Provision of an Internal Mail Courier Service

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Estimated value

Awarded value

£333k

Awarded 22 Jan 2026

Suppliers

2

2 SME

Lots

1

2 awarded

Published

22 Jan 2026

Description

The Council is reprocuring a dedicated, secure, Internal mail and parcel collection & delivery Service contract. This contract is split over 2 routes, one for the geographical area of Cumberland and one for the geographical area of Westmorland & Furness. This service will move a variety of items securely between approx 40 sites across the two areas. Due to the nature of the items transported by this service there is a requirement for items to be handed over from one route to the other. This tender will be to procure a single supplier with two contracts, one for each area. There are various Council buildings in both routes but they also include some Police & Fire stations/buildings. Due to the nature of the service security measures will be vital to the contract including the vetting of contractor staff.

Scope

Reference
DN791081
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2027
Possible extension to 31 Dec 2029

There is the potential for contract extensions of up to 2 x 12 months, depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and availability of further funding.

CPV classifications
64120000
Contract locations
North West England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Qualityquality50.00%
Priceprice40.00%
Social Valuequality10.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details· 2 awards

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

Awarded value

£162k

Award date

22 Jan 2026

Contract start

03 Feb 2026

Contract end

31 Dec 2028

Awarded to