✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 16 Oct 2026, 17:41.
Opportunity overview
Post Office Ltd is looking for a successful retailer to 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 £8,000 - £14,000 per annum.
Further information can be found at: https://runapostoffice.co.uk/branch/stonehaven-post-office-stonehaven-ab39-2eq?search_term=AB39 2BE
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-078a04
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/stonehaven-post-office-stonehaven-ab39-2eq?search_term=AB39 2BE
A multi-stage process to assess postmaster candidate suitability.
Special regime
concession
lightTouch
Submission terms
Electronic Submission Policy
allowed
Languages
en
Tender Period
Ends
6 Jan 2027, 23:59
Expected award period
Ends
6 Feb 2027, 23:59
Lots and requirements
Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Value
Including VAT
8,000
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
098147-2026Tender 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 in Stonehaven to incorporate a Post Office Local into an existing or proposed retail business. The local service is intended to operate alongside the retailer’s business and over the same opening hours.
Who this may suit
Best suited to retailers with an existing or proposed sustainable retail business in Stonehaven. The notice does not state detailed financial, insurance, accreditation or submission eligibility requirements.
Key points identified
Retail businessExisting or proposed retail business requiredEvidence: “Post Office Ltd is looking for a successful retailer to incorporate a Post Office Local into their existing or proposed business.”
Integrated operating modelPost Office services integrated into the retail business and offered over the same opening hoursEvidence: “integrating Post Office services into a vibrant and sustainable retail business, so they can be offered over the same opening hours.”
Layout and designTo be agreed with the retailerEvidence: “The exact layout and design will be agreed with you to suit your business.”
90% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified3 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 in Stonehaven to incorporate a Post Office Local into an existing or proposed retail business. The local service is intended to operate alongside the retailer’s business and over the same opening hours.
Who this may suit
Best suited to retailers with an existing or proposed sustainable retail business in Stonehaven. The notice does not state detailed financial, insurance, accreditation or submission eligibility requirements.
Key deliverables
Incorporate a Post Office Local into an existing or proposed retail business
Offer Post Office services over the same opening hours as the retail business
Agree the branch layout and design with Post Office Limited
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Retail business
98% confidence
Existing or proposed retail business required
View supporting evidence
“Post Office Ltd is looking for a successful retailer to incorporate a Post Office Local into their existing or proposed business.”
Integrated operating model
97% confidence
Post Office services integrated into the retail 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.”
Layout and design
94% confidence
To be agreed with the retailer
View supporting evidence
“The exact layout and design will be agreed with you to suit your business.”
Lot 1 is active; no lot title or description supplied
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Lot 1 has status “active”; title and description are null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Commercial-value inconsistency
99% confidence
The narrative estimates annual Post Office fees at £8,000–£14,000, while the lot value is recorded as £8,000. The relationship between these figures is not explained.
View supporting evidence
Description: “£8,000 - £14,000 per annum”; Lot 1 value_amount: 8000 GBP.
Procedure metadata ambiguity
99% confidence
The source simultaneously records procurement method “open” and method details “Competitive flexible procedure”; no interpretation is selected.
Detailed branch specification, contractual terms, retailer assessment criteria and submission instructions are not present in the supplied content.
View supporting evidence
Supplied description contains only high-level operating and layout information.
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