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ENQ1259 - Foster for East Midlands Marketing Mailing - Fulfilment

Derby City Council
East Midlands
5 February 2026 to 31 March 2026

Procurement of one-time-use partially addressed mail data based on Acorn demographic profiling to identify potential foster carers in the East Midlands. The service includes full fulfilment of the direct mail campaign, covering printing, enveloping, and postage costs for the specified regional distribution.

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Awarded value: £48k; As published
Published: 23 July 2026
Awarded: 4 February 2026; CACI and Go Inspire (GI Solutions Group)
Contract length: 2 months; Ends 31 March 2026

What the contract covers

Services

Provision of direct mail marketing services, including data acquisition, printing, enveloping, and distribution for regional public sector recruitment campaigns.

One-time-use partially addressed mail data, with no personal data, in line with Acorn types showing highest prevalence of Foster Carers
Fulfilment of direct mail via a mailing house, including printing, enveloping and postage costs

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services
Initial term: 2 months
Contract dates: 5 February 2026 to 31 March 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 79571000

Services in this contract

Direct mail production and mailingMain service£81k typicalDirect mail fulfilment via mailing house, with mail data, for foster carer marketing

Lifecycle

Published
23 July 2026
Contract awardedto CACI and Go Inspire (GI Solutions Group)
4 February 2026
Contract starts
5 February 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2026

The buyer

Derby City Council

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The suppliers

CACI

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Go Inspire (GI Solutions Group)

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3847018/enq1259-foster-for-east-midlands-marketing-mailing-fulfilment
Buyer reference: ENQ1259
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-913adb08-1577-4701-8f2b-1022198a84dc
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Derby City Council. ENQ1259 - Foster for East Midlands Marketing Mailing - Fulfilment. Contract award, 23 July 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3847018/enq1259-foster-for-east-midlands-marketing-mailing-fulfilment (accessed 4 November 2026).