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Published 1 Jun 2026, 12:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Post Office Branch - Cropper Road

Official notice

Authority: Post Office Limited (Public body)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdConcessionLight touch regimeSME suitableAccelerated

Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Concession value (operator's revenue)£8,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget

Submissions closed 10 Jun 2026awarded 12 Oct 2026

Award (standstill) to LAWRENCE HUNT & CO LIMITED

Contract term 50 yrsends 2 Oct 2076 · starts 1 Oct 2026

Re-procurement openPost Office Branch - Carr House Road · bids close 5 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Post Office Ltd is looking for a successful retailer to incorporate a Post Office Local into their existing or proposed business.

The offer available in this Post Office would be:

Post Office Local - integrating Post Office services into a vibrant and sustainable retail business, so they can be offered over the same opening hours. The exact layout and design will be agreed with you to suit your business.

How the procedure runs: A multi-stage process to assess postmaster candidate suitability.

CPV: Post office counter services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 50 yrsPublished value£8,000

Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 2 Oct 2076 (50 yrs)Value: £8,000 exc. VAT · £8,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North West

64114000 Post office counter services

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

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: Awarded
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: 1 Jun 2026, 12:12 BST
Last source update: 12 Oct 2026, 13:05 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 1 Oct 2026
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-051330
Accelerated: Light touch contract
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Post office counter services
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 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06aa29 Find a Tender

How it runs: A multi-stage process to assess postmaster candidate
suitability.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Post Office Procurement

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free

Submission deadline: 10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To register your interest in this opportunity, please visit runapostoffice.co.uk/branch/cropper-road-… ↗ 5LB

Timeline

1 Jun 2026 → 21 Oct 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published144 days ago
1 Jun 2026, 12:12 BST
Submission deadline135 days ago
10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts23 days ago
1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by22 days ago
1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent12 days ago
12 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published11 days ago
12 Oct 2026, 13:05 BST
Standstill ends2 days ago
21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Jun 2026

Tender notice published
1 Jun 2026, 12:12 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
12 Oct 2026, 13:05 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
12 Oct 2026, 13:05 BST
Contract signature expected
26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £8,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
LAWRENCE HUNT & CO LIMITED26 Oct 2026 – 26 Oct 2076	£8,000 inc. VAT	12 Oct 2026standstill to 21 Oct 2026	Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	1	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Post Office Limited

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

LAWRENCE HUNT & CO LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01185833GB-PPON: PPHQ-5422-LMYG 40b Liverpool Road, Preston, North West, PR1 0DQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender12 Oct 2026, 13:05 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender1 Jun 2026, 12:12 BST