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Tender: ESPO Preliminary Market Engagement for Parcel and Pallet Delivery Services (England, Scotland & Wales)

Released 5 months ago

Closed30 Sep 2026

Est. valueEstimate£860K to £3.6M

LocationLondon

AgencyESPO

SourceProContract

CategoryTransport & Logistics

Submissions closedClosed Wed, 30 Sept 2026

About

ESPO is seeking suppliers for parcel and pallet delivery services as part of a preliminary market engagement to inform a wholesale review of its existing delivery contracts. This notice is not a call for competition but invites expressions of interest and participation in a Request for Information; the RFI documentation and any further communications will be issued via the activity dashboard messages after an EOI is registered, and the RFI response deadline is 17:00 on 17 July 2026. ESPO is a public sector buying organisation with a catalogue of over 28,000 products and currently dispatches around 300,000 parcels and 6,500 pallets per year across England, Scotland and Wales. Expressions of interest should be completed once per applicable contact/workgroup, the EOI window closes at the end of the engagement period, and any questions about this PME must be submitted via the portal messaging facility (technical portal support is available via Proactis).

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