✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 15:26.
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/newlyn-post-office-penzance-tr18-5hz?search_term=TR18 5HL
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-078ac1
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/newlyn-post-office-penzance-tr18-5hz?search_term=TR18 5HL
A multi-stage process to assess postmaster candidate suitability.
Special regime
concession
lightTouch
Submission terms
Electronic Submission Policy
allowed
Languages
en
Tender Period
Ends
13 Jan 2027, 23:59
Expected award period
Ends
13 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 · UKK3 · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
1
098484-2026Tender 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 a Post Office Local in Newlyn, integrated into the retailer’s existing or proposed business and offered during the same opening hours as the retail business. The opportunity is open, with a submission deadline of 13 January 2027.
Who this may suit
Best suited to retailers with an existing or proposed sustainable retail business able to accommodate an integrated Post Office Local. Detailed submission, qualification and operational requirements are unknown from the supplied notice data.
Key points identified
Retailer statusA successful retailer is sought.Evidence: "Post Office Ltd is looking for a successful retailer"
Integrated Post Office LocalIncorporate a Post Office Local into an existing or proposed business.Evidence: "incorporate a Post Office Local into their existing or proposed business"
Opening hoursPost Office services are to be offered over the same opening hours as the retail business.Evidence: "they can be offered over the same opening hours"
93% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Post Office Limited is seeking a retailer for a Post Office Local in Newlyn, integrated into the retailer’s existing or proposed business and offered during the same opening hours as the retail business. The opportunity is open, with a submission deadline of 13 January 2027.
Who this may suit
Best suited to retailers with an existing or proposed sustainable retail business able to accommodate an integrated Post Office Local. Detailed submission, qualification and operational requirements are unknown from the supplied notice data.
Key deliverables
Incorporate a Post Office Local into an existing or proposed retail business.
Offer Post Office services over the retail business’s opening hours.
Agree the Post Office layout and design with Post Office Ltd.
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Retailer status
99% confidence
A successful retailer is sought.
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"Post Office Ltd is looking for a successful retailer"
Integrated Post Office Local
99% confidence
Incorporate a Post Office Local into an existing or proposed business.
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"incorporate a Post Office Local into their existing or proposed business"
Opening hours
98% confidence
Post Office services are to be offered over the same opening hours as the retail business.
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"they can be offered over the same opening hours"
Layout and design agreement
96% confidence
Layout and design will be agreed to suit the retailer’s business.
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"The exact layout and design will be agreed with you to suit your business."
Business model
97% confidence
Existing or proposed retail business.
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"their existing or proposed business" and "a vibrant and sustainable retail business"
Other eligibility requirements
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No further eligibility criteria are provided in the supplied notice data.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated Post Office fees
96% confidence
£8,000–£14,000 per annum in the current location.
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"Estimated Post Office fees: In the current location in the range of £8,000 - £14,000 per annum."
Notice value
95% confidence
£8,000 GBP.
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Process value maximum and active lot value are both recorded as £8,000 GBP.
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No contract pricing, payment or other commercial terms are provided.
Delivery
Opportunity location
98% confidence
Newlyn.
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Title: "Post Office Branch - Newlyn"
Delivery region
96% confidence
UKK3, United Kingdom.
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Delivery location field: region "UKK3", country "United Kingdom".
Service delivery model
98% confidence
Integrated into a retail business.
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"integrating Post Office services into a vibrant and sustainable retail business"
One active lot is supplied, but it has no title or description.
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Lot "1" is active; its title and description are null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Conflicting commercial values
99% confidence
The description states estimated annual Post Office fees of £8,000–£14,000, while the process and sole lot each record a value of £8,000. The supplied evidence does not establish which figure is the contract value.
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Description: "£8,000 - £14,000 per annum"; process value maximum: £8,000; lot 1 value: £8,000.
Incomplete lot scope
99% confidence
The sole active lot has no title or description, so no lot-specific scope can be identified.
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Lot 1 title and description are null.
Unstated operating and submission conditions
96% confidence
Detailed qualification, operational, contractual and submission requirements are unknown from the supplied data.
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The supplied notice text provides high-level integration requirements only.
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