Still paying 36p for a 2nd class stamp? Or even 28p for a letter using your franking machine? Take the postage challenge and start saving your company some money!
Below you will find a list of what our postage costs are for ‘letters’.
The best value are highlighted in green. When compared to the 36p it costs for a 2nd class stamp it is easy to see just how much you can save by using our services. In excess of 50% savings are achievable given the volume (4000 items) and the correct presentation (OCR). We challenge you not to save!
Letters:
Defined as max 240mm x 165mm, up to 100g, max 5mm thick
Unsorted franking machine rates:
Royal Mail 1st class: 39p
Royal Mail 2nd class: 28p
Down Stream Access 2nd class: 26p + VAT
Cleanmail Advance:
Cleanmail 2nd class 500 – 999: 24.5p
Cleanmail 2nd class 1000 – 2499: 24.15p
Cleanmail 2nd class 2500 – 9999: 23.65p
Cleanmail 2nd class 10000 – 24999: 23.15p
Cleanmail 2nd class via downstream access: any quantity: 22p + VAT
Mailsort 120OCR:
Down Stream Access mailsort 2: 19.76p + VAT
Royal Mail mailsort 3: 19.76p
Royal Mail mailsort 2: 21.84p
Royal Mail mailsort 1: 31.6p
Advertising Mail – 120OCR:
Down Stream Access mailsort 2: 17.6p + VAT
Royal Mail mailsort 3: 17.6p
Royal Mail mailsort 2: 19.8p
Mailsort 1400 letters:
Down Stream Access mailsort 2: directs: 21.5p + VAT, Residues: 22.5p + VAT
Royal Mail mailsort 3: Directs: 21.5p, Residues: 22.5p
Royal Mail mailsort 2: Directs: 25p, Residues: 26.5p
Royal Mail mailsort 1: Directs: 36p, Residues: 37.62p
A 2p per item discount is available for advertising mail on the mailsort 1400 service
Definitions:
Mailsort 3: 5 to 7 day typical delivery
Mailsort 2: 2 to 3 day typical delivery
Mailsort 1: Next day typical delivery
Directs: minimum of 25 records required within a postcode sector to qualify
Residues: records that do not have 25 within the postcode sector
Mailsort letter requires a minimum of 4000 postcoded items, or 2000 within the same postcode area to qualify.
OCR: optical character recognition – readable by automatic mail sorting machine
Advertising Mail requires the content to be 100% advertising and the data to be clean.
Prices valid until April 2012.



