--- title: "Award of Specialist Courier Services" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000722803" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000722803" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000722803.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000722803.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "FOOD STANDARDS SCOTLAND (FSS)" published: "2023-04-04" --- # Award of Specialist Courier Services Buyer: FOOD STANDARDS SCOTLAND (FSS) Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000722803 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000722803) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000722803.json) ## Summary The Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has awarded the contract for Specialist Courier Services to Topspeed Couriers Ltd. The tender, titled "Award of Specialist Courier Services," involved providing a fully managed specialist courier service for the pick-up and delivery of non-infectious biological material throughout mainland Scotland. The procurement stage was an award, with the contract signed on 30th March 2023. The buying organisation, FSS, is based in Aberdeen, and the tender was for services falling under the main procurement category of services. This tender award presents a business growth opportunity for courier service providers interested in specialised courier services. Businesses in the courier services sector, especially those experienced in handling biological material and operations across mainland Scotland, would be well-suited to compete for similar contracts. The timeline for the tender period spans from 3rd April 2023 to 31st March 2026, offering a potential long-term partnership opportunity for the successful bidder, Topspeed Couriers Ltd. ## Notice Food Standards Scotland (FSS) requires a Contractor to provide a fully managed specialist courier service for the pick-up and delivery of non-infectious biological material throughout mainland Scotland. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR475513 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 4 Apr 2023 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £356,500 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | FOOD STANDARDS SCOTLAND (FSS) | | Additional buyers | ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL; ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL; CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL; EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY; FIFE COLLEGE; FIFE COUNCIL; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL; NHS LANARKSHIRE; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; SOCIAL CARE AND SOCIAL WORK IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND (CARE INSPECTORATE); SOCIAL SECURITY SCOTLAND; THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL; THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE; WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL | | Locality | GOLSPIE | | Post town | Kirkwall | | Postcode | KW10 6UB | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire | | Local authority | Aberdeen City | | Electoral ward | Torry/Ferryhill | | Westminster constituency | Aberdeen South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 62 | | Supplier names | ABBEYFIELD KIRKCALDY SOCIETY; ABPMER; AECOM; AMP CLEAN ENERGY SERVICES; ANDERSON ANDERSON AND BROWN; AQUATERA; ARTSCAPE GARDENS; ASA RECRUITMENT (QUICK QUOTES; BLACK BOX EDUCATION; BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS; CARNEGIE CARE; CAS DUNCAN; CLACKMANNANSHIRE THIRD SECTOR INTERFACE; COMMISSUM; CONTROL ROOM SOLUTIONS; CREATURE LONDON; CSI MANUFACTURING; DEREK BROWN FORESTRY & GARDENING CONTRACTOR; DFFC; DINGBRO; DUNCAN WEMYSS; EJ PARKER TECHNICAL SERVICES (SCOTLAND NORTH; EKOS; ELECTRIFY MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS; ERNST & YOUNG LLP (EY; GAEL FORCE MARINE EQUIPMENT; GALLIFORD TRY CONSTRUCTION LTD T/A MORRISON CONSTRUCTION NORTH EAST; GAS CALL SERVICES; HARVEY NASH; HAYS HYDRAULICS & MECHANICAL SERVICES; ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE; INDIGO FITNESS; INSIGHT DIRECT (UK; KC SCAFFOLDING; KHIPU NETWORKS; KILO MARINE ELECTRONICS; LANDED PEER EDUCATION SERVICE; LORIEN RESOURCING; MACKAY MARINE SERVICES; MINDSPACE; MOSEL; MOTT MACDONALD; OCF; PRIME BUILD SOLUTIONS; PROCAST BUILDING CONTRACTORS; RE-THINK DEVELOPMENT; RESTORE DATASHRED; SAMS ENTERPRISE; SIMPLEX-TURBULO; SKW CONSTRUCTION; SMART TRAVEL; SMITH AND SONS COACHES; STONEHAVEN SHELLFISH & BOAT TRIPS; SYSTRA; THE GATE WORLDWIDE; THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE; TOPSPEED COURIERS; UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND; VENESKY BROWN; VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT; VEOLIA WATER TECHNOLOGIES; WYLIE & BISSET | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 64 - Postal and telecommunications services ### Codes - 64120000 - Courier services ## Release History - 4 Apr 2023 at 18:02 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR475513 ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://fife.ac.uk - http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot - http://https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/ - http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk - http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk - http://www.careinspectorate.gov.scot - http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/ - http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk - http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk - http://www.fife.gov.uk - http://www.highland.gov.uk/ - http://www.hutton.ac.uk - http://www.midlothian.gov.uk - http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk - http://www.pkc.gov.uk - http://www.scotland.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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