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Provision of international courier services for British Council offices in Asia Pacific and Question Paper Distribution (QPD) & Confidential Material Room (CMR) for Pakistan

BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)

Documents openTwo stagesFramework

21 days left

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Estimated value
£7,000,000
Excluding VAT
Where
UK-wide
Buyer in London
Trade
Transport and logistics
Post and courier services
Documents
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Quick read

Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 26 Oct 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.

Time to bid
14 full UK working days before the deadline to apply to take part, Mon 16 Nov 2026 (England and Wales bank holidays left out). Questions to the buyer close on Thu 29 Oct 2026, 2 working days from now.
Time allowed
The buyer allowed 21 days from publication to the closing day: shorter than the median for open transport and logistics tenders (32 days).
Value
£7m is the median of the 108 open transport and logistics tenders that state a value.
This buyer
2 more open tenders from BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) listed here.
Lots
Divided into 2 lots. The documents say whether you can bid for one, several or all.

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  1. Now

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  2. In 3 days

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  3. In 21 days

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    This tender has two stages (competitive flexible procedure). Only suppliers who send a request to take part by this date and pass the first stage are invited to tender.

About this tender

The summary is the start of the buyer’s own description, word for word. The full description and the documents are on the official notice.

The British Council seeks to appoint suitably qualified and experienced courier service provider(s) to support its examination operations through two separate lots, covering international courier services across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region and domestic courier services within Pakistan.

Official notice
Find a Tender, notice 100966-2026
Buyer
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
Buyer’s region
London
Where the work is
UK-wide, Outside the UK
Listed on Evendraft under
UK-wide tenders (a national buyer), and Outside the UK
Published
26 Oct 2026
Requests to take part by
16 Nov 2026, 23:59 UK time
Questions by
29 Oct 2026, 23:59 UK time
Estimated value
£7,000,000 (excluding VAT)
Trade
Transport and logistics
CPV codes
  • 64100000 Post and courier services
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedureTwo stages: apply to take part first; shortlisted suppliers are invited to tender.
Framework
Yes
Lots
2 lots
Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
No (estimated value over £1m)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
Documents
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