Scope
Reference
RM6354
Description
This framework agreement will provide courier, distribution, storage and specialist solutions for all public sector organisations.
The lots are:
Lot 1a International Storage
Lot 1b Air Freight and Air Charter Services
Lot 1c Rail Freight
Lot 1d Road Freight
Lot 1e Sea Freight
Lot 1f Managed service for International Storage, and Transportation
Lot 2a Storage Solutions.
Lot 2b Kitting, Fulfilment and Asset Management.
Lot 2c Transport and Distribution.
Lot 2d Managed Service for Storage and Distribution.
Lot 2e Managed Service for the Storage and Distribution of Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals and Associated Medical Products
Lot 3a Collection and Delivery Services
Lot 3b Secure Services
Lot 3c Secure Collection and Delivery of Examination, Test Papers and Materials.
Lot 3d Managed Service for Specialist Movements
Lot 3e International Courier Services
Lot 4a Managed Service for the Transportation and Disposal of Firearms, Weapons and Explosives (Class 1)
Lot 4b Managed Service for Recycling and Disposal
Lot 4c Managed Service for Asset Recovery
This agreement replaces RM6171Courier and Specialist Movements and RM6282 Storage, Distribution, Kitting and Associated Services.
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Total value (estimated)
- £3,680,000,000 excluding VAT
- £4,600,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 7 January 2026 to 6 January 2030
- 4 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 15991000 - Tobacco goods
- 75131000 - Government services
- 24000000 - Chemical products
- 24600000 - Explosives
- 24610000 - Prepared explosives
- 33141000 - Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables
- 33141510 - Blood products
- 33141620 - Medical kits
- 33141625 - Diagnostic kits
- 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products
- 33620000 - Medicinal products for the blood, blood-forming organs and the cardiovascular system
- 33651000 - General anti-infectives for systemic use and vaccines
- 33651600 - Vaccines
- 33680000 - Pharmaceutical articles
- 33690000 - Various medicinal products
- 33698100 - Microbiological cultures
- 33954000 - Biological evidence collection kits
- 35300000 - Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
- 35320000 - Firearms
- 39241100 - Knives
- 42961400 - Dispatch system
- 42965100 - Warehouse management system
- 42998000 - Pallet-picking system
- 42998100 - Pallet-retrieving system
- 43411000 - Sorting and screening machines
- 44143000 - Pallets
- 44423300 - Goods-handling equipment
- 44613300 - Standard freight containers
- 44613400 - Storage containers
- 44614300 - Container storage system
- 45111200 - Site preparation and clearance work
- 48311100 - Document management system
- 48720000 - Bar coding software package
- 48921000 - Automation system
- 50117300 - Reconditioning services of vehicles
- 50118110 - Vehicle towing-away services
- 50118400 - Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles
- 50190000 - Demolition services of vehicles
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 60160000 - Mail transport by road
- 60161000 - Parcel transport services
- 60200000 - Railway transport services
- 60400000 - Air transport services
- 60420000 - Non-scheduled air transport services
- 60423000 - Air-charter services
- 60600000 - Water transport services
- 60640000 - Shipping operations
- 63000000 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 63100000 - Cargo handling and storage services
- 63110000 - Cargo handling services
- 63111000 - Container handling services
- 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
- 63121000 - Storage and retrieval services
- 63121100 - Storage services
- 63122000 - Warehousing services
- 63521000 - Freight transport agency services
- 63522000 - Ship brokerage services
- 63523000 - Port and forwarding agency services
- 63524000 - Transport document preparation services
- 63700000 - Support services for land, water and air transport
- 63710000 - Support services for land transport
- 63711000 - Support services for railway transport
- 64100000 - Post and courier services
- 64113000 - Postal services related to parcels
- 64120000 - Courier services
- 64121000 - Multi-modal courier services
- 64121200 - Parcel delivery services
- 70122100 - Land sale services
- 70123000 - Sale of real estate
- 70123100 - Sale of residential real estate
- 70123200 - Sale of non-residential estate
- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- 71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services
- 71631000 - Technical inspection services
- 71632000 - Technical testing services
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
- 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
- 75130000 - Supporting services for the government
- 79342400 - Auction services
- 79342410 - Electronic auction services
- 79920000 - Packaging and related services
- 79957000 - Auction organisation services
- 79991000 - Stock-control services
- 85111800 - Pathology services
- 85111810 - Blood analysis services
- 85111820 - Bacteriological analysis services
- 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
- 90511000 - Refuse collection services
- 90512000 - Refuse transport services
- 90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
- 90520000 - Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services
- 90523100 - Weapons and ammunition disposal services
- 90524400 - Collection, transport and disposal of hospital waste
- 90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services
- 92512100 - Archive destruction services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
- GG - Guernsey
- IM - Isle of Man
- JE - Jersey
- AI - Anguilla
- BM - Bermuda
- FK - Falkland Islands
- GI - Gibraltar
- GS - South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
- IO - British Indian Ocean Territory
- KY - Cayman Islands
- MS - Montserrat
- PN - Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
- SH - Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- TC - Turks and Caicos Islands
- VG - British Virgin Islands
Engagement
Engagement deadline
30 June 2025
Engagement process description
Prior to the Act coming into force, earlier preliminary market engagement was also undertaken, and notice of it provided in an FO1 Prior Information Notice PIN (2024/S 000-001894)
The following engagement sessions have taken place:
Market Engagement webinar introduction sessions March 2024
Supplier 121's March - 2024- May 2025
Procurement update December 2024.
Supplier how to bid webinars are taking place on the 19th, 23rd and 25th June and these are open to all suppliers.
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
25 July 2025
Contracting authority
Crown Commercial Service
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBZB-4962-TVLR
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
United Kingdom
Region: UKD72 - Liverpool
Organisation type: Public authority - central government