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Published 27 Oct 2026, 08:59 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of a Courier Service for the Shipping of Food Samples

Official notice

Authority: Health and Safety Executive (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+8 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)Wales (UKL)Scotland (UKM)
Awarded value£42,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 22 Oct 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Topspeed Couriers Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) required a courier service for the shipping of food samples of plant origin collected by Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) inspectors on behalf of HSE. Samples are collected from across the UK to be shipped to two laboratories, one in Scotland and one in England.

These samples are collected as part of the official pesticide residues in food monitoring programme. It is a requirement in retained legislation (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005) for the competent authority to deliver a coordinated multiannual control programme for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. HSE have been designated as the competent authority by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, Scotland
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
27 Oct 2026, 08:59 GMT
Last source update
27 Oct 2026, 08:59 GMT
Authority reference
1.11.4.4959.
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101305
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+3 moreSouth West (UKK)Wales (UKL)Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0790b7 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    27 Oct 2026, 08:59 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £42,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Topspeed Couriers LimitedSME£42,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Health and Safety Executive

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBXM-4389-TXVZ Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, Liverpool, North West, L20 7HSContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • TOPSPEED COURIERS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02355055GB-PPON: PDCQ-7873-QVZM Unit 12 Ion Path, off Road Three, Winsford Industrial Estate, Winsford, North West, CW7 3BXContact 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 Tender