SendSimply
    Colchester, Essex / Investors & partners

    Local shops.
    Local orders.
    Electric bikes.

    SendSimply helps independent businesses sell online and deliver across Colchester. Every vehicle in our delivery fleet is a 100% electric cargo bike.

    Talk to us Meet the fleet

    Based in Colchester, with our own bikes and software.

    SendSimply electric cargo bike on a residential street under spring blossom in Colchester
    One of our cargo bikes on a neighbourhood street.COLCHESTER / 01
    01   Shops sell online02   We collect locally03   Bikes deliver nearby
    The reason we exist

    A small shop shouldn’t need its own van to deliver down the road.

    Taking an order is only part of the job. A shop also needs to pack it, arrange collection and keep the customer informed. Doing all of that alone takes time and money.

    We put online ordering, order management and local delivery together, so an independent business can offer a practical service to people nearby.

    The fleet / Not a future target

    100% electric.100% cargo bikes.

    Our delivery fleet consists entirely of electric cargo bikes, with no petrol or diesel delivery vehicles. These are SendSimply’s own bikes, working on local journeys in and around Colchester.

    SendSimply electric cargo bikes parked together in Colchester
    Our electric cargo-bike fleet
    Rear view of a SendSimply electric cargo bike showing its enclosed cargo compartment
    Enclosed space for local deliveries
    SendSimply electric cargo bike on a residential street at dusk
    Out on a Colchester neighbourhood street

    Electric bikes have no exhaust emissions in use and are quieter and smaller than combustion delivery vehicles. Charging, manufacturing and maintenance still have impacts. We do not claim a measured city-wide emissions saving.

    How the service works

    From a nearby shop
    to a nearby door.

    Hyperlocal logistics is quite literal here: shorter routes between local businesses and customers, supported by software we build ourselves.

    01 / 03

    A local shop takes the order

    Customers browse and buy from a nearby business online. The shop manages its products and prepares the order.

    02 / 03

    We collect it

    A courier picks up the order. Where practical, nearby deliveries can be grouped into a sensible short route.

    03 / 03

    An electric cargo bike delivers

    The customer can follow its progress in a browser. No app download is needed.

    Shop, courier and customer can all see what is happening with an order.

    SendSimply electric cargo bike on a Colchester high street at dusk
    A SendSimply bike on the high street. Businesses pictured are not presented as partners.
    A city with more to move

    Colchester is growing. Its streets aren’t getting wider.

    More homes and businesses mean more local purchases and journeys. On short, suitable trips, a cargo bike can carry an order without adding another van to a busy street.

    Use less street space

    When a bike replaces a short van trip, it can help ease pressure on roads and kerbsides.

    Keep local trips local

    Nearby shops to nearby customers. Group orders where it makes practical sense, rather than sending vehicles across town unnecessarily.

    Make shopping more accessible

    Delivery can help someone get their purchases home when carrying them is difficult, without losing the option of shopping locally.

    For independent businesses

    A way to serve more of the neighbourhood.

    A useful delivery service should make a shop’s day easier, not add another complicated system to manage.

    SendSimply electric cargo bike beside event barriers and stewards in Colchester
    Our bike at a local event. The people and organisations pictured are not presented as partners.
    01 / SELL

    Take orders online

    Give nearby customers a way to browse and buy, while the shop manages its own products and orders.

    02 / DELIVER

    Offer local delivery

    Reach customers beyond the shop door without buying vehicles or employing a delivery driver.

    03 / STAY LOCAL

    Keep the personal service

    The order still begins with the business the customer chose. We help with the trip that follows.

    Why this is worth building

    The next local delivery network could be built street by street.

    Most deliveries are discussed at national scale. Our starting point is smaller: what can a shop sell to somebody a few streets away, and what is the most sensible way to get it there?

    As more nearby businesses and customers use a local service, shorter routes and grouped orders could make operations more efficient. That route density is an opportunity to work towards, not a return we can promise.

    A working cargo-bike operation in Colchester
    Online ordering, merchant and tracking tools built in-house
    A clear local need as the city develops
    SendSimply electric cargo bike making its way through a Colchester neighbourhood at dusk
    Local streets are where the work happens.
    In customers’ own words

    The details people remember.

    Selected customer review
    “They’re also very kind and patient whenever any issues may arise.”

    Fast, Reliable, Trusted · 28 July 2025

    Selected customer review
    “My fragile parcels were very carefully placed in their protective foam box for transport and sent on its way to its destination with no issues at all.”

    SendSimply does it again · 3 December 2024

    Selected customer review
    “The courier service was convenient when I shopped in Colchester town and I could have my bags delivered home, friendly and capable staff!”

    Friendly, fast and capable · 8 March 2023

    These are selected excerpts, not a summary of every customer’s experience. Dates shown are publication dates.
    What comes next

    More useful trips. Better tools. More ways to work together.

    We want to add routes where shops and customers need them. Future neighbourhood hubs could help keep routes short. They are part of our plans, not facilities we operate today.

    Shops and businesses

    Online ordering and local delivery without setting up a fleet of your own.

    Events and markets

    Talk to us about supplies, traders and local deliveries around an event.

    Advertising and sponsorship

    We are open to relevant ideas. These are opportunities to explore, not established products.

    Software that follows the operation

    Booking, merchant and tracking tools are built in-house, so we can improve them as we learn.

    In development / not a live product

    We also plan to build and train AI tools in-house to assist fulfilment and customer support. This is future development, not a feature we currently sell.

    Investors & partners

    Come and see
    how it works.

    We can show you the bikes, the software and the day-to-day operation. If you are interested in investing or working with us, we would be glad to talk.

    support@sendsimply.co.uk Or call 0800 112 5252

    Please mention whether you’re enquiring about investment or a partnership.