Courier Services for Hampshire Scientific Services

Hampshire County Council
Open procedure
7 December 2026 to 28 July 2028

The service involves daily collection of food and feed samples from Felixstowe, Harwich, and Ipswich ports for delivery to laboratories in Kent and Hampshire. The contract requires strict adherence to a 24-hour turnaround window, maintaining a secure chain of custody, and providing electronic proof of delivery. The service must avoid overnight hubs or intermediate handling to ensure sample integrity, with current volumes averaging 10 consignments per day and a requirement for flexible, scalable capacity including occasional Saturday operations.

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Awarded value: £628k; As published
Published: 2 July 2026
Awarded: 26 October 2026; Rapid Transport Limited
Contract length: 20 months; Ends 28 July 2028

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of time-critical, secure same-day courier services for the transportation of sensitive scientific samples between ports and laboratories.

Transport of time‑critical food and feed enforcement samples from East Suffolk ports to designated laboratories in Kent and Hampshire

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 19 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 43 months
Contract dates: 7 December 2026 to 28 July 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 64120000

Services in this contract

Pathology, specimen and medicines courierMain service£69k typicalSame-day courier of time-critical enforcement samples to laboratories

Lifecycle

Published
2 July 2026
Contract awardedto Rapid Transport Limited
26 October 2026
Contract starts
7 December 2026
Contract ends
28 July 2028

The buyer

Hampshire County Council

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The supplier

Rapid Transport Limited

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3634173/courier-services-for-hampshire-scientific-services
Buyer reference: UN27942
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c216
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Hampshire County Council. Courier Services for Hampshire Scientific Services. Contract award, 2 July 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3634173/courier-services-for-hampshire-scientific-services (accessed 5 November 2026).