ID 5831785 - NICS Multi lot Courier 2026
Estimated value
£6.4m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
4
Published
27 Apr 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
- Total value
- £6,380,000 excluding VAT£7,656,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 May 2026 to 30 Nov 2029Possible extension to 30 Nov 2031
Two optional extensions of up to 12 months each
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 641200006412100064100000
- Contract locations
- Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualitative Criteria | As Per Tender documentation | quality | 50.00% |
| Quantitative Criteria | As Per Tender Documentation | price | 50.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
As per Tender Documentation
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 18 May 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 25 May 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission address
- Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 4 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 | Lot 1 - Dept of Justice | £300k | active |
| Lot 2 | Lot 2 - Dept for Communities, Dept of Finance and DVA | £2.3m | active |
| Lot 3 | Lot 3 - Dept of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs | £1.8m | active |
| Lot 4 | Lot 4 - Public Prosecution Service | £2.0m | active |