Services Business contracts
Business contracts
Regular collection and delivery runs for businesses, on a schedule that suits you.
If you are booking the same job every week, booking it every week is the waste. A standing arrangement sets the route, the days and the vehicle once, so the only thing that changes is what goes in the back.
What it covers
The work, named
- A schedule set around your week
- Daily, weekly or on the days that actually matter, planned around when your goods are ready rather than when it suits a round.
- One point of contact
- Somebody who knows the route, the sites and the quirks of both ends, rather than explaining it again each time.
- Quoted to the route
- Priced against the run as a whole, which is what makes a regular arrangement worth having over job-by-job booking.
- Flexible around the exceptions
- An extra collection or a one-off change is handled alongside the standing run rather than treated as a new relationship.
Start to finish
How it runs
- We go through the routes with you What moves, where from, where to, how often, and what has to be true for it to count as having gone right.
- The runs are planned as a schedule Rather than quoted job by job, which is where the saving comes from and also where the reliability comes from.
- The same arrangement runs each time Known collection windows, known delivery points, known access. The questions get asked once rather than weekly.
- It is reviewed as the work changes A schedule that no longer matches what you actually ship is worse than no schedule.
When this is the one
Jobs that call for it
- The same collection or delivery happens every week
- Several sites need linking on a regular basis
- Deliveries are currently booked ad hoc and the admin is the cost
- A customer has agreed delivery days that have to hold
- Seasonal peaks need planning rather than improvising
Pricing
What moves the price
No price list, because the three things that set the cost change with every job. These are the ones that matter on this service.
- How predictable the pattern is
- A run with a known shape can be planned into a wider route, and that is what makes contracted work cheaper than the same journeys booked individually.
- Frequency and volume
- Both change how a route can be built around your work.
- How tight the windows are
- A fixed arrival time on every run constrains planning far more than a window does.
- Whether the return leg can be used
- If goods come back as well as go out, that is two paid legs instead of one and it shows in the price.
Before you ask
What to tell us
An estimate beats a blank. The more of this you can give, the closer the first price is to the final one.
- The routes, including every regular collection and delivery point
- How often each one runs, and on which days
- What typically moves: pallets, boxes, equipment, volumes
- The windows that genuinely cannot move, and the ones that can
- Who we deal with at each site, and how deliveries are booked in
- What has gone wrong with your current arrangement, which is usually the most useful thing you can tell us
Straight answers
When this is not the one
Sending you to the cheaper option costs us one job and earns the next one.
Questions
The things people ask
Is there a minimum commitment?
Tell us what the route and the frequency actually are and we will quote against that. We would rather set up something that matches the work than tie you to volume you do not have.
What if our volumes change?
They usually do, which is why the arrangement is worth reviewing rather than fixing forever. Say when the pattern shifts and the plan shifts with it.
Is there a minimum commitment?
Tell us what the work looks like and we will tell you whether a standing arrangement makes sense for it or whether you are better off booking the jobs individually. There is no sense tying you into a schedule that does not suit the shipping.
What happens when volumes change?
You tell us and the schedule is adjusted. Work that grows or shrinks is normal; a schedule that quietly stops matching what you ship is the thing to avoid.
Can a contract cover more than one of your services?
Yes, and most do. A regular run is rarely all one thing: a weekly pallet route and the occasional urgent job usually belong in the same arrangement rather than in two.
Worth reading first
Guides for this kind of job
- What actually sets the price of a courier job Distance, vehicle, deadline, waiting time and the return leg: the five things that decide what a road freight job costs, and why published price lists do not survive contact with real deliveries.
- Same-day or next-day? Choosing the right courier service Central Couriers on when a same-day courier is worth it, when next-day is the smarter choice, and what to weigh up before you book.
Also moved by road
The rest of what we do
- Same-day courier Urgent, time-critical deliveries collected fast and driven straight to the door, with no waiting on a depot.
- Next-day & scheduled Planned next-day and scheduled deliveries, booked in, tracked and confirmed on arrival.
- Dedicated vehicles Your consignment in its own van or lorry, direct, with no other drops on the way.
- Pallet & freight Palletised loads and part-loads moved safely across the country by road.
- Nationwide haulage Long-distance road freight across England, Scotland and Wales, full loads and regular routes.
Not sure which one the job needs? Send the postcodes, the load and the deadline, and we will tell you which it is. Get a quote.