Contract

Agreement for the purchase of Courier Services in SSA

  • British Council

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-015250

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06582e

Published 19 February 2026, 1:45pm



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