AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Post Office Limited awarded a short wholesale cash consultancy call-off (SOW3) under the Supply Chain Consultancy Framework to PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED. The published contract record states that it was signed on 8 October 2026 and is active from 9 to 19 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, below-threshold consultancy call-off with a published contract value of £135,000 excluding VAT (£162,000 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £135,000 excluding VAT; £162,000 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-00414220. Contract 1 linked to award 1 records GBP 135,000 net and GBP 162,000 gross. Supplier identity is verified by company number 00414220.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published notice document is described as "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; process source status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 8 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-08.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£135,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 135000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£162,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 162000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published contract value applies to the single contract linked to award 1.
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; award 1 names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-08.
Contract start
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-09.
Contract end
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-10-19.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-15T15:10:09+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceWholesale cash consultancy
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Process and tender title: "Wholesale cash consultancy".
Call-off description
99% confidenceSupply Chain Consultancy Framework - Call Off Request SOW3
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Tender description states this wording.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classification
99% confidenceBusiness and management consultancy services (CPV 79410000)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 79410000.
Delivery location
98% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item 1 delivery address specifies region UK and country GB.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1; no published lot title or description
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Award 1 and its item relate to lot 1; the lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - award under framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - award under framework".
Competition flag
98% confidenceNot competitive
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Tender competitive field is false.
Framework relationship
99% confidenceCall-off linked to framework process ocds-h6vhtk-05d76c
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Related process with relationship "framework" identifies ocds-h6vhtk-05d76c.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence9 October 2026 to 19 October 2026
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Duration
93% confidenceApproximately 11 calendar days, inclusive of stated start and end dates
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 9 to 19 October 2026.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false; tender method detail also states below threshold.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single-supplier framework call-off for consultancy services.
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The tender describes a framework call-off; one award, one supplier and one linked contract are published.
Value and duration
99% confidence£135,000 excluding VAT over a short stated contract period.
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Contract value is £135,000 net and period runs from 9 to 19 October 2026.
Award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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No evaluation results, scores, pricing breakdown or award rationale are supplied in the published notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED is matched to Companies House number 00414220 using company_number.
Value source
99% confidenceContract-level value published
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The £135,000 net and £162,000 gross values are on contract 1, linked to the sole published award.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title, description and separate lot value are not published
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Lot 1 has no title, description or value in the supplied data.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceBid count, bidder identities, evaluation methodology and scoring are not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- The published notice does not provide an award date, bid count, bidder list, evaluation methodology, scores, pricing breakdown or award rationale.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
- The framework's underlying terms and value are not supplied in this record.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Post Office LimitedPA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITEDwholesale cash consultancySupply Chain Consultancy Frameworkconsultancy call-offFind a TenderC104155CAF00214
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the wholesale cash consultancy contract?
PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED won award 1. Its identity is verified against company number 00414220.
What is the published contract value?
The contract value is £135,000 excluding VAT and £162,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 9 October 2026 to 19 October 2026, and the contract record states it was signed on 8 October 2026.
Was this a framework call-off?
Yes. The notice describes a Supply Chain Consultancy Framework call-off and links to framework process ocds-h6vhtk-05d76c.
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.