Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency · National or federal agency/office
- Supplier
- Fedex UK Limited
- Value
- £34,610
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Postal & telecoms services · Parcel delivery services (CPV 64121200)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Apr 2026
- Published14 May 2026Published 30 days after the contract date
Description
The Buyer requires a next day secure cheque and postal order courier to collect cheques and postal orders and other secure documentation two times per weekly. Two collections per week are required for 52 weeks a year, this can be subject to change if collections are not required. Prices must be submitted per collection as in Schedule 5 (Pricing). Collection days will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The collection time shall be scheduled anytime from 14:00 pm onwards. Approximately 31,000 cheques/postal orders are collected weekly over the two collections, although these volumes could increase or decrease.
About the supplier
Fedex UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01541168).