Trade

Postal and courier tenders

42 open tenders for postal and courier work in the UK from councils, the NHS, schools, housing providers and central government, soonest deadline first.

Closes 12Nov
Post Office Branch - Ameysford Road
Post Office LimitedSouth West
Closing soonLess than an hour leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£8,000estimated
Closes 16Nov
Provision of international courier services for British Council offices in Asia Pacific and Question Paper Distribution (QPD) & Confidential Material Room (CMR) for Pakistan
British CouncilUK-wide
Closing soon4 days leftExpress interest2 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework
£7mframework ceiling
Closes 17Nov
Post Office Branch - Whitchurch
Post Office LimitedSouth West
Closing soon5 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£32kestimated
Closes 17Nov
Post Office Branch - Lockwood
Post Office LimitedYorkshire and the Humber
Closing soon5 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£8,000estimated
Closes 23Nov
ATMP/IMP Courier Service for NHSBT
NHS Blood and TransplantSouth West
Open10 days leftLow competitionSmall contract
£300kestimated
Closes 24Nov
Post Office Branch - Dalgety Bay
Post Office LimitedScotland
Open12 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£8,000estimated
Closes 24Nov
Post Office Branch - Mid Calder
Post Office LimitedScotland
Open12 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£8,000estimated
Closes 25Nov
Total Office & Logistics Solutions
Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)UK-wide
Open12 days left5 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework
£100mframework ceiling
Closes 26Nov
Post Office Branch - Calllow End
Post Office LimitedWest Midlands
Open14 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£6,500estimated
Closes 29Nov
Post Office Branch - Easingwold
Post Office LimitedYorkshire and the Humber
Open17 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£8,000estimated
Closes 29Nov
Post Office Branch - Old Colwyn
Post Office LimitedWales
Open17 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£11kestimated
Closes 1Dec
Post Office Branch - Terrignton St Clements
Post Office LimitedEast of England
Open19 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£11kestimated
Closes 2Dec
DN817670 Parcel Locker Services on Hackney Estates
London Borough of HackneyLondon
Open19 days leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEs
£80mestimated
Closes 7Dec
Courier Services
Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)Wales
Open24 days leftSuitable for SMEs
£1.25mestimated
Closes 9Dec
Post Office Branch - Honley
Post Office LimitedYorkshire and the Humber
Open27 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£8,000estimated
Closes 9Dec
Post Office Branch - Southall
Post Office LimitedLondon
Open27 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£8,000estimated
Closes 23Dec
Post Office Branch - South Petherton
Post Office LimitedSouth West
Open41 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£8,000estimated
Closes 25Dec
Post Office Branch - Cumbernauld
Post Office LimitedScotland
Open43 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£23kestimated
Closes 29Dec
Post Office Branch - Dodworth
Post Office LimitedYorkshire and the Humber
Open47 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£8,000estimated
Closes 29Dec
Post Office Branch - Inchture
Post Office LimitedScotland
Open47 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£20kestimated
Closes 30Dec
Post Office Branch - Billingham
Post Office LimitedNorth East
Open48 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£15kestimated
Closes 6Jan
Post Office Branch - Mansell Road
Post Office LimitedSouth East
Open55 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£10kestimated
Closes 6Jan
Post Office Branch - Stonehaven
Post Office LimitedScotland
Open55 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£8,000estimated
Closes 13Jan
Post Office Branch - Newlyn
Post Office LimitedSouth West
Open62 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£8,000estimated
Closes 13Jan
Post Office Branch - Porthleven
Post Office LimitedSouth West
Open62 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£8,000estimated
Closes 15Jan
Post Office Branch - Sclattie Park
Post Office LimitedScotland
Open64 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£10kestimated
Closes 15Jan
Post Office Branch - Dyce
Post Office LimitedScotland
Open64 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£19kestimated
Closes 15Jan
Post Office Branch - Ruabon
Post Office LimitedWales
Open64 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£13kestimated
Closes 20Jan
Post Office Branch - Tannochside
Post Office LimitedScotland
Open69 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£46kestimated
Closes 23Jan
Post Office Branch - Ewloe
Post Office LimitedWales
Open72 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£22kestimated
Closes 23Jan
Post Office Branch - Trawden
Post Office LimitedNorth West
Open72 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£8,000estimated
Closes 31Jan
Post Office Branch - Partington
Post Office LimitedNorth West
Open80 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£8,000estimated
Closes 7Feb
Post Office Branch - West Bollington
Post Office LimitedNorth West
Open87 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£18kestimated
Closes 7Feb
Post Office Branch - Anniesland
Post Office LimitedScotland
Open87 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£8,000estimated
Closes 19Feb
Post Office Branch - High Street, Gillingham
Post Office LimitedSouth West
Open99 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£60kestimated
Closes 19Feb
Post Office Branch - Wareham
Post Office LimitedSouth West
Open99 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£44kestimated
Closes 27Feb
Post Office Branch - Sauchiehall Street
Post Office LimitedScotland
Open107 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£14kestimated
Closes 20Apr
Post Office Branch - Clun
Post Office LimitedWest Midlands
Open158 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£13kestimated
Closes 20Apr
Post Office Branch - Tal Y Bont
Post Office LimitedWales
Open158 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£9,450estimated
Closes 17Jun
Post Office Branch - Penny Hill
Post Office LimitedYorkshire and the Humber
Open216 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£8,000estimated
Closes 18Aug
Post Office Branch - Cabin Lane
Post Office LimitedWest Midlands
Open278 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs
£9,500estimated
Closes 23Feb
Facilities Management and Workplace Services DPS
Crown Commercial ServiceUK-wide
Open833 days leftDynamic purchasing
£750mestimated

The postal and courier market in the UK

How we work these out

The last 12 months of notices.

Tenders advertised: 267
Typical contract value: £400k; All trades: £95k
Typical contract length: 2 years; All trades: 1 year
Time to bid: 28 days; All trades: 30 days
Bids per contract: 4; All trades: 5
Advertised openly: 76%; All trades: 36%
Won by small firms: 43%; All trades: 61%

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

Contract	Current supplier	Value	Ends
CEFAS22-34 Supply of Milk Sample Collection Services Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science	National Milk Records Ltd	£154k	31 Dec 2026
Solar PV Collective Purchasing 2 South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee	Ichoosr Limited	£2m	14 Jan 2027
Waiver - BWC_RQ3- Unisurge - Parcels Delivery Service Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust	Unisurge International Limited	£11k	30 Jan 2027
Biological sample processing, analysis and storage Health Data Research UK	Affinity Laboratories Limited	—	31 Jan 2027

Recent postal and courier contract awards

Contract	Won by	Value	Awarded
Logistics and Courier Services Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust	DHL Supply Chain Ltd	£1.7m	10 Nov 2026
Post Office Branch - Maple Cross 082033 Post Office Limited	Freedom Convenience Ltd	—	10 Nov 2026
Post Office Branch - Cassiobury Park 098033 Post Office Limited	Freedom Convenience Ltd	—	10 Nov 2026
BWC Hybrid Mail - Synertec Collaboration - UHB / ROH / BWC / BCHC Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust	Synertec Limited	£1m	9 Nov 2026
Post Office Branch - Keighley Post Office Limited	Jasbinder Sandhu t/a Yorkshire Post Office	—	5 Nov 2026
26-60 International Freight University of Wolverhampton	DHL Ecommerce UK Limited	—	4 Nov 2026
Phw-dco-63559 - mail outsourcing for public health wales NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)	PSL Print Management Ltd, Royal Mail, Latcham Direct Limited	—	30 Oct 2026
APHA International Specialist Courier Services Animal and Plant Health Agency	GTS Enterprises T/A Worldnet Shipping	£100k	28 Oct 2026

Suppliers winning the most postal and courier contracts in the UK

Contracts awarded in the last 12 months. Companies only: sole traders are not listed.

#	Supplier	Contracts	Buyers
1	The Royal Mail Group	16	16
2	Royal Mail Group Limited T/A Royal Mail, Parcelforce Worldwide and eCourier.	8	7
3	CitySprint (UK) Ltd	7	7
4	Whistl UK Ltd	6	5
5	Synertec Limited	5	4
6	Print Image Network LtdSME	3	3
7	Speed Couriers Northern LtdSME	3	2
8	Cryopdp	3	1
9	Amey Community Limited	2	2
10	Civica Election Services	2	2

Biggest postal and courier buyers in the last 12 months

All buyers

1Post Office Limited229 notices
2Student Loans Company6 notices
3The Open University6 notices
4Home Office5 notices
5NHS Blood and Transplant5 notices
6NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)5 notices
7British Council4 notices
8Animal and Plant Health Agency3 notices