Scope
Description
Agreement for the purchase of Courier Services in Sub Sahara Africa for all the countries in SSA
Contract 1. Agreement for the purchase of Courier Services for SSA
Suppliers (2)
Contract value
- £2,413,793 excluding VAT
- £2,800,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
15 September 2025
Contract dates
- 11 November 2025 to 11 November 2028
- Possible extension to 12 November 2028
- 3 years, 2 days
Description of possible extension:
Extension up to 12months based on readiness audit completion 2 month befoe
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 64120000 - Courier services
Contract locations
- KE - Kenya
- ZW - Zimbabwe
- MW - Malawi
- MZ - Mozambique
- ZM - Zambia
- NA - Namibia
- GH - Ghana
- CM - Cameroon
- TZ - Tanzania
- ET - Ethiopia
- ZA - South Africa
- BW - Botswana
- NG - Nigeria
- SN - Senegal
- SD - Sudan
- SS - South Sudan
- RW - Rwanda
- MU - Mauritius
- SL - Sierra Leone
Signed contract documents
Final Execution Version - BC Clean Version DHL SSA Services Agreement_ V2.pdf
UPS Final Contract.pdf
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - limited competition
Suppliers
DHL
DHL House, Witu Road, PO Box 67577-00200 Nairobi, Kenya
Nairobi
67577-00200
Kenya
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Agreement for the purchase of Courier Services for SSA
UPS
33 Brussels Road, Aeroport, Spartan, Ext 2,
Johannesburg
1609
South Africa
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Agreement for the purchase of Courier Services for SSA
Contracting authority
British Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHTN-1551-GCQH
1 Redman Place
London
E20 1JQ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Sandra Banda
Email: Sandra.Banda@britishcouncil.org
Website: https://www.britishcouncil.org
Region: UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government