# Post and Courier Services

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Sheffield City Council](/buyers/sheffield-city-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 18 October 2024
- Planned start: 3 March 2025
- Planned end: 2 March 2029
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b6397526-d089-4e42-a9a4-ec4d30379a9c-795138
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-92c690c2-9feb-4b7d-b228-00768c6e514d

## Description

The Council would like to appoint a dedicated 3rd party to deal with post and courier services to achieve better value for money and allow for a more efficient and effective management of items\. This will be as a minimum the following services: • Collection, sorting, and delivery of mail communication to addresses across the UK and international destinations\. • Collection and delivery services for letters, large letters, pre-paid return mail, and parcels within the UK, Europe, Non - Europe destinations and Rest of the World destinations\. • A range of delivery options\. • A full track and trace solution for all mail items and parcels\. • A robust process in place for dealing with mail items which have not been delivered successfully\. • An on-demand courier service\. • Necessary equipment and consumables needed to use the service at no additional cost to the client\. • Security of all mail items collected from the client location during the collection and delivery process\. • Staff performing security checks on all mail items comply with the statutory provisions of the Aviation Security \(Air Cargo Agents\) Regulations of 1993 & 1998\.

## Related contract awards

- [CX - Environmental](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-cec429f6-80ae-471f-9282-90a2c0b1adec): Sheffield City Council
- [City Road Cremators Service and Maintenance Contract](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6526cf05-8138-4663-9122-b606f2cecda2): Sheffield City Council
- [Project Management Consultant](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4c960def-928c-4b0d-8176-fd70342d34b2): Sheffield City Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6397526-d089-4e42-a9a4-ec4d30379a9c-795138)