Courier Services (Lotted)

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
East of England
24 June 2025 to 23 June 2028

Provision of worldwide cold-chain shipping and UK-based specialist road courier services. The contract requires handling of sensitive life sciences materials, including infectious substances and goods requiring dry ice, with service delivery based from a specific site in South Mimms.

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Awarded value: Not published
Published: 4 October 2024
Awarded: 24 June 2025; Kuehne & Nagel, DHL and UPS Limited
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 23 June 2028

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of specialist courier and freight forwarding services for life sciences, including cold-chain logistics and dangerous goods transportation.

Worldwide courier services for ambient-temperature shipping across the globe for the MHRA
Worldwide cold-chain courier services for temperature-controlled shipping to the MHRA
Worldwide freight forwarding services provided to the MHRA Standards Production site at South Mimms
Specialist road courier services within the UK
Courier services for the United Kingdom Stem Cell Bank

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
4 Social Value	Not stated	Not stated
6 Worldwide Courier Cold Chain	£650k	Not stated
7 Freight Forwarding	£2.9m	Not stated
8 UK Specialist Courier	£84k	Not stated
9 UKSCB dry shipping	£24k	Not stated
2 Technical envelope	Not stated	Not stated
3 Commercial envelope	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Contract dates: 24 June 2025 to 23 June 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 8
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 64120000, 64121000

Services in this contract

Parcel and express delivery, UK and internationalMain service£145k typicalWorldwide courier services for life sciences shipments
International freight forwarding and shipping£27k typicalLot 3 worldwide freight forwarding

Lifecycle

Published
4 October 2024
Contract awardedto Kuehne & Nagel, DHL and UPS Limited
24 June 2025
Contract starts
24 June 2025
Contract ends
23 June 2028

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Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

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Kuehne & Nagel

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DHL

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1736949/courier-services-lotted
Buyer reference: C308606
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Courier Services (Lotted). Contract award, 4 October 2024. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1736949/courier-services-lotted (accessed 5 November 2026).