Notice Information
Notice Title
Courier Services for the North of England Commission Support (NECS)
Notice Description
North of England Care System Support (NECS) has a requirement to deliver IT equipment between corporate and clinical NHS sites and to staff homes. There is also a requirement to collect parcels from similar sites and return these to a NECS facility. It is estimated that an average of 1200-1500 parcels per month would be shipped in either direction, however this volume is subject to change based on evolving NHS working practice and through short-term project activity. NECS requires a reliable courier who can provide safe and efficient deliveries and collections across the whole of the UK to both residential and business addresses by a customer friendly portal. NECS will need a comprehensive delivery and collection service for IT equipment (e.g., laptops, monitors, mobile phones) to and from residential addresses and NHS sites located in United Kingdom. The NECS Commissioner has a maximum financial envelope available for the 12 month contract term of PS190,000.00 excluding VAT. At the end of the initial contract term the Commissioner will have extension options of up to 3 months in total, which will be awarded at the commissioner's discretion. The new contract will commence on 9th January 2026. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of North of England Care System Support (NECS) .
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Up to 3 months optional extension available following the initial 12 month term
Renewal: Up to 3 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d8fb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070456-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
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- CPV Codes
64100000 - Post and courier services
64120000 - Courier services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £190,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £190,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 9 Jan 2026 - 8 Jan 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
- Additional Buyers
NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT (HOSTED BY NHS ENGLAND)
- Contact Name
- Darren Lewis, Ian Harrison
- Contact Email
- ian@nhs.net, scwcsu.justaskprocurement@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DURHAM
- Postcode
- DH1 3YG
- Post Town
- Durham
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ35 South Hampshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
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- Local Authority
- Eastleigh
- Electoral Ward
- Eastleigh Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Eastleigh
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070456-2025
3rd November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
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