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Internal Mail & Courier Service

Published 19 Oct 2026

19 Oct 2026

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust

Primary CPV: 64100000 *
Post and courier services
Location: 🇬🇧 East of England
Value: £13,000,000
Contract: 3 years Duration
01/02/2027 31/01/2030
Contract Types: 64 *Postal & telecommunications services
Full CPV Breakdown
SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

Elizabeth House, Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge Road, Cambridge, CB21 5EF, United Kingdom · UKH

Contact

tenders@nchc.nhs.uk

Award Criteria

Not specified

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Reference: C408691

Internal mail and courier service for the majority of trust sites, includes transport of consumables supplies, parcels, mail and equipment around estate's of the Trusts. Please see specifications for further details. Contract value is calculated as follows: £1,482 million per annum includes NCHC, CCS, CPFT and NSFT. We have included NWAFT at approx. £1mill per annum, with a £500k buffer.

Awarded to

LIFE COURIERS UK LIMITED 15 Oct 2026 · £13,000,000

Full CPV breakdown

64100000 — Post and courier services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Central government
Competition: Restricted / competitive (suppliers are shortlisted first)
Contract type: Services
Bids received: 3
Winning supplier: SME
Procurement method: Competitive flexible procedure
Main category: Services
Above threshold: Yes
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Complete
Award status: Pending
Award date: 15 Oct 2026
Standstill period ends: 29 Oct 2026
Contract can be extended to: 31 Jan 2032
Renewal: Contract term is 3 years with two options to extend for up to 12 months each.
Reserved / special regime: Light Touch
Language: EN
Published: 19 Oct 2026 13:51
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fcf8
Notice ID: C408691

Competition

Bids received

Bids considered at final stage

SME bids at final stage

VCSE bids at final stage

Organisations on this notice

LIFE COURIERS UK LIMITED

Supplier, Tenderer SME

Unit D1 Railway Triangle Walton Road Portsmouth Hampshire, Portsmouth, PO6 1TH, United Kingdom

contact@lifecouriers.com

08085120013

GB-COH 02682701

Global Service Group Limited

Tenderer Large

Unit 4 Windmill Business Park Brooklands Close, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 7DY, United Kingdom

GB-COH 03348440

EMED Group Limited

Tenderer Large

Angels Wing 1 Whitehouse Street, Hunslet, Leeds, LS10 1AD, United Kingdom

www.ersmedical.co.uk

GB-COH 10783395

Key dates

Future Signature Date: 30 Oct 2026 · Scheduled

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Organisations

Party 1 › Name	Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Foundation Trust
Party 1 › Address › Street	Elizabeth House, Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge Road
Party 1 › Address › Town / city	Cambridge
Party 1 › Address › Postcode	CB21 5EF
Party 1 › Address › Country	GB
Party 1 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKH12
Party 1 › Contact › Email	tenders@nchc.nhs.uk
Party 1 › Role	buyer
Party 1 › Classification › Description	Public authority - central government
Party 2 › Name	Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Party 2 › Address › Street	Unit 7/8 Meadow Lane
Party 2 › Address › Town / city	St Ives
Party 2 › Address › Postcode	PE27 4LG
Party 2 › Address › Country	GB
Party 2 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKH12
Party 2 › Contact › Email	tenders@nchc.nhs.uk
Party 2 › Role	buyer
Party 2 › Link	https://www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk/
Party 2 › Classification › Description	Public authority - central government
Party 3 › Name	North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Party 3 › Address › Street	Bretton Gate
Party 3 › Address › Town / city	Peterborough
Party 3 › Address › Postcode	PE3 9GZ
Party 3 › Address › Country	GB
Party 3 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKH11
Party 3 › Contact › Email	tenders@nchc.nhs.uk
Party 3 › Role	buyer
Party 3 › Link	https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk
Party 3 › Classification › Description	Public authority - central government
Party 4 › Name	Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Party 4 › Address › Street	Drayton High Road
Party 4 › Address › Town / city	Norwich
Party 4 › Address › Postcode	NR6 5BE
Party 4 › Address › Country	GB
Party 4 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 4 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKH15
Party 4 › Contact › Email	tenders@nchc.nhs.uk
Party 4 › Role	buyer
Party 4 › Link	https://www.nsft.nhs.uk
Party 4 › Classification › Description	Public authority - central government
Party 5 › Name	East of England Community and Health Care NHS Trust
Party 5 › Address › Street	Unit 7/8 Meadow Lane
Party 5 › Address › Town / city	St Ives
Party 5 › Address › Postcode	PE27 4LG
Party 5 › Address › Country	GB
Party 5 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 5 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKH12
Party 5 › Contact › Email	eec.tender@nhs.net
Party 5 › Role	buyer
Party 5 › Link	https://www.eastofenglandcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/
Party 5 › Classification › Description	Public authority - central government
Party 6 › Name	LIFE COURIERS UK LIMITED
Party 6 › Address › Street	Unit D1 Railway Triangle Walton Road Portsmouth Hampshire
Party 6 › Address › Town / city	Portsmouth
Party 6 › Address › Postcode	PO6 1TH
Party 6 › Address › Country	GB
Party 6 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 6 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKJ31
Party 6 › Contact › Email	contact@lifecouriers.com
Party 6 › Contact › Telephone	08085120013
Party 6 › Role › Role 1	supplier
Party 6 › Role › Role 2	tenderer
Party 6 › Business size	sme
Party 6 › VCSEs	No
Party 6 › Public service mission organisation	No
Party 6 › Sheltered workshop	No
Party 7 › Name	Global Service Group Limited
Party 7 › Address › Street	Unit 4 Windmill Business Park Brooklands Close
Party 7 › Address › Town / city	Sunbury-on-Thames
Party 7 › Address › Postcode	TW16 7DY
Party 7 › Address › Country	GB
Party 7 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 7 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKJ25
Party 7 › Role	tenderer
Party 7 › Business size	large
Party 7 › VCSEs	No
Party 8 › Name	EMED Group Limited
Party 8 › Address › Street	Angels Wing 1 Whitehouse Street, Hunslet
Party 8 › Address › Town / city	Leeds
Party 8 › Address › Postcode	LS10 1AD
Party 8 › Address › Country	GB
Party 8 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 8 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKE42
Party 8 › Role	tenderer
Party 8 › Link	http://www.ersmedical.co.uk
Party 8 › Business size	large
Party 8 › VCSEs	No

Buyer

Name	Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Foundation Trust

Tender

Title	Internal Mail & Courier Service
Description	Internal mail and courier service for the majority of trust sites, includes transport of consumables supplies, parcels, mail and equipment around estate's of the Trusts. Please see specifications for further details. Contract value is calculated as follows: £1,482 million per annum includes NCHC, CCS, CPFT and NSFT. We have included NWAFT at approx. £1mill per annum, with a £500k buffer.
Status	complete
Procedure type	selective
Procedure	Competitive flexible procedure
Special regime	Light touch
Lot › Status	complete

Awards

Title	Internal Mail and Courier Service
Status	pending
Date	15 Oct 2026
Value › Value incl. VAT	£15,600,000
Value › Value	£13,000,000
Value › Currency	GBP
Category	services
Above threshold	Yes
Supplier › Name	LIFE COURIERS UK LIMITED
Item › CPV › Description	Post and courier services
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS)	UKH
Item › Delivery › Country	GB
Item › Delivery › Country	United Kingdom
Standstill period › End	29 Oct 2026
Contract period › Start	1 Feb 2027
Contract period › End	31 Jan 2030
Contract period › Can be extended to	31 Jan 2032
Can be renewed	Yes
Renewal › Description	Contract term is 3 years with two options to extend for up to 12 months each.
Has options	Yes
Options › Description	Contract term is 3 years with two options to extend for up to 12 months each.
Document › Document type	Award notice
Document › Description	Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098499-2026
Document › Published	19 Oct 2026
Assessment Summaries Date Sent	19 Oct 2026
Milestone › Type	Future signature date
Milestone › Due	30 Oct 2026
Milestone › Status	scheduled

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