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title: "2026-803 Warehousing, mailing fulfilment and distribution services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06cf4f"
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buyer: "AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD"
published: "2026-07-21"
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# 2026-803 Warehousing, mailing fulfilment and distribution services

Buyer: AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cf4f

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## Summary

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is seeking a sole supplier for its warehousing, mailing fulfilment, and distribution services under tender 2026-803. This tender is focused on the public authority industry sector and involves services related to storage and warehousing. AHDB is based in Coventry, United Kingdom. The procurement process is currently at the tender stage, with an open procedure method. The deadline for submissions is 19th August 2026 at noon, and the end of the enquiry period is set for 12th August 2026. The contract is valued at £1,000,000 net (£1,200,000 gross), starting on 30th April 2027 with an initial term of two years and options to extend for an additional two years.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses engaged in storage and warehousing services to expand their operational capabilities and establish a foothold in public sector supply chains. Companies that excel in technical quality and cost efficiency, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), may find this tender particularly advantageous given the 70% weighting on technical and quality criteria. With the procurement method being open, it presents a fair and competitive bidding environment fostering business growth and collaboration with a sub-central UK government entity.

## Notice

AHDB require a sole supplier to provide warehousing, mailing and fulfilment services. This includes storage of printed matter - from single sheet flyers, multi-page brochures and any marketing aids and tools - which are entered into an inventory according to the ordering AHDB sector. AHDB are a publisher of a wide spectrum of technical, research and marketing resources. The publications and marketing materials are delivered to the warehouse facility either directly from source or via AHDB, entered into inventory and stored. The core services to be covered in this upcoming contract are: Ordering and stock control - Portal requirement Ordering and stock control - client to Warehouse Warehousing, mailing fulfilment and distribution The warehouse may also be required to assemble marketing, promotional and educational kits for campaigns. Mailing data is provided via a secure file transfer site to the warehouse facility from the AHDB Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Team for all warehouse mailing activities. AHDB are currently in contract until the 29th April 2027, the new contract will start on the 30th April 2027 and will run for an initial 2 years, with the option to extend for a further 1+1 options. Tender documents can be accessed via the following link https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Closing date is NOON 19th August 2026

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068472-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 29 Apr 2027 - 29 Apr 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

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

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV3 4SU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC |
| Local authority | Warwick |
| Electoral ward | Cubbington & Leek Wootton |
| Westminster constituency | Kenilworth and Southam |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

### Codes

- 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services

## Release History

- 21 Jul 2026 at 06:42 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068472-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068472-2026
  21st July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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