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# SPMP Horizon Replacement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/spmp-horizon-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-04503e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Post Office Limited: "SPMP Horizon Replacement". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £75,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 May 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: postoffice.wax-live.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Post Office Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/post-office-limited-gov-pc1386)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £75,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 May 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Procurement software development services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04503e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/spmp-horizon-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-04503e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [postoffice.wax-live.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpostoffice.wax-live.com%2FS2C%2FSignIn.aspx)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/spmp-horizon-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-04503e#participate

## Description
Participation is subject to interested parties signing an NDA. Please email procurement@postoffice.co.uk to confirm your interest and receive the NDA for your signature. On signature you will be granted access to the Selection Questionnaire and draft Procurement Documents. 
Post Office is in the process of replacing its existing EPOS system, known as Horizon.
Post Office is building the new system, ?New Branch IT? (?NBIT?) in house as part of its Strategic Platform Modernisation Programme (?SPMP?).
Whilst Post Office is responsible for overall programme management, strategy and architecture it has a requirement to engage with third parties to help create the necessary solution.
This procurement therefore is designed to identify and appoint suitable partners to a small panel of providers of such services. Work will be let via mini-competitions within the panels on either a T&M or fixed price dependent on the nature of the work packages.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £75,000,000
- **Description:** Post Office is in the process of replacing its existing EPOS system, known as Horizon.
Post Office is building the new system, ?New Branch IT? (?NBIT?) in house as part of its Strategic Platform Modernisation Programme (?SPMP?).
Whilst Post Office is...
- **Contract Period:** 14/08/2024 to 

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011220-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-04-08T09:04:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T22:12:15.955Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04503e