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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02c198"
title: "Domestic Courier Services/RES/PRO/2021"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/domestic-courier-services-res-pro-2021-ocds-h6vhtk-02c198"
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# Domestic Courier Services/RES/PRO/2021

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/domestic-courier-services-res-pro-2021-ocds-h6vhtk-02c198). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The Open University seeks a provider for UK based courier services. The contract will provide a variety of delivery options for packages from 100g to generally about 10kg.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/open-university-the-urn-133849)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 July 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Courier services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ12
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/domestic-courier-services-res-pro-2021-ocds-h6vhtk-02c198#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02c198`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/domestic-courier-services-res-pro-2021-ocds-h6vhtk-02c198#tl-md)

## Description
The Open University seeks a provider for UK based courier services. The contract will provide a variety of delivery options for packages from 100g to generally about 10kg. A significant proportion of parcels will be collected from our Wellingborough Distribution Services (WDS) Warehouse and will be within the dimensions of 250mm X 350mm x 75m with an average parcel weight of 1.98kg. The vast majority of our shipments are expected to be shipped to customer within 48 hours. The packages will contain learning materials for students and faculty across the UK, although it is possible that collection points and contents may differ from time to time.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015049-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-07-01T11:14:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-03T11:56:13.447Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02c198