Official UK procurement notice
Post Office branch - East Ayton
Authority: Post Office Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE12)
Awarded value£52,650published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 4 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to JRS SERVICES (FORECOURTS) LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPost Office Ltd is looking for a successful retailer to either purchase the current business or incorporate a Post Office branch into their existing or proposed business.
Estimated Post Office fees in the current location in the range of £52,650 to £58,500 per annum.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
64114000 Post office counter services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- ConcessionLight touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award — no call for competition
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 Sept 2026, 14:36 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 14:36 BST
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0779fc
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Urgency
- Published justification
- The supplier has assumed responsibility for the retail business and premises from which the branch operates. A direct award was made to maintain continuity of Post Office services at the existing location.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £52,6501 award inc. VAT — no net value published
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| JRS SERVICES (FORECOURTS) LIMITEDSME8 Oct 2026 — 9 Oct 2076 | £52,650 inc. VAT | 4 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published25 Sept 2026, 14:36 BSTUK6
- Transparency notice published24 Sept 2026, 19:20 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- JRS SERVICES (FORECOURTS) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender