✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 16 Oct 2026, 17:06.
Opportunity overview
Post Office Ltd is looking for a successful retailer to either purchase the current business or incorporate a Post Office Local into their existing or proposed business.
The offer available in this Post Office would be:
Post Office Local - integrating Post Office services into a vibrant and sustainable retail business, so they can be offered over the same opening hours. The exact layout and design will be agreed with you to suit your business.
Estimated Post Office fees:
In the current location in the range of £18,500 - £23,000 per annum.
Further information can be found at: https://runapostoffice.co.uk/branch/dyce-post-office-aberdeen-ab21-7ax?search_term=AB21 7AX
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0789db
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
To register your interest in this opportunity, please visit https://runapostoffice.co.uk/branch/dyce-post-office-aberdeen-ab21-7ax?search_term=AB21 7AX
A multi-stage process to assess postmaster candidate suitability.
Special regime
concession
lightTouch
Submission terms
Electronic Submission Policy
allowed
Languages
en
Tender Period
Ends
15 Jan 2027, 23:59
Expected award period
Ends
15 Feb 2027, 23:59
Lots and requirements
Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Value
Including VAT
18,500
Currency
GBP
Award criteria
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Assessment of business plan and finances
Description
A mandatory pass/fail financial assessment.
If the financial assessment is not successfully passed, the application will not proceed to suitability assessment.
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
1
Weight
order
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Assessment of suitability to run a Post Office branch
Description
Meets suitability criteria to run a post office branch.
Buyer location · London · UKI31 · EC2V 7ER · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKM5 · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
1
098092-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Post Office Limited is seeking a retailer for the Dyce Post Office opportunity. The retailer may purchase the current business or integrate a Post Office Local into an existing or proposed retail business. The stated Post Office offer is estimated to generate fees of £18,500 to £23,000 per annum at the current location.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for retailers with an existing or proposed sustainable retail business able to incorporate Post Office Local services. No specific qualifications, financial thresholds or accreditation requirements are stated in the supplied notice data.
Key points identified
Supplier typeSuccessful retailerEvidence: "Post Office Ltd is looking for a successful retailer"
Business modelPurchase the current business or incorporate a Post Office Local into an existing or proposed businessEvidence: "either purchase the current business or incorporate a Post Office Local into their existing or proposed business"
Retail integrationIntegrate Post Office services into a vibrant and sustainable retail businessEvidence: "Post Office Local - integrating Post Office services into a vibrant and sustainable retail business"
94% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Post Office Limited is seeking a retailer for the Dyce Post Office opportunity. The retailer may purchase the current business or integrate a Post Office Local into an existing or proposed retail business. The stated Post Office offer is estimated to generate fees of £18,500 to £23,000 per annum at the current location.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for retailers with an existing or proposed sustainable retail business able to incorporate Post Office Local services. No specific qualifications, financial thresholds or accreditation requirements are stated in the supplied notice data.
Key deliverables
Purchase the current business or incorporate a Post Office Local into an existing or proposed business.
Integrate Post Office services into a retail business, with services offered during the same opening hours.
Agree the exact Post Office layout and design with Post Office Limited.
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Supplier type
99% confidence
Successful retailer
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"Post Office Ltd is looking for a successful retailer"
Business model
99% confidence
Purchase the current business or incorporate a Post Office Local into an existing or proposed business
View supporting evidence
"either purchase the current business or incorporate a Post Office Local into their existing or proposed business"
Retail integration
98% confidence
Integrate Post Office services into a vibrant and sustainable retail business
View supporting evidence
"Post Office Local - integrating Post Office services into a vibrant and sustainable retail business"
Opening hours
97% confidence
Post Office services are to be offered over the same opening hours as the retail business
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"so they can be offered over the same opening hours"
Layout and design
96% confidence
To be agreed with the retailer to suit its business
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"The exact layout and design will be agreed with you to suit your business."
Stated eligibility
96% confidence
A retailer with an existing or proposed business is sought
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"successful retailer"; "their existing or proposed business"
Other eligibility requirements
99% confidence
Unknown
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No further eligibility criteria are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated Post Office fees
99% confidence
£18,500 to £23,000 per annum in the current location
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"Estimated Post Office fees: In the current location in the range of £18,500 - £23,000 per annum."
Notice value data
98% confidence
Lot value amount: £18,500
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Lot 1 metadata gives "value_amount": 18500 and "currency": "GBP".
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown
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No contract pricing, payment, term or financial evaluation information is supplied.
Delivery
Delivery region
97% confidence
UKM5, United Kingdom
View supporting evidence
Location record: "Delivery location" with region "UKM5" and country "United Kingdom".
Branch reference
99% confidence
Dyce Post Office
View supporting evidence
Opportunity title: "Post Office Branch - Dyce".
Operating model
98% confidence
Post Office services integrated into the retailer's business and offered over the same opening hours
View supporting evidence
"integrating Post Office services into a vibrant and sustainable retail business, so they can be offered over the same opening hours"
Contract dates
99% confidence
Unknown
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Contract start and end dates are null in the supplied opportunity data.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Notice status
99% confidence
Open
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"display_status": "open" and "source_status": "active".
The stated annual fee range (£18,500–£23,000) differs from the lot value amount (£18,500). The supplied data does not establish whether the lot value represents a fee estimate, contract value, or another measure.
View supporting evidence
Description: "£18,500 - £23,000 per annum"; Lot 1 metadata: "value_amount": 18500.
Procedure metadata ambiguity
99% confidence
The record identifies the procurement method as "open" while method details state "Competitive flexible procedure". Both are reported as supplied; the relationship between them is not explained.
Contract term, payment terms, investment requirements and detailed agreement terms are unknown from the supplied content.
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No such terms are included in the supplied opportunity fields.
Location precision
98% confidence
The opportunity title refers to Dyce, while structured delivery information gives only region UKM5 and no delivery locality or postcode.
View supporting evidence
Title: "Post Office Branch - Dyce"; delivery location locality and postal code are null.
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