diff --git a/app/aws/s3.py b/app/aws/s3.py
index 927eb0ad1..a64be797c 100644
--- a/app/aws/s3.py
+++ b/app/aws/s3.py
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ from flask import current_app
 import pytz
 from boto3 import client, resource
 
+from notifications_utils.s3 import s3upload as utils_s3upload
+
 FILE_LOCATION_STRUCTURE = 'service-{}-notify/{}.csv'
+LETTERS_PDF_FILE_LOCATION_STRUCTURE = '{folder}/NOTIFY.{reference}.{duplex}.{letter_class}.{colour}.{crown}.{date}.pdf'
 
 
 def get_s3_file(bucket_name, file_location):
@@ -76,3 +79,23 @@ def remove_transformed_dvla_file(job_id):
     file_location = '{}-dvla-job.text'.format(job_id)
     obj = get_s3_object(bucket_name, file_location)
     return obj.delete()
+
+
+def upload_letters_pdf(reference, crown, filedata):
+    now = datetime.utcnow()
+    upload_file_name = LETTERS_PDF_FILE_LOCATION_STRUCTURE.format(
+        folder=now.date().isoformat(),
+        reference=reference,
+        duplex="D",
+        letter_class="2",
+        colour="C",
+        crown="C" if crown else "N",
+        date=now.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S')
+    ).upper()
+
+    utils_s3upload(
+        filedata=filedata,
+        region=current_app.config['AWS_REGION'],
+        bucket_name=current_app.config['LETTERS_PDF_BUCKET_NAME'],
+        file_location=upload_file_name
+    )
diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 1ba975619..2294016d5 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ class Development(Config):
     SQLALCHEMY_ECHO = False
     NOTIFY_EMAIL_DOMAIN = 'notify.tools'
     CSV_UPLOAD_BUCKET_NAME = 'development-notifications-csv-upload'
+    LETTERS_PDF_BUCKET_NAME = 'development-letters-pdf'
     DVLA_RESPONSE_BUCKET_NAME = 'notify.tools-ftp'
     NOTIFY_ENVIRONMENT = 'development'
     NOTIFICATION_QUEUE_PREFIX = 'development'
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ class Test(Config):
     DEBUG = True
     TESTING = True
     CSV_UPLOAD_BUCKET_NAME = 'test-notifications-csv-upload'
+    LETTERS_PDF_BUCKET_NAME = 'test-letters-pdf'
     DVLA_RESPONSE_BUCKET_NAME = 'test.notify.com-ftp'
     STATSD_ENABLED = True
     STATSD_HOST = "localhost"
@@ -373,6 +375,7 @@ class Preview(Config):
     NOTIFY_EMAIL_DOMAIN = 'notify.works'
     NOTIFY_ENVIRONMENT = 'preview'
     CSV_UPLOAD_BUCKET_NAME = 'preview-notifications-csv-upload'
+    LETTERS_PDF_BUCKET_NAME = 'preview-letters-pdf'
     DVLA_RESPONSE_BUCKET_NAME = 'notify.works-ftp'
     FROM_NUMBER = 'preview'
     API_RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED = True
@@ -383,6 +386,7 @@ class Staging(Config):
     NOTIFY_EMAIL_DOMAIN = 'staging-notify.works'
     NOTIFY_ENVIRONMENT = 'staging'
     CSV_UPLOAD_BUCKET_NAME = 'staging-notify-csv-upload'
+    LETTERS_PDF_BUCKET_NAME = 'staging-letters-pdf'
     DVLA_RESPONSE_BUCKET_NAME = 'staging-notify.works-ftp'
     STATSD_ENABLED = True
     FROM_NUMBER = 'stage'
@@ -410,6 +414,7 @@ class Live(Config):
     NOTIFY_EMAIL_DOMAIN = 'notifications.service.gov.uk'
     NOTIFY_ENVIRONMENT = 'live'
     CSV_UPLOAD_BUCKET_NAME = 'live-notifications-csv-upload'
+    LETTERS_PDF_BUCKET_NAME = 'live-letters-pdf'
     DVLA_RESPONSE_BUCKET_NAME = 'notifications.service.gov.uk-ftp'
     STATSD_ENABLED = True
     FROM_NUMBER = 'GOVUK'
@@ -429,6 +434,7 @@ class Sandbox(CloudFoundryConfig):
     NOTIFY_EMAIL_DOMAIN = 'notify.works'
     NOTIFY_ENVIRONMENT = 'sandbox'
     CSV_UPLOAD_BUCKET_NAME = 'cf-sandbox-notifications-csv-upload'
+    LETTERS_PDF_BUCKET_NAME = 'cf-sandbox-letters-pdf'
     DVLA_RESPONSE_BUCKET_NAME = 'notify.works-ftp'
     FROM_NUMBER = 'sandbox'
     REDIS_ENABLED = False
diff --git a/tests/app/aws/test_s3.py b/tests/app/aws/test_s3.py
index d6e4c1b75..e610560db 100644
--- a/tests/app/aws/test_s3.py
+++ b/tests/app/aws/test_s3.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from unittest.mock import call
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+import pytest
 
 from flask import current_app
 
@@ -9,7 +10,8 @@ from app.aws.s3 import (
     get_s3_bucket_objects,
     get_s3_file,
     filter_s3_bucket_objects_within_date_range,
-    remove_transformed_dvla_file
+    remove_transformed_dvla_file,
+    upload_letters_pdf
 )
 from tests.app.conftest import datetime_in_past
 
@@ -139,3 +141,21 @@ def test_get_s3_bucket_objects_does_not_return_outside_of_date_range(notify_api,
     filtered_items = filter_s3_bucket_objects_within_date_range(s3_objects_stub)
 
     assert len(filtered_items) == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('crown_flag,expected_crown_text', [
+    (True, 'C'),
+    (False, 'N'),
+])
+@freeze_time("2017-12-04 15:00:00")
+def test_upload_letters_pdf_calls_utils_s3upload_with_correct_args(
+        notify_api, mocker, crown_flag, expected_crown_text):
+    s3_upload_mock = mocker.patch('app.aws.s3.utils_s3upload')
+    upload_letters_pdf(reference='foo', crown=crown_flag, filedata='some_data')
+
+    s3_upload_mock.assert_called_with(
+        filedata='some_data',
+        region='eu-west-1',
+        bucket_name='test-letters-pdf',
+        file_location='2017-12-04/NOTIFY.FOO.D.2.C.{}.20171204150000.PDF'.format(expected_crown_text)
+    )