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title: "DHL Courier Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e70c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE OPEN UNIVERSITY"
published: "2026-08-19"
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# DHL Courier Services

Buyer: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e70c

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## Summary

The Open University bought courier services for its postal services during financial year 2026/27. The requirement covers the collection, transport and delivery of postal items through a courier service, with delivery across the United Kingdom. The buying organisation is The Open University, based at Walton Hall in Milton Keynes. This is a services procurement, classified under CPV 64120000 for courier services. The requirement was arranged as a single service lot and was awarded to DHL International (UK) Limited. It is therefore relevant to courier, express delivery and logistics businesses able to support a public-sector university’s postal operations across the UK, rather than suppliers focused on goods, construction or specialist consultancy.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to DHL International (UK) Limited. The route was a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 14 July 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £44,740 excluding VAT, or £46,000 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The procurement used one lot, covering the courier service requirement. The evaluation basis was the direct-award route rather than a competitive assessment. The published outcome identifies DHL International (UK) Limited as the sole awarded supplier for the UK delivery service.

This award shows that The Open University has an established requirement for outsourced courier support for its postal operations, delivered across the United Kingdom. A credible future competitor would need to provide dependable nationwide courier and express-delivery capability, with the operational capacity to handle an organisation’s ongoing postal flows rather than occasional individual consignments. Relevant experience would include managing scheduled collections, secure transport, tracking, proof of delivery, customer service and exception handling for institutional or business customers. Suppliers should also be able to operate consistently across the UK, manage service volumes and maintain performance throughout a full financial-year service period. The incumbent’s large-scale logistics profile indicates that reliability, coverage and delivery infrastructure are important to this buyer.

## Notice

DHL Courier services for Postal Services for financial year 2026/27

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078758-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £44,740 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE OPEN UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | MILTON KEYNES |
| Postcode area | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK7 6AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes |
| Local authority | Milton Keynes |
| Electoral ward | Monkston |
| Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DHL INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64120000 - Courier services

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 09:00 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078758-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078758-2026
  19th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.dhl.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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