Official UK procurement notice
International Specialist Courier Services
Authority: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)·On behalf of: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60)Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£35,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 23 Apr 2025no call for competition
Awarded to CRYOPDP +2 more4 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Vets and Labs require the transport of animal samples globally. These samples are classed as hazardous and fall into two categories: - Category A (an infectious substance capable of causing permanent disability or fatal disease in animals or humans) - Category B (an infectious substance that does not meet the criteria for Cat A). Two separate contracts will be awarded, one for Category A and one for Category B.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Apr 2025, 12:52 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jun 2025, 13:39 BST
- Authority reference
C28660- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035792- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0503fcFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
An extension of the current contracts to cover the gap until a new tender is awarded.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
9 May 2025 → 27 Jun 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends9 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published27 Jun 2025, 13:39 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2025- Transparency notice published16 Apr 2025, 12:52 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published29 Apr 2025, 15:49 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected12 May 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 Jun 2025, 13:39 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 4
Awarded value £35,0001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 2latest 12 May 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRYOPDP13 May 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £35,000 | 23 Apr 2025 | Awarded |
| GTS ENTERPRISES T/A WORLDNET SHIPPINGSME13 May 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £200,000same award published again · counted once | 23 Apr 2025standstill to 9 May 2025 | Standstill |
| PDP Courier Services Ltd. (CRYOPDP)SME | £35,000 † | — | Awarded |
| GTS ENTERPRISES T/A WORLDNET SHIPPINGSME | £200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
International Specialist Courier Services · PDP Courier Services Ltd. (CRYOPDP)SME
- Signed
- 12 May 2025
- Value
- £35,000
- Period
- 13 May 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
4 agreed KPIs: Accurate and Timely Billing of Customer · Customer Service · Service Delivery …
- Accurate and Timely Billing of Customer, Invoices to be submitted on a monthly basis, which are free from mathematical error and reflect the data provided to the Contractor.
- Customer Service, The contractor will provide the customer with access to the customer support desk and have an escalation route for complaint handling. This will be required 5 days a week (Mon – Fri) 8.30 - 17:00
- Service Delivery, The contractor meets delivery timescales set, consignment condition and custom clearance resolutions.
- Contract Management, The Contractor provides management information and responds to a request for service or issues in a timely fashion and which meet the customers’ expectations.
International Specialist Courier Services · GTS ENTERPRISES T/A WORLDNET SHIPPINGSME
- Signed
- 12 May 2025
- Value
- £200,000
- Period
- 13 May 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
4 agreed KPIs: Customer Service · Service Delivery · Contract Management …
- Customer Service, The contractor will provide the customer with access to the customer support desk and have an escalation route for complaint handling. This will be required 5 days a week (Mon – Fri) 8.30 - 17:00
- Service Delivery, The contractor meets delivery timescales set, consignment condition and custom clearance resolutions.
- Contract Management, The Contractor provides management information and responds to a request for service or issues in a timely fashion and which meet the customers’ expectations.
- Accurate and timely billing of Customer, Invoices to be submitted on a monthly basis, which are free from mathematical error and reflect the data provided to the Contractor.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSProcuring entityDefra is working on the procurement on behalf of the APHA.
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural AffairsProcuring entityManaging the procurement
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice- GTS ENTERPRISE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- GTS ENTERPRISES T/A WORLDNET SHIPPINGAwarded supplier
- PDP COURIER SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- PDP Courier Services Ltd. (CRYOPDP)Awarded supplier
- PDP Courier Services Ltd. (CRYOPDP)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender