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Courier Services for Hampshire Scientific Services

Awarded to Rapid Transport Limited

Hampshire County Council(buyer)

Published
Published 2 July 2026
Deadline
Closed 25 September 2026

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Overview

Hampshire County Council is seeking a same-day courier service to support Hampshire Scientific Services in transporting time-critical food and feed enforcement samples from East Suffolk ports to laboratories in Kent and Hampshire, with strict chain-of-custody and integrity requirements and occasional weekend needs. The contract runs for an initial 19 months with options to extend for up to two further 12-month periods, with estimated value of £628,000. The tender closes on 25 September 2026.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£628,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
2 July 2026
Questions by
14 September 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Courier services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£628,000
Award date
26 October 2026
Contract period
7 December 2026 → 6 July 2028
Contract length
1 year 7 months
Could run to
28 July 2030
Bids received
12
Winner
  • Rapid Transport Limited

This contract ends on 6 July 2028, or 28 July 2030 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

Rapid Transport Limited

Based in
Suffolk
Public contracts won
1
Across UK and EU notices

No other contract from Hampshire County Council under this supplier name in Skim's records.

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

12

5 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Postal and telecommunications services drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 31% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 30% · Quality 70%

  • Quality criterion 1 (Lot 0)30%
  • Quality criterion 2 (Lot 0)15%
  • Quality criterion 3 (Lot 0)15%
  • Quality criterion 4 (Lot 0)10%
  • Price criterion 1 (Lot 0)30%

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Market context

Typical award in Postal and telecommunications services

£188,856

Median of 892 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 3.3× the median.

Hampshire County Council in the last 12 months

264

contracts awarded, worth £9,352,529,006 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    30 October 2026

  2. Contract Notice

    24 August 2026

  3. Prior Information Notice

    2 July 2026

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