Notice Information
Notice Title
ID 5831785 - NICS Multi lot Courier 2026
Notice Description
CPD will put a collaborative contract in place for Couriering for use by a list of named NI public sector bodies. The scope of the courier requirement will cover the collection, sorting and delivery of a range of consignments (envelopes, reports, parcels, case files, and blood and tissue samples) on an advanced or ad hoc basis to various locations. These consignments will be collected and delivered under specific service classes - Next Day, Same Day, UK, International or Tracked. Given the need to provide specialist and generalist courier services, the competition will be structured in separate Lots.
Lot Information
Lot 1 - Dept of Justice
The scope of the courier requirement will cover the collection, sorting and delivery of a range of consignments (envelopes, reports, parcels, case files, and blood and tissue samples) on an advanced or ad hoc basis to various locations. These consignments will be collected and delivered under specific service classes - Next Day, Same Day, UK, International or Tracked. Given the need to provide specialist and generalist courier services, the competition will be structured in separate Lots.
Renewal: Two optional extensions of up to 12 months each
Lot 2 - Dept for Communities, Dept of Finance and DVACPD will put a collaborative contract in place for Couriering for use by a list of named NI public sector bodies. The scope of the courier requirement will cover the collection, sorting and delivery of a range of consignments (envelopes, reports, parcels, case files, and blood and tissue samples) on an advanced or ad hoc basis to various locations. These consignments will be collected and delivered under specific service classes - Next Day, Same Day, UK, International or Tracked. Given the need to provide specialist and generalist courier services.
Renewal: Two optional extensions of up to 12 months each
Lot 3 - Dept of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsThe scope of the courier requirement is to cover the collection, sorting and delivery of a range of consignments (envelopes, reports, parcels, case files, and blood and tissue samples) on an advanced or ad hoc basis to various locations. These consignments will be collected and delivered under specific service classes - Next Day, Same Day, UK, International or Tracked. Given the need to provide specialist and generalist courier services, the competition will be structured in separate Lots.
Renewal: Two optional extensions of up to 12 months each
Lot 4 - Public Prosecution ServiceCPD will put a collaborative contract in place for Couriering for use by a list of named NI public sector bodies. The scope of the courier requirement will cover the collection, sorting and delivery of a range of consignments (envelopes, reports, parcels and case files) on an advanced or ad hoc basis to various locations. These consignments will be collected and delivered under specific service classes - Next Day, Same Day, UK, International or Tracked. Given the need to provide specialist and generalist courier services, the competition will be structured in separate Lots.
Renewal: Two optional extensions of up to 12 months each
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068ba8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038048-2026
- 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
-
- CPV Codes
64100000 - Post and courier services
64120000 - Courier services
64121000 - Multi-modal courier services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £6,380,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £6,380,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 May 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2031-01-20
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT3 9ED
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Sydenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038048-2026
27th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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