Mailsort® 70
Overview
A pre-sorted service to be launched on 27th September 2010 that will offer lower prices for UK mailings of over 20,000 letters that are either OCR or CBC readable, and presented in trays.
Key Features
- Will be sorted just 85 selections
- Is a tray only product
- Only supports the letter mail format
- Letter format items only:
Envelope size: maximum C5 Plus (240mm x 165mm), minimum 140mm x 90mm
Maximum item thickness 5mm, minimum 0.25mm - Caters for items up to 100gms in weight
- Mail posted as either OCR or CBC readable
- Free collection service
- Free returns of undeliverable items
- You can choose from three delivery speed for your outward mailing
Mailsort 1, 1st Class - delivery next working day
Mailsort 2, 2nd Class - delivery within three working days
Mailsort 3, Economy - delivery within 7 working days
Product Instructions
Customers sign a contract to use the service.
To use Mailsort 70 you must have accurate Postcodes and addresses on at least 90% of the mailing. All items in the mailing must be faced in the same direction and sorted according to the current Mailsort Database, into trays.
Customers must either purchase or write a software program to sort the mailing.
You must produce a Computer Planning Report and Line Listing (both generated by Mailsort sorting software).
You must complete an OBA (online Business Account) order or a posting cheque which must be handed over with your mailing.
Customers must apply machine-readable barcodes (CBC’s) or have an OCR readable address and sort their mailings to approximately 70 selections within the Mailsort Database.
You can send mixed weight mailings, but please refer to Chapter 2 Service Overview of the Mailsort User Guide. Your Account Manager can go through this with you in more detail or you can contact our sales centre on 08457 950 950.
Pricing
For more information of the latest price guides, rate cards and access to the Bulk Business Mail Price Caculators, please enter the Pricing Information section. The Bulk Business Mail Calculator calculates prices based upon a given mailing specification (delivery speed, quantity, item weight and item dimensions).
What to do next
Please contact your Royal Mail Account Manager. If you don’t have one, please call our sales centre on 08457 950 950.
Documents
The product information and user guides relevant for this product are:
- Introducing Mailsort
- Mailsort User Guide - Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter
- Mailsort User Guide - Chapter 2 Service Overview
- Mailsort User Guide - Chapter 8 Mailsort 70
All above documents are available from the Downloads > Mailsort User Guide section of this website.