Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 28 Apr 2026, 15:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Post office branch - Keighley

Official notice

Authority: Post Office Limited (Public body)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdConcessionLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitableAccelerated
Concession value (operator's revenue)£99,500operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 12 May 2026awarded 7 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Jasbinder Sandhu t/a Yorkshire Post Office
Contract term 50 yrsends 29 Aug 2076 · starts 28 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Post Office Ltd is looking for a successful retailer to either purchase or 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 £99,500 - £110,000 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 published
Lot #1Awarded 50 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£99,500
Contract period: 28 Aug 2026 – 29 Aug 2076 (50 yrs)Value: £99,500 exc. VAT · £99,500 inc. VAT
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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
28 Apr 2026, 15:19 BST
Last source update
26 Oct 2026, 11:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 28 Aug 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-038719
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 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068d13 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
12 May 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/keighley-post… ↗

Timeline

28 Apr 2026 → 9 Nov 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published182 days ago
    28 Apr 2026, 15:19 BST
  2. Submission deadline167 days ago
    12 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts60 days ago
    28 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by59 days ago
    28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent20 days ago
    7 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published33h ago
    26 Oct 2026, 11:54 GMT
  7. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  8. Standstill endsin 13 days
    9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Apr 2026, 15:19 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    26 Oct 2026, 11:54 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    26 Oct 2026, 11:54 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    19 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,100,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Jasbinder Sandhu t/a Yorkshire Post Office19 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2076£1,100,000 inc. VATten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice7 Oct 2026standstill to 9 Nov 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one10—

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

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 Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender