Official UK procurement notice
Post Office Branch - Portsmouth
Authority: Post Office Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: South East (UKJ3)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£6,500operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 6 Mar 2026
Contract term 50 yrsends 7 Jun 2076 · starts 6 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIn the current location in the range of £6,500 - £12,500 per annum. Please note this estimate is inclusive of the products listed under General Information.
Further information can be found at:
- 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 #1Published value£6,500
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).
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
- Closed
- 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
- 6 Feb 2026, 14:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Feb 2026, 14:52 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Jun 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011032- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064a4aFind 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
- 6 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:
Timeline
6 Feb 2026 → 6 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published263 days ago6 Feb 2026, 14:52 GMT
- Submission deadline235 days ago6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts144 days ago6 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by143 days ago6 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published6 Feb 2026, 14:52 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender