# Post and courier services (CPV 64100000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/post-and-courier-services-64100000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Post and courier services (CPV 64100000) covers UK public procurement for Post and courier services. Tracked across 62 published procedures (21 in the last 12 months) across 43 contracting authorities, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Post and courier services

- **CPV Code:** `64100000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Postal and telecommunications services (CPV 64000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/postal-and-telecommunications-services-64000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 3

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 21

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 62

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 20 (43 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 31 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/post-and-courier-services-64100000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/post-and-courier-services-64100000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (middle half 3–3) (median of 5 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £204k (median net contract award; interquartile range £51k–£992k)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 45 days (median)

- **SME Win Rate:** 31% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises

- **Local Win Rate:** 45% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region

## Other Classes in Postal and telecommunications services

1. [Postal services (CPV 64110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/postal-services-64110000): 257 notices/12m

2. [Telephone and data transmission services (CPV 64210000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/telephone-and-data-transmission-services-64210000): 95 notices/12m

3. [Telecommunications services (CPV 64200000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/telecommunications-services-64200000): 80 notices/12m

4. [Courier services (CPV 64120000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/courier-services-64120000): 67 notices/12m

5. [Telecommunication services except telephone and data transmission services (CPV 64220000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/telecommunication-services-except-telephone-and-data-transmi-64220000): 33 notices/12m

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Post and courier services work:

1. [Department of Health & Social Care](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12): 6 notices (0 in last 12m)

2. [FCDO Services](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/fcdo-services-gov-ot1316): 5 notices (1 in last 12m)

3. [British Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313): 4 notices (0 in last 12m)

4. [City of London Corporation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/city-of-london-ons-e09000001): 3 notices (0 in last 12m)

5. [Post Office Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/post-office-limited-gov-pc1386): 3 notices (2 in last 12m)

6. [London Borough of Waltham Forest](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-waltham-forest-ons-e09000031): 2 notices (1 in last 12m)

7. [NI Courts and Tribunal Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ni-courts-and-tribunal-service-GB-FTS-30397): 2 notices (0 in last 12m)

8. [UK Hydrographic Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-hydrographic-office-gov-ea51): 2 notices (0 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 7 notices (23%)

2. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 6 notices (20%)

3. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 5 notices (17%)

4. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 5 notices (17%)

5. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 4 notices (13%)

6. [Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/northern-ireland): 4 notices (13%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Post and courier services:

1. [The Royal Mail Group Limited (t/a Parcelforce Worldwide)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-royal-mail-group-limited-t-a-parcelforce-worldwide-coh-04138203): 4 procedures across 4 contracting authorities

2. [DHL SUPPLY CHAIN LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dhl-supply-chain-limited-coh-00528867): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

3. [WHISTL UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/whistl-uk-limited-coh-04417047): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

4. [BFS GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bfs-group-limited-coh-00239718): 2 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

5. [Brake Bros Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/brake-bros-ltd-coh-02035315): 2 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

6. [Hellmann Worldwide Logistics](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hellmann-worldwide-logistics-coh-01108485): 2 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

7. [Alliance Healthcare (Distribution) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/alliance-healthcare-distribution-ltd-coh-03446039): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

8. [BHA Couriers Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bha-couriers-ltd-coh-11545752): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Post and courier services intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/post-and-courier-services-64100000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/post-and-courier-services-64100000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt