AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Post Office Limited has published a direct-award transparency notice for a Woodley Post Office branch arrangement. ASRA PO LTD is the named, verified supplier. The award remains pending and has a scheduled future signature date, so the supplied data does not confirm a signed or active contract.
Published outcomeOne pending award, valued at £50,400 gross, names ASRA PO LTD for lot 1.
Market significanceThe notice indicates a continuity-driven direct award after an existing contract ended in unforeseen circumstances, rather than an open competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ASRA PO LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £50,400 gross (award-level value) GBP · Verified supplier named on a pending award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-17179994; supplier verification matched company number 17179994 and verified company name ASRA PO LTD.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceTransparency notice published 8 October 2026
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Award document 095322-2026 is a Transparency notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-10-08T15:24:06+01:00.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status 'pending'.
Signature status
99% confidenceFuture signature scheduled for 20 October 2026; signature not evidenced
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Award milestone type 'futureSignatureDate' is scheduled for 2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as concluded, signed or active
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The supplied award is pending and only a future signature milestone is provided.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£50,400 gross
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Award 1 value is amountGross 50400 GBP.
Published fee estimate
98% confidence£50,400 to £56,000 per annum at the current location
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The opportunity description states estimated Post Office fees in this annual range.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceWhether the £50,400 award value is annual, total, or otherwise periodised is not stated
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The award value is supplied without a value basis; the description separately describes an annual fee estimate.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
90% confidence21 July 2026
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The supplied award record gives award_date 2026-07-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Transparency notice date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Document 095322-2026 was published on 2026-10-08T15:24:06+01:00.
Scheduled contract start
97% confidence20 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
97% confidence20 October 2076
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2076-10-20T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceIncorporation of a Post Office branch into the retailer's existing or proposed business
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Opportunity description.
Service classification
99% confidencePost office counter services (CPV 64114000)
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Award item additional classification.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1; no lot title or description supplied
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Award 1 relates to lot 1, whose supplied title and description are null.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKI7, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKI7 and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Direct award'.
Published rationale
99% confidenceContinuity of Post Office services after the existing contract ended due to unforeseen circumstances
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Published procurementMethodRationale states this was the reason for the direct award.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tender submissions, evaluation scores or comparative assessment is provided.
Regime
98% confidenceConcession and light-touch
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Tender specialRegime lists 'concession' and 'lightTouch'.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated period
97% confidence20 October 2026 to 20 October 2076
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Award 1 contractPeriod supplies these start and end dates.
Signature milestone
99% confidence20 October 2026 (scheduled)
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Future signature milestone is scheduled for that date.
Extensions and renewal terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No extension or renewal terms are included in the supplied data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Continuity requirement
99% confidenceThe buyer characterises the direct award as necessary to maintain local access to Post Office services after the prior contract ended unexpectedly.
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Published direct-award rationale.
Commercial benchmark
97% confidenceThe award-level amount equals the bottom of the published current-location annual fee estimate (£50,400 to £56,000), but the record does not establish that the award value is an annual fee.
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Award value is £50,400; description separately gives a £50,400–£56,000 per annum estimate; no value basis is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award and future signature
99% confidenceThe record must not be read as evidence of a signed or active contract.
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Award status is pending and the signature milestone is scheduled for a future date.
Unusually long stated period
98% confidenceThe supplied contract period runs for 50 years; this is reported as published and not independently validated.
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Award period is 20 October 2026 to 20 October 2076.
Award-value basis unclear
99% confidenceThe £50,400 gross award value has no stated basis and should not be assumed to be annual or total contract spend.
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No value_basis is supplied, despite a separate annual fee estimate in the description.
Notice record coverage
97% confidenceA release history also lists a Contract award notice published on 8 October 2026, but its underlying document details are not supplied here.
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Release history includes release 095346-2026; the supplied documents list contains only 095322-2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, competing suppliers, pricing breakdown, lot title and lot description.
- The award remains pending, with a future signature milestone; the supplied data does not establish execution or commencement.
- The £50,400 award value has no stated value basis, so it cannot safely be characterised as annual, total-period, or otherwise.
- The stated 50-year period is unusual but is reproduced neutrally from the source and has not been independently validated.
- A release history references a separate Contract award notice, but its underlying document content was not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Post Office Branch WoodleyASRA PO LTDPost Office Limiteddirect awardpost office counter servicesFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier for the Woodley Post Office branch award?
ASRA PO LTD, verified against Companies House number 17179994.
Is the contract signed?
No signed contract is evidenced in the supplied data. The award is pending and a signature date is scheduled for 20 October 2026.
What is the published award value?
£50,400 gross at award level. The notice does not state the value basis.
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.