Decision details

Approval of a 2-year extension option to the council’s element of an existing pan-London postage discount scheme, which provides the council with savings on its postage costs

Summary of Decision

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Council Reform has approved:

·       The continued inclusion of Council in the Royal Mail’s pan-London postal scheme by taking up the existing contractual option to extend by 2 years (14 September 2024 – 13 September 2026).

·       The increased estimated contract spend over the full five-year term of the contract.

Reasons for Decision

This will allow the Council to take up an existing contractual option to extend its inclusion within a pan-London Postage discount contract / scheme for two years (14 September 2024 – 13 September 2026). The extension will allow the Council to continue to receive a discount (circa 10%) on its appropriately sorted mailings.