Mail volumes

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Dear Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council,

1. How much 1st class mail (DL & C5 envelopes up to 100gsm) does the council send annually?
a. What is the mail cost per mail piece?
b. What is the annual cost for this service?
2. How much 2nd class mail (DL & C5 envelopes up to 100gsm) does the council send annually?
a. What is the mail cost per mail piece?
b. What is the annual cost for this service?
3. Does the council use a downstream access provider (DSA) for sending mail, if so how much do you send annually?
4. Does the council use a Hybrid Mail solution, if so how much do you send annually?

Yours faithfully,

Andrew Smith

Freedom of Information, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr Smith,

Thank you for your email received on 22 September 2017 requesting information about Mail volumes.

I have recorded your request for information under reference F2017.09.3924.

This has been passed to the relevant service and you will receive a response by 20 October 2017.

In line with guidance published by the Information Commissioner’s Office, the council may make a charge for the provision of information – for example in order to cover the costs of postage (in line with the relevant postal charges) or charges for printing and copying (which will reflect photocopying charges levied by the council’s public libraries) or if this falls within the regulations of an EIR (Environmental Information).

You will be informed if a fee is to be applied before information is to be provided.

If you need further information please contact me.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information
Knowsley MBC
Archway Road
Huyton
Knowsley
Merseyside
L36 9UX

Freedom of Information, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr Smith,

 

Freedom of Information request F2017-09-3924

 

We have looked into your request for information about Mail Volumes, and
our response is shown below.

 

Please note that these figures relate only to the mail dispatched from the
Central Corporate Post Room and not mail dispatched by third party
organisations on behalf of the Council.

 

1.               1.       How much 1st class mail (DL & C5 envelopes up to
100gsm) does the council send annually?      

 

Franked mail - 27,466; clean mail - 1,550

 

1a.     What is the mail cost per mail piece?     

 

Franked mail - £0.55; clean mail - £0.54

 

1b.     What is the annual cost for this service?          

 

Franked mail - £14,624.02; clean mail - £814.88

 

2.               2.       How much 2nd class mail (DL & C5 envelopes up to
100gsm) does the council send  annually?     

 

Franked mail - 86,262; clean mail - 111,288

 

a.               2a.     What is the mail cost per mail piece?     

 

Franked mail - £0.38; clean mail - £0.38

 

b.               2b.     What is the annual cost for this service?
         

 

Franked mail - £32,282.84; clean mail £41,667.67

 

3.               3.       Does the council use a downstream access
provider (DSA) for sending mail, if so how much do you send annually?

 

No

 

4.       Does the council use a Hybrid Mail solution, if so how much do
you send annually?     

 

No

 

If you need further information please see contact details below.

 

Kind regards,

 

Freedom of Information

Knowsley MBC

Archway Road

Huyton

Knowsley

Merseyside

L36 9UX

 

 

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