Official UK procurement notice
Post office branch - Houses of Parliament
Authority: Post Office Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: London (UKI32)
Published estimate£25,000≈ £500 / year · £25,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 9 Apr 2026awarded 2 Jul 2026
Awarded to NV COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD
Contract term 50 yrsstarts 26 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEstimated Post Office fees:
In the current location in the range of £25,000 - £30,000 per annum. Please note this estimate is inclusive of the products listed under General Information.
- 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 #1Lot 1AwardedPublished value£25,000
- Value
- £25,000 exc. VAT · £25,000 inc. VAT
64114000 Post office counter services
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).
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Sept 2026, 13:01 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 13:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 26 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06749bFind a Tender
- How it runs
- A multi-stage process to assess postmaster candidate suitability.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Post Office Procurement
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 9 Apr 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/house-of-comm… ↗
Timeline
6 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published189 days ago26 Mar 2026, 09:51 GMT
- Submission deadline174 days ago9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent91 days ago2 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts67 days ago26 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by66 days ago26 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published2 days ago29 Sept 2026, 13:01 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £25,0001 award inc. VAT — no net value published
Bids received 33 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTDSME13 Oct 2026 — 14 Oct 2076 | £25,000 inc. VAT | 2 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Mar 2026- Contract signature expected13 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published29 Sept 2026, 13:01 BSTUK6
- Published value updated29 Sept 2026, 13:01 BST
- Status changed to complete29 Sept 2026, 13:01 BST
- Deadline withdrawn29 Sept 2026, 13:01 BST
- Tender notice published26 Mar 2026, 09:51 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NV COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTDAwarded 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender