AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Post Office Limited awarded a Post Office Main branch opportunity in Ipswich to MAHAVIR TRADING LTD. The published contract record states it was signed on 25 September 2026 and is active.
Published outcomeOne active award (lot 1) was made to MAHAVIR TRADING LTD for post office counter services.
Market significanceThe opportunity concerns operation of a Post Office Main within an existing or proposed retail business. The published contract value is £84,000 gross, while the notice separately describes estimated annual Post Office fees of £75,600–£84,000.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MAHAVIR TRADING LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £84,000 gross GBP · verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-15224397 and relates to lot 1. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 15224397 and verified the legal name. Contract 1 records £84,000 gross, but no separate supplier allocation is needed because this is the sole awarded supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
98% confidence11 March 2026
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Release history lists Tender notice on Find a Tender, release 021765-2026, dated 2026-03-11.
Award announcement published
98% confidence7 September 2026
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Release history lists Contract award notice on Find a Tender, release 084518-2026, dated 2026-09-07.
Award decision date
95% confidence6 July 2026
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Award record 1 gives award_date 2026-07-06.
Contract signed
99% confidence25 September 2026
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Contract 1 has dateSigned 2026-09-25 and status active.
Contract start
99% confidence25 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-25.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract document 095957-2026 and release history give publication date 2026-10-12.
Contract end
99% confidence25 September 2076
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2076-09-25T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£84,000 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 84000 GBP.
Estimated annual Post Office fees stated in opportunity description
98% confidence£75,600–£84,000 per annum
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Tender description states estimated Post Office fees in the current location are in this range, inclusive of products listed under General Information.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice
98% confidence11 March 2026
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Release history.
Award date
95% confidence6 July 2026
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Award 1 award_date.
Award notice
98% confidence7 September 2026
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Release history.
Signed and started
99% confidence25 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned and startDate.
Contract details notice
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract document and release history.
Published end date
99% confidence25 September 2076
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Contract 1 endDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
98% confidencePost Office Main branch operation within an existing or proposed retailer business
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Tender description says Post Office Limited sought a retailer to incorporate a Post Office Main, with a dedicated area and full range of services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 64114000 — Post office counter services
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Award item 1 additional classification.
Delivery region
97% confidenceUKH14, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKH14.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description published
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Tender lists lot 1 only, with no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure — competitive flexible procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails is Competitive flexible procedure.
Regime
99% confidenceConcession and light-touch regimes
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Tender specialRegime lists concession and lightTouch.
GPA coverage
99% confidenceCovered by GPA
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Tender coveredBy lists GPA.
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of tenders, bidders and evaluation results not supplied in the published record
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No bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation narrative is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Term
99% confidence25 September 2026 to 25 September 2076
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Signing date
99% confidence25 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Above threshold
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Extension and renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published record
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No extension or renewal provisions are stated.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model indicator
94% confidenceThe opportunity describes estimated annual Post Office fees rather than a detailed pricing schedule
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Tender description states estimated fees of £75,600–£84,000 per annum; the published contract record gives a £84,000 gross value.
Supplier opportunity
96% confidenceRetailers capable of hosting a dedicated Post Office Main area are the relevant delivery market
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Tender description requires incorporation of a Post Office Main in an existing or proposed business and a dedicated Post Office area.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe £84,000 gross contract value and £75,600–£84,000 annual fee estimate are both published but their precise relationship is not explained.
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Contract 1 gives £84,000 gross; tender description gives the annual fee range.
Unpublished competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: tender count, bidder identities, evaluation method, scores and award rationale.
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No such fields are present in the supplied record.
Unpublished lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.
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Lot 1 is listed with null title, description and value.
Long published term
99% confidenceThe published end date produces a 50-year term; this analysis reports it as supplied and does not infer the commercial rationale.
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Contract period runs from 25 September 2026 to 25 September 2076.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender count, bidder identities, evaluation approach, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- The relationship between the £84,000 gross contract value and the stated £75,600–£84,000 annual fee estimate is not explained.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Post Office Branch IpswichMAHAVIR TRADING LTDPost Office Limited contract awardpost office counter servicesUK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Post Office branch Ipswich contract?
MAHAVIR TRADING LTD, verified against Companies House number 15224397, won award 1 for lot 1.
What is the published contract value?
The contract record states a gross value of £84,000. The opportunity description separately gave estimated annual Post Office fees of £75,600–£84,000.
When was the contract signed?
The published contract record gives a signing date of 25 September 2026.
When does the contract end?
The published contract end date is 25 September 2076.
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