Buyer Name: British Council
Buyer Address: 1 Redman Place, London, UKI41, E20 1JQ, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Sandra Banda
Contact Email: Sandra.Banda@britishcouncil.org
Agreement for the purchase of Courier Services in SSA
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
limited
limited
Value
2413793.0 GBP
2413793.0 GBP
Published
19 Feb 2026, 13:45
19 Feb 2026, 13:45
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
11 Nov 2025, 00:00
11 Nov 2025, 00:00
Contract End
11 Nov 2028, 23:59
11 Nov 2028, 23:59
Category
n/a
n/a
CPV
64120000 - Courier services
64120000 - Courier services
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
DHL, UPS
DHL, UPS
Official Source
Open Find a Tender
Open Find a Tender
Description
Agreement for the purchase of Courier Services in Sub Sahara Africa for all the countries in SSA
Linked Documents
Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot 1 Status: complete
Contracts
Contract Title: Agreement for the purchase of Courier Services for SSA
Raw Notice JSON
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