Awarded 5 October 2026
Integrated Courier, Logistics and Distribution Services
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust · South East
Courier services tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
56 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Courier services contracts ,
56 contracts across the UK, of any size
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The latest courier services contracts awarded
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Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust · South East
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HM Land Registry · London
Awarded 19 August 2026
DHL Courier Services
The Open University
Awarded 17 August 2026
Courier Services
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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
CitySprint won the most courier services contracts
QE Facilities Ltd won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
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| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CitySprint South East · See every contract | 21 | £7.3m | 20 | ||
| 2 | DHL South East · See every contract | 9 | £4.7m | 5 | ||
| 3 | Royal Mail Group London · See every contract | 5 | £3.2m | 5 | ||
| 4joint | DX Northern Ireland · SME · See every contract | 2 | £430k | 2 | ||
| 4joint | G & T EXPRESS LIMITED North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £190k | 2 | ||
| 4joint | Global Service Group East of England · See every contract | 2 | £87k | 2 | ||
| 7joint | QE Facilities Ltd North East · See every contract | 1 | £8.5m | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Topspeed Couriers Ltd London · See every contract | 1 | £3.6m | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Zero Emission Deliveries Waltham Forest LTD London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £360k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Apollo Distribution Solutions Ltd Wales · SME · See every contract | 1 | £250k | 1 |
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Who buys
49 buyers awarded courier services contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
4 buyers bought courier services more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many courier services contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many courier services contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
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Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Open University | 5 | £227k |
| 2 | Home Office | 2 | £4.7m |
| 3 | Public Services Delivery Scotland | 2 | £1.6m |
| 4 | National Savings & Investments (NS&I) | 2 | £72k |
| 5 | Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £8.5m |
| 6 | Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £4.3m |
| 7 | Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) | 1 | £3.6m |
| 8 | Crown Prosecution Service | 1 | £3.3m |
| 9 | Highways England | 1 | £430k |
| 10 | London Borough of Waltham Forest | 1 | £360k |
Prices
Half of courier services contracts are worth less than £89k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 87% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustQE Facilities Ltd · 16 Oct 2024
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation TrustDHL · 5 Oct 2026
- Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)Topspeed Couriers Ltd · 19 Dec 2025
- Crown Prosecution ServiceCitySprint · 9 Feb 2026
- Home OfficeRoyal Mail Group · 24 Mar 2026
- Home OfficeCitySprint · 1 Apr 2025
- Public Services Delivery ScotlandCitySprint · 1 Jul 2026
- Public Services Delivery ScotlandWinner not published · 1 Jul 2026
- Highways EnglandDX · 13 Jan 2026
- London Borough of Waltham ForestZero Emission Deliveries Waltham Forest LTD · 4 Jun 2026
Where and when
The South East awards the most courier services contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 12 | £5.3m |
| London | 5 | £6.9m |
| North East | 4 | £8.8m |
| Wales | 4 | £484k |
| East of England | 3 | £217k |
| East Midlands | 2 | £75k |
| South West | 2 | £84k |
| Scotland | 2 | £1.6m |
| North West | 1 | £277k |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 1 | £40k |
| West Midlands | 1 | £150k |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | £300k |
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Deadlines
Half of courier services tenders close within 29 days of being published
Each dot is a courier services tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 61% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 24% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 29 days
is how long the typical courier services tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 23 UK courier services tenders published in the last 24 months. - 1
new courier services tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
25 in the last 24 months. - 87%
of the money is in the 10 biggest courier services contracts.
Of 52 contracts with a published value. - 25%
of courier services contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 48 award notices.
Questions
How many courier services contracts does the UK public sector award?
56 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 49 public buyers.
How long are courier services tenders open for?
The median courier services tender is open for 29 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector courier services contract worth?
The median is £89k, and 69% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector courier services contracts?
CitySprint won the most (21). QE Facilities Ltd won the most by value (£8.5m).
What is included
Collection and delivery of documents, packages and items by courier on request, the same day or on timetabled rounds between the buyer's own sites and other UK addresses.
- Same-day national courier
- Ad hoc courier collection and delivery
- Courier between office locations and postal addresses
- Courier service level agreements
- Movement of items by taxi courier
- Courier of kits and materials
- Daily internal mail distribution between sites
- Library inter-branch delivery
What is not included
- Network parcel delivery (trn.post.parcel-delivery)
- International express (trn.post.parcel-delivery)
- Specimens (trn.post.pathology-and-specimen-courier)
- Medicines (trn.post.pathology-and-specimen-courier)
- Secure and confidential items (trn.post.secure-courier)
- Pallets and full loads (trn.freight.road-haulage-and-pallet-distribution)