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title: "Secure Courier Services"
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# Secure Courier Services

Buyer: H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c9f17b1a-ad06-4a12-ab1a-30f7a26e4e86

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## Summary

The procurement process, led by H M Revenue & Customs (HMRC), involves securing courier services to transport forensic and other sensitive materials. The awarded contract, titled "Secure Courier Services," falls under the courier services industry and encompasses locations throughout the UK mainland and Northern Ireland. The procurement process concluded with an award to Topspeed CouriersLimited on 2nd December 2025, following a tender that ended on 6th October 2025. The contract commenced on 1st November 2025 and will continue until 31st October 2029, utilising a selective procurement method via call-off from a framework agreement.

This tender represents a significant growth opportunity for businesses specialising in secure transportation and logistics, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Companies with expertise in handling sensitive information, including digital data, forensic evidence, and fuel samples, will find this contract appealing. The requirement for GPS-tracked and well-manned vehicles provides niche opportunities for couriers focused on high-security transport services. Topspeed CouriersLimited, a suitably experienced SME, successfully secured the contract, demonstrating the demand for efficient and reliable courier solutions in the forensic and enforcement industries. Businesses capable of ensuring the utmost security and compliance with operational demands stand to gain significantly from such government contracts.

## Notice

Forensic - HMRC has an enduring requirement for a managed forensic science analysis service to support investigations in all operational areas, throughout the UK mainland and Northern Ireland. We require the secure transportation of seized digital items between nationally dispersed Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) property stores and two Cybercrime & Forensic Service (C&FS) laboratories. The laboratories forensically examine the seized digital items to aid in criminal investigations. We need the exhibits transporting to the laboratories because the laboratories have the specialist knowledge and secure facilities to enable the work to be carried out. We have our own inhouse Crime Scene Investigation team who also require the courier service to transport forensic evidence such as fingerprints and DNA to laboratories to be forensically analysed. Fuel - Annually HMRC's Mobile Enforcement Teams, based at 8 regional sites throughout the UK (former Road Fuel Testing Units), send approximately 200 consignments of samples of fuel to another HMRC supplier, Eurofins, Nr Heathrow for analysis. The analysis, which is decreed in legislation, is business critical as the analytical results generated by Eurofins provide the legal basis for enforcement action. Samples are also the primary evidence that an offence has taken place and therefore a sample of any fuel is also an exhibit as is its subsequent analysis. Therefore, the transportation of these samples must be demonstrably secure. Secure Data Exchange Service (SDES) - The courier is required to move items such as disks, CDs and hard drives from HMRC to HMRC, HMRC to third party or third party to HMRC locations. This will need to include GPS tracked vehicles and 2 manned vehicles with end-to-end tracking. Due to the aggregation of official sensitive information being moved, 2 manned vehicles ensures the van is never left unattended. For FIS, movements are driven by operational & court demand and where CDIO data can't be transferred digitally (e.g. paper and audit material, and archive material from Iron Mountain from investigations).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f976417b-2294-4c43-93db-e81926b13b4d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Oct 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,440,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,440,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS99 1AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Electoral ward | Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TOPSPEED COURIERSLIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64120000 - Courier services

## Release History

- 2 Dec 2025 at 12:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f976417b-2294-4c43-93db-e81926b13b4d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f976417b-2294-4c43-93db-e81926b13b4d
  2nd December 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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