Virtual Ward Couriers · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (Central government)

Below threshold - limited competition

Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)

Awarded value£24,500published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Jun 2026

Awarded to Royal Voluntary Service

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Collection and delivery of equipment and medication for the Virtual Wards.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East Midlands

64120000 Courier services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Jul 2026, 13:23 BST
Last source update: 13 Jul 2026, 13:23 BST
Authority reference: C458477
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-065601
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c985 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
13 Jul 2026, 13:23 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £24,5001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Royal Voluntary Service	£24,500 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Virtual Ward Couriers · Royal Voluntary Service
Signed
30 Jun 2026
Value
£24,500
Period
1 Jul 2026 – 29 Oct 2027 · up to 29 Oct 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Optional extension for 1 year.
Options
Option to extend for an additional year
1 agreed KPI: Delivery Compliance.
- Delivery Compliance., Provider must adhere to 100% same day delivery compliance.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWXN-8614-MPHH University Hospitals of Leicester Headquarters, Level 3, Balmoral Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 5WWContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Royal Voluntary ServiceAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02520413 29 Charles Street, Stoke-On-Trent, England,, Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, ST1 3JPContact 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 Tender13 Jul 2026, 13:23 BST