Awarded contract

The Provision of a Courier Service for the Shipping of Food Samples

Details

Buyer: Health and Safety Executive
Supplier(s): TOPSPEED COURIERS LIMITED
Value: £42,000
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Courier services
Published: 27 October 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) required a courier service for the shipping of food samples of plant origin collected by Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) inspectors on behalf of HSE. Samples are collected from across the UK to be shipped to two laboratories, one in Scotland and one in England. These samples are collected as part of the official pesticide residues in food monitoring programme. It is a requirement in retained legislation (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005) for the competent authority to deliver a coordinated multiannual control programme for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. HSE have been designated as the competent authority by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published27 October 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date27 October 2026
Next: Contract expiry date21 October 2027in 12 months

About the buyer

Health and Safety Executive regulates workplace health and safety standards across Great Britain as a central government agency. The Department for Work and Pensions sponsors it as a non-departmental public body. Regulatory oversight spans high-hazard sectors including construction, offshore oil and gas, waste management, agriculture and health and social care.

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Over the past 5 years, most of the Health and Safety Executive's contract awards have been in research and development, business services and software and information systems.

Decision makers

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