The Provision of a Courier Service for the Shipping of Food Samples
awardedHealth and Safety Executive · GB-PPON-PBXM-4389-TXVZ
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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).
Key facts
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Lots
- 1
- Contact
- tenders@hse.gov.uk
- Contract period
- 22 Oct 2026 → 21 Oct 2027
- Value incl. VAT
- £50k
- Category
- services
Awarded suppliers
- TOPSPEED COURIERS LIMITED · GB-COH-02355055 · UKD63, GB
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Provenance
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Notice id
- 101305-2026
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0790b7
- First seen
- 27 Oct 2026
- Last updated
- 27 Oct 2026
Licence Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Find a Tender.
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