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# Provision of Specimen Courier Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-specimen-courier-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06f4fc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cardiff and Vale University Health Board: "Provision of Specimen Courier Service". Published status: complete. Published 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:** [Cardiff and Vale University Health Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-vale-university-health-board-nhs-7a4)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award under framework
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKL
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £210,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-specimen-courier-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06f4fc#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f4fc`

## 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/provision-of-specimen-courier-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06f4fc#tl-md)

## Description
This is to inform the market of a Contract Detail & Award for provision of external courier services for the transportation of pathology specimens, procured via a framework agreement (RM6354). The service supports both scheduled and ad hoc deliveries, ensuring safe, compliant, and timely movement of samples to maintain diagnostic services where internal capacity is limited.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85142000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** PROVISION OF SPECIMEN COURIER SERVICES (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **CitySprint (UK) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-35858`
  - Value: £210,000
  - Date: 06/08/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** PROVISION OF SPECIMEN COURIER SERVICES (active)
  - Signed Value: £210,000
  - Signed Date: 06/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F085276-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-09T09:55:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T18:15:42.239Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06f4fc