01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Award under framework
- Category
- Not supplied
- CPV classification
- Not supplied
- Tender period
- Not supplied — Not supplied
Description
The Defra Group requires a reliable and flexible courier service to support operations across the UK. The service will cover multiple agencies, including Core Defra, Environment Agency (EA), Natural England (NE), Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Rural Payments Agency (RPA), Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), Forestry Commission (FC) and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew). Requirements span domestic and international deliveries, with collections from offices, depots, operational sites, and residential addresses for staff working remotely. Occasional specialist services may also be required.
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
Defra Group General Courier Service
- Awarded
- 27 September 2026
- Award value
- £1,700,000
- Suppliers
- 2
- Signed contract
- 29 September 2026
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UKI32, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PNBD-3289-CDGXCitySprint (UK) Limited
60 High Street, Redhill, UKJ26, RH1 1SH, United Kingdom
Companies House 04327611 →CitySprint (UK) Limited
Ground Floor, Red Central, 60 High Street, Redhill, Redhill, UKJ26, RH1 1SH, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PXBV-8713-VGCDCompanies House links appear only for explicit GB-COH identifiers. BritDB does not create company links from a similar name or address.
04 Provenance
Source for this process
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