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Defra Group General Courier Service

Department Of Environment, Food And Rural Affairs

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Key details

Contracting authority
Department Of Environment, Food And Rural Affairs
Public authority - central government
Region
London
Delivery: United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Contract value
£1,750,000ex VAT
£2,100,000 inc VAT
Deadline
30 October 2025
Published
17 October 2025

Procurement

Contract period
1 April 2026 - 31 March 2028
2 years
Possible extension to 1 April 2031 · 5 years in total
CPV classifications
  • 64120000 Courier services
  • 64100000 Post and courier services
  • 64121200 Parcel delivery services
  • 64121000 Multi-modal courier services
  • 60411000 Scheduled airmail transport services
  • 60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
  • 64110000 Postal services
  • 60400000 Air transport services
  • 64113000 Postal services related to parcels
  • 64121100 Mail delivery services
  • 60421000 Non-scheduled airmail transport services
  • 60161000 Parcel transport services

What happened

The contract runs until 31 Mar 2028.

Description

The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra Group also known as Buyer) requires a day-to-day courier service for its staff across the United Kingdom and internationally to ensure continuity of service in the works that we do.

Supplier shall be required to collect and deliver consignments from a variety of premises. These will predominantly consist of offices and laboratories, though other premises may be required to be attended on behalf of Buyer. Consignments are on average between 100g and 25kg in weight. No estimates or volumes can be guaranteed.

How to engage

Defra Group Commercial intends to publish a tender opportunity for the provision of Defra Group General Courier Service, tentatively scheduled for late November 2025. The successful supplier(s) will be required to collect and deliver consignments from a range of premises, primarily offices and laboratories, though other locations may also be included. Consignments will typically range between 100g and 25kg in weight, however, no specific volumes or frequencies can be guaranteed. The service is required to support day-to-day courier operations for staff across the United Kingdom and internationally, ensuring continuity of service for Defra Group's work. Supplier(s) will also be required to provide an eMarketplace punch-out service as part of the contract. We are considering holding a virtual supplier engagement event, provisionally scheduled for 30th October 2025, to be hosted via Microsoft Teams. This session will include an overview of our requirements, followed by a Q&A session to allow suppliers to provide feedback and raise questions. If your organisation is interested in this upcoming opportunity, please register your interest by emailing [email protected]. In your response, kindly confirm the following: 1) Whether your organisation intends to submit a tender. 2) Whether you would like to attend the supplier engagement event, if so, please provide the names and email addresses of the proposed attendees. We would appreciate receiving all expressions of interest by 12pm on 28th October 2025. Thank you for your time and interest. We look forward to hearing from you.

Contact

Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF

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Identifiers

Buyer reference
P-35810
Notice ID
066189-2025
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ce93

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