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title: "Purchase of International Specialist Courier Services for APHA"
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# Purchase of International Specialist Courier Services for APHA

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-international-specialist-courier-services-for-apha-ocds-h6vhtk-054f3f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal): "Purchase of International Specialist Courier Services for APHA". Published status: complete. Published Value: £955,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: defra-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **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)
- **Published Value:** £955,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 November 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Air transport services, Courier services, Mail delivery services, Multi-modal courier services, Non-scheduled airmail transport services (+7 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-international-specialist-courier-services-for-apha-ocds-h6vhtk-054f3f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-054f3f`

## 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/purchase-of-international-specialist-courier-services-for-apha-ocds-h6vhtk-054f3f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [defra-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdefra-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-international-specialist-courier-services-for-apha-ocds-h6vhtk-054f3f#participate

## Description
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) require a specialist courier supplier to manage the secure, time-critical collection and international delivery of approximately 2,000 consignments per year. While these volumes are indicative and cannot be guaranteed, the consignments include high-risk materials classified as Category A (UN2814 & UN2900) and Category B (UN3373), which must be transported both within the UK (including Northern Ireland) and globally, covering Europe, Non-EU countries, and other international destinations. Due to the specialist nature of the consignments, the suppliers must hold appropriate licenses for the transportation of infectious substances, manage chilled and dry ice shipments, provide import services, and navigate complex customs clearance procedures.

## 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
- **Estimated Value:** £955,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (cancelled)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 27/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F064911-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-30T09:23:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T05:57:30.158Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-054f3f