AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Post Office Limited awarded a combined facilities management contract for its estate to OCS TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED. The published contract record gives a contract value of £70.8m excluding VAT (£84.96m including VAT), with services starting on 5 August 2026.
Published outcomeA single active award (award ID 1) is recorded for OCS TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED. Source material explicitly refers to a redacted signed contract.
Market significanceThis is a substantial UK facilities-management award for the Post Office estate, with a published gross contract value of £84.96m.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
OCS TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £70,800,000 excluding VAT; £84,960,000 including VAT GBP · active
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Verified company number SC220049 is linked to award ID 1. The contract linked to award ID 1 states these contract-level values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award announcement
95% confidencePublished 8 May 2026
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Release history records a Contract award notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-05-08.
Award status
95% confidenceActive
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Award ID 1 has status 'active'.
Original contract signature
85% confidence2 July 2026
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The amendment rationale says the stated modification date is the date of signature of the original contract; the amendment date is 2026-07-02.
Contract details publication
95% confidencePublished 6 July 2026
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Release history records a Contract details notice dated 2026-07-06.
Service commencement
95% confidence5 August 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-08-05; the amendment rationale identifies the effective date as commencement of services.
Later notice
98% confidenceContract change notice published 15 October 2026; source says it made no actual contract modification
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The amendment rationale states that the notice is an addendum to the contract details notice and 'does not describe a modification of the contract'.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£70,800,000
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Contract ID 1 value.amount is 70800000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£84,960,000
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Contract ID 1 value.amountGross is 84960000 GBP.
Value attribution
92% confidenceContract-level value for the single recorded award and supplier
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Contract ID 1 is linked to award ID 1, for which one supplier is recorded.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice published
95% confidence8 May 2026
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Release history: 042461-2026, Contract award notice.
Original contract signed
85% confidence2 July 2026
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Amendment rationale describes 2026-07-02 as the original contract signature date.
Contract details notice published
95% confidence6 July 2026
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Release history: 063226-2026, Contract details notice.
Contract services start
98% confidence5 August 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-08-05.
Addendum-style change notice published
95% confidence15 October 2026
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Release history: 097308-2026, Contract change notice.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
95% confidenceCombined facilities management and related goods and services
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Process title and description state that the procurement covers Combined Facilities Management and related goods and services.
Service estate
95% confidencePost Office Estate
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Process description states the services are across the Post Office Estate.
Lot structure
95% confidenceOne recorded lot reference: 1; no lot title or description supplied
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Award ID 1 contains lot ID 1, while the lots dataset is empty.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
98% confidenceOpen
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Process procurement_method is 'open'.
Procedure detail
98% confidenceCompetitive flexible procedure
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Process procurement_method_details is 'Competitive flexible procedure'.
Threshold status
98% confidenceAbove threshold
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Contract ID 1 has aboveThreshold set to true.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status evidence
95% confidenceA redacted signed contract is stated to be attached
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The contractSigned document description says the notice includes a copy of the redacted contract and the amendment rationale refers to signature of the original contract.
Start date
98% confidence5 August 2026
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Contract ID 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-05.
End date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract period end date is supplied.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market scale
99% confidence£84.96m gross contract value
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Contract ID 1 amountGross is 84960000 GBP.
Commercial coverage
95% confidenceEstate-wide combined facilities-management requirement
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The description states the requirement is across the Post Office Estate.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceNo pricing breakdown published in the supplied notice data
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Only aggregate net and gross contract values are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Change-notice interpretation
99% confidenceThe October 2026 notice is not evidence of a substantive modification
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Its rationale explicitly says it is an addendum to the contract details notice and that there is no actual modification.
Contract documentation
98% confidenceA redacted contract is referenced; names, locations and some service-frequency information are stated to be redacted
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The contractSigned document description explains the scope of redactions.
Missing commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: contract end date, extension terms, pricing breakdown, evaluation detail, bid count, lot title and lot description
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These fields are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No explicit award decision date is supplied; the 8 May 2026 date is the award-notice publication date.
- No contract end date, duration, extension option, renewal term, pricing schedule, bidder count, evaluation results or award rationale is supplied.
- The single lot is identified only as lot 1; no lot title or description is published in the supplied data.
- The published contract is described as redacted, including some names, locations and service-frequency information.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Post Office LimitedOCS TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITEDcombined facilities managementfacilities management contractPost Office Estatepublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Post Office combined facilities management contract?
OCS TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED (company number SC220049) is the verified supplier recorded against award ID 1.
What is the published value of the contract?
The contract value is £70.8m excluding VAT and £84.96m including VAT.
When do services start?
The published contract period starts on 5 August 2026.
Did the October 2026 change notice alter the contract?
The notice rationale says it was an addendum used to attach the redacted contract and did not describe an actual contract modification.
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.