✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 21 Oct 2026, 15:12.
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/springfield-road-post-office-rh12-2pd?search_term=RH12 2PD
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-078cdb
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/springfield-road-post-office-rh12-2pd?search_term=RH12 2PD
A multi-stage process to assess postmaster candidate suitability.
Special regime
concession
lightTouch
Submission terms
Electronic Submission Policy
allowed
Languages
en
Tender Period
Ends
3 Nov 2026, 23:59
Expected award period
Ends
3 Dec 2026, 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 · UKJ28 · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
1
099483-2026Tender 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 to incorporate a Post Office Local within an existing or proposed retail business. The Post Office services would operate during the retail business's opening hours, with the branch layout and design to be agreed with the retailer.
Who this may suit
Best suited to retailers with an existing or proposed vibrant and sustainable retail business that can accommodate integrated Post Office Local services. Supplier eligibility, financial requirements and detailed operating obligations are not stated.
Key points identified
Retailer statusSuccessful retailer requiredEvidence: "Post Office Ltd is looking for a successful retailer"
Business premises/modelExisting or proposed business able to incorporate a Post Office LocalEvidence: "incorporate a Post Office Local into their existing or proposed business"
Retail business characteristicsVibrant and sustainable retail businessEvidence: "integrating Post Office services into a vibrant and sustainable retail business"
94% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Post Office Limited is seeking a retailer to incorporate a Post Office Local within an existing or proposed retail business. The Post Office services would operate during the retail business's opening hours, with the branch layout and design to be agreed with the retailer.
Who this may suit
Best suited to retailers with an existing or proposed vibrant and sustainable retail business that can accommodate integrated Post Office Local services. Supplier eligibility, financial requirements and detailed operating obligations are not stated.
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 a branch layout and design suitable for the retailer's business
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Retailer status
99% confidence
Successful retailer required
View supporting evidence
"Post Office Ltd is looking for a successful retailer"
Business premises/model
99% confidence
Existing or proposed business able to incorporate a Post Office Local
View supporting evidence
"incorporate a Post Office Local into their existing or proposed business"
Retail business characteristics
98% confidence
Vibrant and sustainable retail business
View supporting evidence
"integrating Post Office services into a vibrant and sustainable retail business"
Opening-hours alignment
98% confidence
Post Office services to be offered over the same opening hours as the retail business
View supporting evidence
"so they can be offered over the same opening hours"
Layout and design
97% confidence
Layout and design to be agreed with the retailer to suit its business
View supporting evidence
"The exact layout and design will be agreed with you to suit your business."
Stated eligibility
93% confidence
Retailer with an existing or proposed business; further eligibility conditions are unknown
View supporting evidence
"looking for a successful retailer to incorporate a Post Office Local into their existing or proposed business"
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated Post Office fees
96% confidence
£8,000–£14,000 per annum in the current location
View supporting evidence
"Estimated Post Office fees: In the current location in the range of £8,000 - £14,000 per annum."
Notice value
94% confidence
Lot value amount and process maximum value are stated as £8,000; relationship to the stated annual fee range is unclear
View supporting evidence
Process value_max: "8000"; Lot 1 value_amount: "8000"; description: "£8,000 - £14,000 per annum."
Delivery
Delivery area
93% confidence
UKJ28, United Kingdom
View supporting evidence
Delivery location: region "UKJ28", country "United Kingdom"
Operating model
98% confidence
Post Office services integrated into a retail business and offered during 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"
Branch design
97% confidence
To be agreed with the retailer
View supporting evidence
"The exact layout and design will be agreed with you to suit your business."
process submission_deadline and Lot 1 submission_deadline: "2026-11-03T23:59:59Z"
Lot structure
98% confidence
One active lot is supplied, but it has no title or description
View supporting evidence
Lot 1: title null; description null; status "active"
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Commercial value ambiguity
96% confidence
The stated £8,000 notice/lot value does not align with the stated estimated annual Post Office fee range of £8,000–£14,000. The source does not explain whether these figures measure the same thing.
View supporting evidence
value_max: "8000"; Lot 1 value_amount: "8000"; description: "£8,000 - £14,000 per annum."
Incomplete lot detail
99% confidence
The only supplied lot is active but has no title or description, so there is no lot-specific scope beyond the overall notice description.
View supporting evidence
Lot 1 title: null; description: null; status: "active"
Unstated supplier conditions
90% confidence
Detailed eligibility, evaluation criteria, contractual terms, insurance, premises requirements and operating obligations are unknown from the supplied notice content.
View supporting evidence
No such requirements are stated in the supplied process, lot or document metadata.
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