Provision of an internal mail courier service
Details
- Buyer
- Cumberland Council
- Supplier(s)
- Hart Distribution Ltd
- Value
- £923,423.24
- Duration
- 2 years
- Topic
- Courier services
- Published
- 22 January 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The Council is reprocuring a dedicated, secure, Internal mail and parcel collection and delivery service contract. This contract is split over 2 routes, one for the geographical area of Cumberland and one for the geographical area of Westmorland and Furness. This service will move a variety of items securely between approx 40 sites across the two areas. Due to the nature of the items transported by this service there is a requirement for items to be handed over from one route to the other. This tender will be to procure a single supplier with two contracts, one for each area. There are various Council buildings in both routes but they also include some Police & Fire stations/ buildings. Due to the nature of the service security measures will be vital to the contract including the vetting of contractor staff. ## Contract award Title: Cumberland Council ## Contract award Title: Westmorland and Furness ## Contract award Title: Cumberland Route ## Contract award Title: Westmorland and Furness Route
Timeline
- Completed: Award published22 January 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date22 January 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date3 February 2028in 16 months
About the buyer
Cumberland Council is a local authority buying goods, works and services for Cumbria, guided by its own Contract Procedure Rules. Tenders are advertised through the Find a Tender Service on GOV.UK. Suppliers can also register on The Chest, the council's electronic procurement portal, free of charge. A dedicated Procurement Team sits within Business Transformation and Change. Framework agreements sit alongside open competitions among its procurement procedures. Every tender also weighs social value against council priorities. Contracts follow the Procurement Act 2023 and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. A weekly business newsletter and supplier events keep suppliers informed too.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Cumberland Council's contract awards have been in construction work, education and training and architectural and engineering services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 64120000 · Courier services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov |
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