Courier services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 64120000Services · classin Postal and telecommunications services

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Open tenders in courier services

4 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Central government 41% (108 notices)
  • Local authorities 16% (42 notices)
  • Other public bodies 12% (31 notices)
  • NHS & health 9% (24 notices)
  • Education & universities 5% (12 notices)
  • Not classified 17% (45 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Department of Health & Social CareCentral government820
British CouncilLocal authorities600
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government600
Home OfficeCentral government500
NHS Blood and TransplantCentral government530
NHS EnglandCentral government500
NHS Shared Business Services LimitedNHS & health530
NHS Supply ChainNHS & health500
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Central government510
Our Future Health (Akeso&Co acting on behalf of)not classified500

160 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 132 of 265 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
Scotland27 · 20%
Greater London25 · 19%
South East England20 · 15%
Wales (Cymru)18 · 14%
Northern Ireland17 · 13%
North West England14 · 11%
Yorkshire and the Humber12 · 9%
East of England11 · 8%
South West England9 · 7%
West Midlands8 · 6%
East Midlands7 · 5%
North East England6 · 5%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 75% (200 notices)
  • Framework 22% (58 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 3% (7 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 54% (144 notices)
  • Route not published 26% (69 notices)
  • Selective 14% (38 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 5% (14 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 83% (60 notices)
  • Below threshold 17% (12 notices)
Typical tender window32 daysrobust · n=60median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (112) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=40
  • 1 bid 15% (6)
  • 2–3 43% (17)
  • 4–6 35% (14)
  • 7 or more 8% (3)
Contract value, net
p25 £170,636median £362,700p75 £2,533,333
interquartile range of 53 awards · p90 £42,669,200
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=32middle half 2–4
Competed95%robust · n=112open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs58%robust · n=142of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs60%robust · n=47single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally77%robust · n=31winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimateat the estimaterobust · n=245 below · 4 above
Abandoned7%robust · n=112cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot27robust · n=1539 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 207 awards to 133 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 24% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 94 of 265 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Atamis Health Family Portal27 notices · 29% · 1 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution14 notices · 15%
Proactis / ProContract10 notices · 11%
In-tend Electronic Procurement6 notices · 6% · 2 open
Sell2Wales6 notices · 6%
eTendersNI4 notices · 4%

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 6412. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 17 Sept 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 6412. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.