Official UK procurement notice
Post Office Branch - Marpool
Authority: Post Office Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG12)
Published estimate£17,500≈ £350 / year · £17,500 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 13 Mar 2026awarded 30 Jul 2026
Awarded to WILLOW QUALITY RETAIL LIMITED
Contract term 50 yrsstarts 27 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPost 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.
Estimated Post Office fees:
In the current location in the range of £17,500 - £22,000 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 #1AwardedPublished value£17,500
- Value
- £17,500 exc. VAT · £17,500 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
- 6 Oct 2026, 12:27 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 12:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 27 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017727- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065de6Find 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
- 13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- 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/franche-post-… ↗
Timeline
6 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published223 days ago27 Feb 2026, 10:12 GMT
- Submission deadline208 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts103 days ago27 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by102 days ago27 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent70 days ago30 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published2 days ago6 Oct 2026, 12:27 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £17,5001 award inc. VAT — no net value published
Bids received 11 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLOW QUALITY RETAIL LIMITEDSME20 Oct 2026 — 21 Oct 2076 | £17,500 inc. VAT | 30 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026- Contract signature expected20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published6 Oct 2026, 12:27 BSTUK6
- Published value updated6 Oct 2026, 12:27 BST
- Status changed to complete6 Oct 2026, 12:27 BST
- Deadline withdrawn6 Oct 2026, 12:27 BST
- Tender notice published27 Feb 2026, 10:12 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WILLOW QUALITY RETAIL 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender