# Domestic Courier Services/RES/PRO/2021

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by OPEN UNIVERSITY\(THE\).

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [OPEN UNIVERSITY\(THE\)](/buyers/open-university-the/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £3,000,000
- Published: 29 June 2021
- Contract start: 16 January 2022
- Contract end: 15 January 2026
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: bd96c8ef-4393-44a7-9a0a-4d5d58665535-447325
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9a7344c3-97c5-415d-8209-8a2991f6776c

## Description

The Open University seeks a provider for UK based courier services\. The contract will provide a variety of delivery options for packages from 100g to generally about 10kg\. A significant proportion of parcels will be collected from our Wellingborough Distribution Services \(WDS\) Warehouse and will be within the dimensions of 250mm X 350mm x 75m with an average parcel weight of 1\.98kg\. The vast majority of our shipments are expected to be shipped to customer within 48 hours\. The packages will contain learning materials for students and faculty across the UK, although it is possible that collection points and contents may differ from time to time\. Full details and tender documents are available at https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/openuniversity

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd96c8ef-4393-44a7-9a0a-4d5d58665535-447325)