Collation of packages for delivery systems

A collation of packages, the collation comprising:

• a plurality of individual packages, each package comprising a pair of opposing first faces, a pair of opposing second faces and a pair of opposing end faces, wherein the packages are arranged in rows in which each package is aligned in a face-to face orientation such that a first face of a package faces a first face of an adjacent package within a row, and a second face of a package in a row faces a second face of a package in an adjacent row, and a first face of a package at the end of each row is exposed;
• and
• wherein tape is adhered to the packages across their end faces and is positioned so as to couple packages in adjacent rows together, and packages within the same row together,
• wherein tape is also adhered to said exposed first faces of the packages at the end of each row so as to extend across the exposed first faces of adjacent packages,
• wherein the tape comprises a plurality of discrete portions of tape, and wherein a longitudinal axis of a discrete portion of tape extends parallel to a dividing line between the second faces of packages in a first row and the second faces of packages in a second row.