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Post and Courier Services

Sheffield City Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Sheffield City Council

Buyer Address: Town Hall, Pinstone Street,, Sheffield, S1 2HH, ENG

Contact Name: Tim Dent

Contact Email: tim.dent@sheffield.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 01142053646

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
3700000.0 GBP
Published
26 Jun 2025, 13:49
Deadline
18 Nov 2024, 16:00
Contract Start
31 May 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 May 2028, 22:59
Category
services
CPV
64100000 - Post and courier services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Royal Mail Group
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

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.

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