OUPA11553 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£45,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to DHL INTERNATIONAL (UK) LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Courier Services for OU Warehouse 2025/26

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

64120000 Courier services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 26 Aug 2025, 15:58 BST
Last source update: 26 Aug 2025, 15:58 BST
Authority reference: DHL Courier - LDS 2025/26
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-051343
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058df1 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
26 Aug 2025, 15:58 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £45,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DHL INTERNATIONAL (UK) LTD	£45,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · DHL INTERNATIONAL (UK) LTD
Signed
1 Aug 2025
Value
£45,000
Period
1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000391 · GB-PPON: PYNW-6296-ZJQQ Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, South East, MK7 6AAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DHL INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01184988 SOUTHERN HUB, UNIT 1, HORTON ROAD, COLNBROOK, South East, SL3 0BBContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender26 Aug 2025, 15:58 BST