Official UK procurement notice
Post Office Branch - Ayr · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Post Office Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPost Office Ltd is looking for a successful retailer to incorporate a Post Office Main into their existing or proposed business.
The offer available in this Post Office would be:
Post Office Main branch - a dedicated Post Office area, a full range of services. The exact layout and design will be agreed with you to suit your business.
Estimated Post Office fees:
In the current location in the range of £75,600 - £100,800 per annum.
Further information can be found at: runapostoffice.co.uk/branch/ayr-post-offi… ↗
- How the procedure runs: A multi-stage process to assess postmaster candidate suitability.
CPV: Post office counter services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£75,600
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Assessment of business plan and finances: A mandatory pass/fail financial assessment. If the financial assessment is not successfully passed, the application will not proceed to suitability assessment.
- Assessment of suitability to run a Post Office branch: Meets suitability criteria to run a post office branch.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- ConcessionLight touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 May 2026, 17:12 BST
- Last source update
- 8 May 2026, 17:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Sept 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042732- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069522Find a Tender
- How it runs
A multi-stage process to assess postmaster candidate
suitability.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
To register your interest in this opportunity, please visit runapostoffice.co.uk/branch/ayr-post-offi… ↗
Timeline
8 May 2026 → 8 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published172 days ago8 May 2026, 17:12 BST
- Submission deadline162 days ago18 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts50 days ago8 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by49 days ago8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published8 May 2026, 17:12 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender