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Postal & Courier Services

Postal and Courier Services

Postal Services

A Notification of Interest document and a Mail Profile Gathering template were recently issued to all organisations within the Scottish Public Sector. Organisations wishing to participate in this contract should return the documents by Friday 10 July 2009 to their Centre of Expertise contact.

If you have any questions, or have not received the aforementioned documents, please contact:
Lynn McCann:Lynn.McCann@scotland.gsi.gov.uk 0141 242 5837


Courier Services

Procurement Scotland and their partner organisations have concluded the Pre-qualification assessment for Courier Services. The following suppliers have been taken through to the ITT stage for the detailed lots:

  • City Couriers - Tayside, Central & Fife / Edinburgh, Lothian & South East.
  • City Sprint (UK) Limited - One Stop Shop / Grampian / Tayside, Central & Fife / Glasgow, Strathclyde & South West / Edinburgh, Lothian & South West.
  • DHL Express UK - One Stop Shop / Highlands & Islands / Grampian / Tayside, Central & Fife / Glasgow, Strathclyde & South West / Edinburgh, Lothian & South West.
  • DX Group - One Stop Shop / Highlands & Islands / Grampian / Tayside, Central & Fife / Glasgow, Strathclyde & South West / Edinburgh, Lothian & South West.
  • Eagle Couriers - One Stop Shop / Highlands & Islands / Grampian / Tayside, Central & Fife / Glasgow, Strathclyde & South West / Edinburgh, Lothian & South West.
  • FedEx UK Limited - One Stop Shop / Highlands & Islands / Grampian / Tayside, Central & Fife / Glasgow, Strathclyde & South West / Edinburgh, Lothian & South West.
  • PDQ Couriers - Glasgow, Strathclyde & South West / Edinburgh, Lothian & South West.
  • Rico Logistics - One Stop Shop / Highlands & Islands / Grampian / Tayside, Central & Fife / Glasgow, Strathclyde & South West / Edinburgh, Lothian & South West.
  • Royal Mail - One Stop Shop / Highlands & Islands / Grampian / Tayside, Central & Fife / Glasgow, Strathclyde & South West / Edinburgh, Lothian & South West.
  • TNT Express - One Stop Shop / Highlands & Islands / Grampian / Tayside, Central & Fife / Glasgow, Strathclyde & South West / Edinburgh, Lothian & South West.

The ITT was issued on 30th September 2009 and is due for return on 1st December 2009.

The new arrangements will be available to the Scottish Public Sector by March 2010.

If you have any questions please contact:
Lynn McCann: Lynn.McCann@scotland.gsi.gov.uk 0141 242 5837


Supplier Information

The Courier Services contract notice has now been issued and can be accessed through Public Contracts Scotland website.


National Category Forum
  • NCF organisations
  • Central Government Centre of Procurement Expertise (CGCOPE)
  • Strathclyde Police
  • Glasgow City Council
  • National Procurement
  • Scottish Local Government Procurement Forum (SLGPF)
  • Scotland Excel
  • The Scottish Parliament
  • APUC

Page updated: Thursday, October 22, 2009