Departmental Postal Services

Work and Pensions

Written answers and statements, 3 November 2009

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Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland, Liberal Democrat)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which companies are under contract to her Department to provide mail services; and when each such contract expires.

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Jim Knight (Minister of State (the South West), Regional Affairs; South Dorset, Labour)

DWP's primary postal provider remains Royal Mail Group. There is no contract or expiry date and we have an annually agreed memorandum of understanding. Other contracted DWP postal providers are as follows:

UK Mail—a contract for system generated second class mail to DWP customers. The DWP contract runs until 31 March 2010 and there is scope to extend this contract until 31 March 2011.

Spring Global Mail—a contract for international mail to DWP customers—due to expire 30 April 2010.

DWP's contracted courier provider is TNT—the contract is until 31 January 2010, with an option to extend until 31 March 2012. The courier service is for internal items sent between DWP offices and third party providers - it is not used for delivery to DWP customers' home addresses.

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