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# International Specialist Courier Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/international-specialist-courier-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0503fc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal): "International Specialist Courier Services". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/animal-and-plant-health-agency-defra-network-etendering-port-gov-ea1079)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £35,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/international-specialist-courier-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0503fc#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0503fc`

## 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/international-specialist-courier-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0503fc#tl-md)

## Description
The 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000, 60161000, 60400000, 60411000, 60421000, 64100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** International Specialist Courier Services (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **CRYOPDP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-173626`
  - Value: £35,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 22/04/2025

- **Award:** International Specialist Courier Services (pending)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **GTS ENTERPRISE LIMITED, GTS ENTERPRISES T/A WORLDNET SHIPPING**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-118789`
  - Value: £200,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 22/04/2025

- **Award:** 3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **PDP Courier Services Ltd. (CRYOPDP)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-152768`
  - Value: £35,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **GTS ENTERPRISES T/A WORLDNET SHIPPING**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-118789`
  - Value: £200,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** International Specialist Courier Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £35,000
  - Signed Date: 11/05/2025

- **Contract:** International Specialist Courier Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £200,000
  - Signed Date: 11/05/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035792-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-27T12:39:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T04:59:02.031Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0503fc