), and the most by value (£12.8m).
Which buyers award the most franking machines contracts?
Councils award 40% of them.
What is included
Lease, supply and servicing of franking machines with postage credit and consumables, and mailroom machines such as folder-inserters and batch counters.
- Franking machine lease or purchase with maintenance
- Franking postage credit and inks
- Folder-inserters and envelope inserters, bought or hired
- Batch counting and mail inserting systems
What is not included
- Post room staffing (another industry: cleaning-facilities, cln.softfm.post-room)
- Letter post and bulk mail services (another industry: transport-logistics, trn.post.postal-services)
- Hybrid mail and print-and-post (another industry: it-software, it.ent.hybrid-mail)
- Mail X-ray screening (another industry: security, sec.screen.xray-baggage-and-parcel-screening)
- Print finishing machines (off.supply.office-machines)