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Agreement for the purchase of Courier Services in SSA

British Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 20:03.

Opportunity overview

Agreement for the purchase of Courier Services in Sub Sahara Africa for all the countries in SSA

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.

DHL

No match
Shared contract value
£2.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
15 Sept 2025
Including VAT
£2.8m
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Nairobi, KE, 67577-00200, Kenya

UPS

No match
Shared contract value
£2.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
15 Sept 2025
Including VAT
£2.8m
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Johannesburg, ZA, 1609, South Africa

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06582e
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
British Council
Id
GB-PPON-PHTN-1551-GCQH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHTN-1551-GCQH

Address

Street Address
1 Redman Place
Locality
London
Postal Code
E20 1JQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI41

Contact

Name
Sandra Banda

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
DHL
Id
GB-FTS-174915

Address

Street Address
DHL House, Witu Road, PO Box 67577-00200 Nairobi, Kenya
Locality
Nairobi
Postal Code
67577-00200
Country
KE
Country Name
Kenya
Region
KE

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Organisation 3
Name
UPS
Id
GB-FTS-174916

Address

Street Address
33 Brussels Road, Aeroport, Spartan, Ext 2,
Locality
Johannesburg
Postal Code
1609
Country
ZA
Country Name
South Africa
Region
ZA

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
64120000
Description
Courier services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
KE
Country
KE
Country Name
Kenya
Entry 2
Region
ZW
Country
ZW
Country Name
Zimbabwe
Entry 3
Region
MW
Country
MW
Country Name
Malawi
Entry 4
Region
MZ
Country
MZ
Country Name
Mozambique
Entry 5
Region
ZM
Country
ZM
Country Name
Zambia
Entry 6
Region
NA
Country
NA
Country Name
Namibia
Entry 7
Region
GH
Country
GH
Country Name
Ghana
Entry 8
Region
CM
Country
CM
Country Name
Cameroon
Entry 9
Region
TZ
Country
TZ
Country Name
Tanzania
Entry 10
Region
ET
Country
ET
Country Name
Ethiopia
Entry 11
Region
ZA
Country
ZA
Country Name
South Africa
Entry 12
Region
BW
Country
BW
Country Name
Botswana
Entry 13
Region
NG
Country
NG
Country Name
Nigeria
Entry 14
Region
SN
Country
SN
Country Name
Senegal
Entry 15
Region
SD
Country
SD
Country Name
Sudan
Entry 16
Region
SS
Country
SS
Country Name
South Sudan
Entry 17
Region
RW
Country
RW
Country Name
Rwanda
Entry 18
Region
MU
Country
MU
Country Name
Mauritius
Entry 19
Region
SL
Country
SL
Country Name
Sierra Leone

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-174915
Name
DHL
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-174916
Name
UPS

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Agreement for the purchase of Courier Services for SSA
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
15 Sept 2025, 01:00

Period

Starts
11 Nov 2025, 00:00
Ends
11 Nov 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
12 Nov 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Extension up to 12months based on readiness audit completion 2 month befoe

Value

Including VAT
2,800,000
Amount
2,413,793
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-10662
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/octet-stream
Entry 2
Id
A-10663
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/octet-stream
Entry 3
Id
015250-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Feb 2026, 13:45
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI41 · E20 1JQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 015250-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·