Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcd-c8eb-716a-ba3d-72c10a97a16a/purchase-of-international-specialist-courier-services-for-apha awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Purchase of International Specialist Courier Services for APHA [Animal and Plant Health Agency](https://tendernation.io/buyers/animal-and-plant-health-agency) Often single bidder Estimated value £955,000 Published 30 Mar 2026 Deadline Closed 14 Nov 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) require a specialist courier supplier to manage the secure, time-critical collection and international delivery of approximately 2,000 consignments per year. While these volumes are indicative and cannot be guaranteed, the consignments include high-risk materials classified as Category A (UN2814 & UN2900) and Category B (UN3373), which must be transported both within the UK (including Northern Ireland) and globally, covering Europe, Non-EU countries, and other international destinations. Due to the specialist nature of the consignments, the suppliers must hold appropriate licenses for the transportation of infectious substances, manage chilled and dry ice shipments, provide import services, and navigate complex customs clearance procedures. ## CPV classification Courier services Multi-modal courier services Post and courier services Scheduled airmail transport services Air transport services Postal services related to parcels Transport services (excl. Waste transport) Parcel transport services Parcel delivery services Postal services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-054f3f-2026-03-30T10:23:50+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-054f3f-2026-03-30T10:23:50+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Animal and Plant Health Agency: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/animal-and-plant-health-agency) [Sector More Postal & telecoms services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/postal-telecoms-services) ## More tenders like this [Telecommunications services – Accord-cadre ayant pour objet des prestations de services de télécommunication pour le compte de France terre d'asile · France terre d'asile - siège social · 25 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-807a-7206-a621-3923e9801045/france-telecommunications-services-accord-cadre-ayant-pour-objet-des-prestat) [Postal services – Brief- und Dialogpost · Kaufmännische Krankenkasse - KKH · 105 days left · 1 Feb 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-990a-72f6-b5b9-aa9229e345a8/germany-postal-services-brief-und-dialogpost) [Post and courier services – Aanbesteding post- en pakketbezorging · gemeente Sittard-Geleen · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-61eb-72a1-b32a-77063ec6da2d/netherlands-post-and-courier-services-aanbesteding-post-en-pakketbezorging) [Postal and telecommunications services – Prestations de services de Liaisons de télécommunications à Haut Débit (LHD) pour les Centres CEA · CEA Direction des Achats et des Partenaires Stratégiques - S2MN (91) · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7bc6-7019-94e5-923cfe58cedc/france-postal-and-telecommunications-services-prestations-de-services-de-lia) [Postal services – „Świadczenie usług pocztowych w obrocie krajowym i zagranicznym, w zakresie przyjmowania, przemieszczania i doręczania przesyłek pocztowych oraz paczek i ich ewentualny zwrot do Urzędu Miejskiego w Starachowicach” · Gmina Starachowice · 10 days left · 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-966a-72f3-ae4c-b88c1c5d670e/poland-postal-services-swiadczenie-uslug-pocztowych-w-obrocie-krajowym-i-za) [Postal services – Contratación de los servicios de notificación certificada y comunicación electrónica certificada a terceros indicados por Mutua Universal. · Mutua Universal Mugenat, Mutua Colaboradora con la Seguridad Social nº 10 · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-aacb-736d-acd3-868f1924c1ed/spain-postal-services-contratacion-de-los-servicios-de-notificacion-certific)