Official UK procurement notice
Post office branch - Keighley
Authority: Post Office Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPost 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 publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£99,500
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).
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068d13Find a Tender
- How it runs
A multi-stage process to assess postmaster candidate suitability.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
28 Apr 2026 → 9 Nov 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published182 days ago28 Apr 2026, 15:19 BST
- Submission deadline167 days ago12 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts60 days ago28 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by59 days ago28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent20 days ago7 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published32h ago26 Oct 2026, 11:54 GMT
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 13 days9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2026- Tender notice published28 Apr 2026, 15:19 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published26 Oct 2026, 11:54 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Oct 2026, 11:54 GMT
- Contract signature expected19 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 notice | 7 Oct 2026standstill to 9 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Jasbinder Sandhu t/a Yorkshire Post OfficeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender