NICS Multi lot Courier 2026

Department of FinancecontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-068ba8Procurement Act 2023SME suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£6.4m

Awarded 28 Jun 2026

Suppliers

4

4 SME

Lots

4

4 awarded

Published

29 Jun 2026

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.

Scope

Reference
ID 5831785
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 May 2026 to 30 Nov 2029
Possible extension to 30 Nov 2031

Two optional extensions of up to 12 months each

CPV classifications
64120000
64121000
64100000
Contract locations
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Qualitative CriteriaAs Per Tender documentationquality50.00%
Quantitative CriteriaAs Per Tender Documentationprice50.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

As per Tender Documentation

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details· 4 awards

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£300k

Award date

28 Jun 2026

Contract start

01 Dec 2026

Contract end

30 Nov 2029

Lots · 4 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
Lot 2Lot 2 - Dept for Communities, Dept of Finance and DVA£2.3mcomplete
Lot 1Lot 1 - Dept of Justice£300kcomplete
Lot 4Lot 4 - Public Prosecution Service£2.0mcomplete
Lot 3Lot 3 - Dept of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs£1.8mcomplete