AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Post Office Limited has published a pending award for its IDAM Transformation Programme to HIPPO DIGITAL LIMITED. The notice records a £4.9 million award value (£5.88 million gross) and a proposed four-year period, but it does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomeHIPPO DIGITAL LIMITED is the sole named supplier on award 1 for lot 1. The award remains pending, with a scheduled future signature date after the stated standstill period.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold UK identity and access management transformation services opportunity, using a competitive flexible procedure, with 16 named tenderers in the published notice.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HIPPO DIGITAL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £4,900,000 stated award value; £5,880,000 gross GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names HIPPO DIGITAL LIMITED as supplier. Supplier verification identifies company number 09877239 and verified company name HIPPO DIGITAL LIMITED. The value is recorded at award level, for lot 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Document 096729-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender, published 13 October 2026.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status 'pending'.
Contract conclusion status
98% confidenceNot evidenced as signed or active
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The notice records a futureSignatureDate milestone of 23 October 2026 and the award remains pending.
Standstill period
99% confidenceEnds 22 October 2026, 23:59:59 +01:00
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-22T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award-level value
99% confidence£4,900,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 4,900,000 GBP.
Award-level gross value
99% confidence£5,880,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 5,880,000 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceNo separate lot-level or phase-level value published
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Lot 1 has no value amount, while the award-level value covers the recorded award.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-13.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice 096729-2026 was published at 2026-10-13T16:56:07+01:00.
Scheduled future signature date
99% confidence23 October 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-23T23:59:59+01:00.
Proposed contract period
98% confidence26 October 2026 to 25 October 2030
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-10-26 and endDate 2030-10-25.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceIdentity and access management transformation services for branch and colleague
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The published description states: 'Services of Identity and access management transformation programme for branch and colleague.'
Category
99% confidenceIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Award item classification is CPV 72000000.
Geographic delivery
99% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is recorded at UK level.
Phasing
98% confidencePhase one: Discovery; Phase two: implementation
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The options description states that phase two may be awarded in part or full to the successful bidder.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective; competitive flexible procedure
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Tender data records procurementMethod 'selective' and procurementMethodDetails 'Competitive flexible procedure'.
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Named tenderers
96% confidence16 named tenderers, including the named award supplier
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The parties list contains 16 organisations with the tenderer role.
Bid and evaluation results
99% confidenceNot published in the supplied notice data
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No bid prices, scores, ranking, evaluation narrative or count of valid tenders is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Options
99% confidenceYes—implementation may be awarded in part or in full to the successful bidder
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Award 1 hasOptions is true and its options description sets out the two phases.
Stated term
97% confidenceFour years, subject to completion of the pending award process
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The published contract period runs from 26 October 2026 to 25 October 2030; award status remains pending.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceNot published in the supplied notice data
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No pricing schedule, rate card, payment terms or value breakdown is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Delivery structure
98% confidenceThe award structure separates discovery from implementation, with implementation potentially awarded only in part.
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The options description expressly describes the two phases and partial or full implementation award.
Commercial status
99% confidenceSuppliers should not treat this as evidence of an executed contract.
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The award is pending and signature is shown as a future scheduled milestone.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award versus contract status
99% confidenceThe record is labelled as a contract award notice but the individual award is pending; it does not evidence signature, contract activation or service commencement.
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Award 1 status is pending; futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 23 October 2026.
Published term dates
98% confidenceStart and end dates are supplied within a pending award record and should be treated as proposed rather than confirmation of performance.
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contractPeriod is present alongside pending award status.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo lot title, lot description, lot-specific value, evaluation results, bid pricing, renewal terms or pricing breakdown is supplied.
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Lot 1 has null title, description and value; no evaluation or detailed commercial fields are present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award remains pending; the supplied data does not demonstrate that a contract was signed, became active or commenced.
- The £4.9 million and £5.88 million figures are award-level values; no phase-level or lot-level allocation is published.
- No tender evaluation, scoring, bidder pricing, award rationale, valid-bid count, detailed scope, extension terms or payment terms is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Post Office LimitedHIPPO DIGITAL LIMITEDIDAM Transformation Programmeidentity and access managementFind a TenderIT services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier for the Post Office IDAM Transformation Programme?
HIPPO DIGITAL LIMITED is the sole supplier named on award 1.
Has the Post Office IDAM contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not evidence signature. The award is pending and shows a scheduled future signature date of 23 October 2026.
What is the published value?
The award-level value is £4.9 million, with a stated gross amount of £5.88 million.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.