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Published 3 Jul 2025, 10:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Portable Counter Device (PCD) Rollout

Official notice

Authority: Post Office Limited (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Published estimate£178,940£215,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Jul 2025
Contract term 6 moends 30 Dec 2025 · starts 14 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This engagement addresses a requirement for a Programme Manager for the Portable Device Counter (PCD) to lead and complete the PCD Transition Programme rollout across the Post Office branch network for a short-term period, ensuring the system transitions to POL ownership with no service disruption and within cost constraints. Post Office would like to engage with Accenture to provide support for this short-term scope of services.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 6 moSMEPublished value£178,940
Contract period: 14 Jul 2025 – 30 Dec 2025 (6 mo)Value: £178,940 exc. VAT · £215,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: This award subject to a direct award due to being under threshold. Awarded to a supplier with the relevant skills that met Post Office's requirements.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Jul 2025, 10:08 BST
Last source update
3 Jul 2025, 10:08 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037015
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055814 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
4 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

This is a direct award - responses are sent to POL directly

Timeline

3 Jul 2025 → 14 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 10:08 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    4 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts
    14 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 10:08 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Post Office Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 02154540 · GB-PPON: PRNP-5883-YMLG 100 Wood Street, London, London, EC2V 7ERContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender