Notice Information
Notice Title
Internal mail & Courier Services
Notice Description
Internal courier services for mail, pathology, equipment and other ad hoc items of both scheduled and unscheduled requirements, across Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
Planning Information
Conduct pre market engagement to determine optimal contract term and industry capability and capacity. Please complete the following form; https://forms.office.com/e/UqYpbtxkfk
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fcf8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086010-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
64100000 - Post and courier services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £6,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Dec 20256 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 27 Jan 20265 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORFOLK COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CARE NHS TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tenders@nchc.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORWICH
- Postcode
- NR2 3TU
- Post Town
- Norwich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH5 Norfolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Broadland
- Electoral Ward
- Hellesdon North West
- Westminster Constituency
- Norwich North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086010-2025
23rd December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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