LIFE COURIERS UK LIMITED pending award: NHS internal mail and courier service

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 15:26.

Opportunity overview

Internal mail and courier service for the majority of trust sites, includes transport of consumables supplies, parcels, mail and equipment around estate's of the Trusts. Please see specifications for further details. Contract value is calculated as follows: £1,482 million per annum includes NCHC, CCS, CPFT and NSFT. We have included NWAFT at approx. £1mill per annum, with a £500k buffer.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

LIFE COURIERS UK LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £13m
Awarded: 14 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 02682701
Location: Portsmouth, UKJ31, PO6 1TH, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: C408691
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Foundation Trust
Id: GB-PPON-PNRQ-9434-BBDP

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PNRQ-9434-BBDP

Address

Street Address: Elizabeth House, Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge Road
Locality: Cambridge
Postal Code: CB21 5EF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH12

Contact

Email: tenders@nchc.nhs.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Id: GB-PPON-PHQR-1485-BDJQ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PHQR-1485-BDJQ

Address

Street Address: Unit 7/8 Meadow Lane
Locality: St Ives
Postal Code: PE27 4LG
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH12

Contact

Email: tenders@nchc.nhs.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 3

Name: North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Id: GB-PPON-PGZM-4323-VGQT

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PGZM-4323-VGQT

Address

Street Address: Bretton Gate
Locality: Peterborough
Postal Code: PE3 9GZ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH11

Contact

Email: tenders@nchc.nhs.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 4

Name: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Id: GB-PPON-PYHD-6574-PGTX

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PYHD-6574-PGTX

Address

Street Address: Drayton High Road
Locality: Norwich
Postal Code: NR6 5BE
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH15

Contact

Email: tenders@nchc.nhs.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.nsft.nhs.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 5

Name: East of England Community and Health Care NHS Trust
Id: GB-PPON-PDCT-6296-BWNQ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PDCT-6296-BWNQ

Address

Street Address: Unit 7/8 Meadow Lane
Locality: St Ives
Postal Code: PE27 4LG
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH12

Contact

Email: eec.tender@nhs.net

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.eastofenglandcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 6

Name: LIFE COURIERS UK LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-02682701

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 02682701

Address

Street Address: Unit D1 Railway Triangle Walton Road Portsmouth Hampshire
Locality: Portsmouth
Postal Code: PO6 1TH
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ31

Contact

Email: contact@lifecouriers.com
Telephone: 08085120013

Roles

supplier

tenderer

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 7

Name: Global Service Group Limited
Id: GB-COH-03348440

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 03348440

Address

Street Address: Unit 4 Windmill Business Park Brooklands Close
Locality: Sunbury-on-Thames
Postal Code: TW16 7DY
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ25

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Organisation 8

Name: EMED Group Limited
Id: GB-COH-10783395

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 10783395

Address

Street Address: Angels Wing 1 Whitehouse Street, Hunslet
Locality: Leeds
Postal Code: LS10 1AD
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKE42

Roles

tenderer

Details

Url: http://www.ersmedical.co.uk ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Internal Mail and Courier Service
Status: pending
Date: 15 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes
Has Options: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 19 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 64100000
Description: Post and courier services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKH
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 15,600,000
Amount: 13,000,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-02682701
Name: LIFE COURIERS UK LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends: 29 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 1 Feb 2027, 00:00
Ends: 31 Jan 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 31 Jan 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description: Contract term is 3 years with two options to extend for up to 12 months each.

Options

Description: Contract term is 3 years with two options to extend for up to 12 months each.

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098499-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098499-2026 ↗
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 13:51
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 30 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Cambridge · UKH12 · CB21 5EF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

022439-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 12 Mar 2026, 15:18
098499-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 19 Oct 2026, 13:51

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Foundation Trust and four named NHS co-buyers have announced a pending award to LIFE COURIERS UK LIMITED for internal mail and courier services. The award covers one lot and is valued at £13,000,000 excluding VAT (£15,600,000 gross).

Published outcome signals

Notice stageContract award notice; award status pendingEvidence: The notice is titled "Contract award notice on Find a Tender" and award 1 has status "pending".
Award decision date15 October 2026Evidence: Award 1 date is 2026-10-15.
Standstill end29 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTCEvidence: Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-29T23:59:59Z.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098499-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fcf8
First published: 12 Mar 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 15:26
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

LIFE COURIERS UK LIMITED is the named supplier on award 1. The award remains pending, with the standstill period ending 29 October 2026 and a future signature date scheduled for 30 October 2026.

Market significance

This is a multi-trust courier and internal logistics requirement with a stated three-year initial term and up to two one-year extension options, creating a potential maximum term through January 2032.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

LIFE COURIERS UK LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £13,000,000 excluding VAT; £15,600,000 gross GBP · Pending award

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Award 1 names LIFE COURIERS UK LIMITED as supplier and gives £13,000,000 amount and £15,600,000 amountGross. Supplier verification matched company number 02682701.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice stage

99% confidence

Contract award notice; award status pending

View supporting evidence

The notice is titled "Contract award notice on Find a Tender" and award 1 has status "pending".

Award decision date

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-15.

Standstill end

99% confidence

29 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC

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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-29T23:59:59Z.

Future signature date

99% confidence

30 October 2026

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A scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone is 2026-10-30T23:59:59Z.

Contract status

99% confidence

Not evidenced as signed or active

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The award is pending and the only signature milestone is future and scheduled.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£13,000,000

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Award 1 value.amount is 13000000 GBP.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£15,600,000

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 15600000 GBP.

Lot-level value allocation

99% confidence

Not supplied

View supporting evidence

The notice has one lot but no lot value is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice published

99% confidence

12 March 2026

View supporting evidence

Release history records tender notice 022439-2026 on 2026-03-12.

Award notice published

99% confidence

19 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Award notice 098499-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-19.

Planned initial contract start

99% confidence

1 February 2027

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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2027-02-01.

Planned initial contract end

99% confidence

31 January 2030

View supporting evidence

Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2030-01-31.

Maximum possible end date

99% confidence

31 January 2032

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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2032-01-31.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Internal mail and courier service

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The procurement title is "Internal Mail & Courier Service".

Services included

98% confidence

Transport of consumable supplies, parcels, mail and equipment around the participating trusts' estates

View supporting evidence

This is stated in the tender description.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 64100000 — Post and courier services

View supporting evidence

Award item 1 lists CPV 64100000.

Geographic delivery region

99% confidence

UKH, United Kingdom

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Award item 1 gives deliveryAddresses region UKH.

Lot structure

99% confidence

One lot (lot 1)

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Tender and award data identify only lot 1; the award relates to lot 1.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Selective; competitive flexible procedure

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The tender records procurementMethod "selective" and procurementMethodDetails "Competitive flexible procedure".

Procurement regime

99% confidence

Light-touch regime

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Tender specialRegime includes "lightTouch".

Named tenderers

96% confidence

Three named tenderers, including the winning supplier

View supporting evidence

The parties data lists LIFE COURIERS UK LIMITED, Global Service Group Limited and EMED Group Limited with tenderer roles; only LIFE COURIERS UK LIMITED is listed as supplier on award 1.

Evaluation and bid results

99% confidence

Not supplied

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No scores, ranking, evaluation narrative or bid prices are included in the supplied notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

99% confidence

3 years

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The planned period is 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2030; the renewal description states a three-year term.

Extension options

99% confidence

Up to two extensions of up to 12 months each

View supporting evidence

The award renewal and options descriptions state two options to extend for up to 12 months each.

Maximum term

99% confidence

Up to 5 years

View supporting evidence

The stated three-year term plus two possible 12-month extensions aligns with the maximum extent date of 31 January 2032.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award-value interpretation

94% confidence

The £13,000,000 figure is an award-level value for the single awarded lot, not an annual price.

View supporting evidence

Award 1 publishes £13,000,000, while the description separately gives an annual calculation narrative; no annual award value is formally stated.

Service model

98% confidence

The requirement combines internal estate logistics with mail, parcels, consumables and equipment movements.

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The tender description lists these service elements.

Buyer coverage

96% confidence

The award is intended to support multiple NHS trusts rather than a single organisation.

View supporting evidence

Five organisations are identified as buyers and the description refers to several trusts.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-05fcf8
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Lead buyer

99% confidence

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Foundation Trust

View supporting evidence

It is listed with the buyer role in the notice.

Other named buying organisations

99% confidence

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust; North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust; Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; East of England Community and Health Care NHS Trust

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Each organisation is listed with the buyer role in the notice.

Buyer arrangement

94% confidence

Multi-trust requirement

View supporting evidence

The description refers to NCHC, CCS, CPFT, NSFT and NWAFT, while the parties section lists five buyers.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

LIFE COURIERS UK LIMITED (company number 02682701)

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Supplier verification matched the source supplier to verified company number 02682701 by company number.

Supplier classification

99% confidence

SME

View supporting evidence

The supplier party details record scale as "sme".

Supplier location

99% confidence

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

The supplier address locality is Portsmouth, with postcode PO6 1TH.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension decision window

88% confidence

Estimate: before the planned initial end date of 31 January 2030

View supporting evidence

The award specifies an initial end date of 31 January 2030 and two optional 12-month extensions. The notice does not state when extension decisions will be made.

Maximum potential expiry

99% confidence

31 January 2032

View supporting evidence

Award 1 specifies maxExtentDate of 2022-01-31.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Pending award status

99% confidence

The notice announces a pending award, not a signed or active contract.

View supporting evidence

Award 1 status is pending; signature is only scheduled for 30 October 2026.

Source date inconsistency

99% confidence

The top-level record says it was published on 12 March 2026, whereas the award notice document and release history are dated 19 October 2026.

View supporting evidence

process.published_at is 2026-03-12, while award notice 098499-2026 and the award release are dated 2026-10-19.

Description value ambiguity

98% confidence

The narrative says "£1,482 million per annum" alongside approximate amounts and a buffer, which is ambiguous and does not reconcile transparently with the formal £13,000,000 award value.

View supporting evidence

The tender description contains the annual calculation wording; award 1 separately states £13,000,000 excluding VAT and £15,600,000 gross.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.

View supporting evidence

The supplied lot record contains null title, description and value.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award remains pending; the supplied data does not evidence signature, contract conclusion or service commencement.
The notice does not publish evaluation scores, bid prices, bidder ranking, reasons for award or savings.
The stated annual-value narrative is ambiguous and does not transparently reconcile with the formal award value.
Individual buyer allocations, pricing schedules and lot-level values are not supplied.
The source contains inconsistent top-level and award-notice publication dates.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is the named supplier?

LIFE COURIERS UK LIMITED, verified against company number 02682701.

Has the contract been signed?

No signed contract is evidenced. The award is pending and a future signature date is scheduled for 30 October 2026.

What is the published award value?

£13,000,000 excluding VAT, with £15,600,000 recorded as the gross amount.

How long could the arrangement run?

The initial planned term is from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2030, with up to two 12-month extensions and a stated maximum end date of 31 January 2032.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Internal Mail & Courier Service

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

LIFE COURIERS UK LIMITED

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