✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 21 Oct 2026, 15:12.
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 £46,350 - £51,500 per annum.
Further information can be found at: https://runapostoffice.co.uk/branch/tannochside-post-office-glasgow-g71-5qq?search_term=G71 5QQ
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-078cdf
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/tannochside-post-office-glasgow-g71-5qq?search_term=G71 5QQ
A multi-stage process to assess postmaster candidate suitability.
Special regime
concession
lightTouch
Submission terms
Electronic Submission Policy
allowed
Languages
en
Tender Period
Ends
20 Jan 2027, 23:59
Expected award period
Ends
20 Feb 2027, 23:59
Lots and requirements
Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Value
Including VAT
46,350
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 · UKM82 · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
1
099490-2026Tender 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 successful retailer for the Tannochside branch. The retailer may either purchase the current business or incorporate a Post Office Local into an existing or proposed retail business. The stated Post Office fee estimate at the current location is £46,350–£51,500 per annum.
Who this may suit
Best suited to retailers with an existing or proposed sustainable retail business that can integrate Post Office Local services. Detailed selection requirements are not stated in the supplied notice data.
Key points identified
Supplier typeSuccessful retailerEvidence: "Post Office Ltd is looking for a successful retailer"
Business model optionsPurchase the current business or incorporate a Post Office Local into an existing or proposed business.Evidence: "either purchase the current business or incorporate a Post Office Local into their existing or proposed business"
Retail-business integrationPost Office services must be integrated into a vibrant and sustainable retail business and offered over the same opening hours.Evidence: "integrating Post Office services into a vibrant and sustainable retail business, so they can be offered over the same opening hours"
91% approved-analysis confidence5 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 successful retailer for the Tannochside branch. The retailer may either purchase the current business or incorporate a Post Office Local into an existing or proposed retail business. The stated Post Office fee estimate at the current location is £46,350–£51,500 per annum.
Who this may suit
Best suited to retailers with an existing or proposed sustainable retail business that can integrate Post Office Local services. Detailed selection requirements are not 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 the retail business over the same opening hours.
Agree the branch layout and design with Post Office Limited.
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Supplier type
99% confidence
Successful retailer
View supporting evidence
"Post Office Ltd is looking for a successful retailer"
Business model options
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-business integration
98% confidence
Post Office services must be integrated into a vibrant and sustainable 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
97% confidence
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."
Eligibility criteria
96% confidence
Unknown
View supporting evidence
No detailed eligibility, financial standing, insurance, or certification criteria are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated Post Office fees
99% confidence
£46,350–£51,500 per annum at the current location.
View supporting evidence
"Estimated Post Office fees: In the current location in the range of £46,350 - £51,500 per annum."
Recorded notice/lot value
91% confidence
£46,350
View supporting evidence
Process value_max and Lot 1 value_amount are recorded as 46350 GBP.
Commercial terms
97% confidence
Unknown
View supporting evidence
No purchase price, fee mechanism, payment terms, or contract terms are supplied.
Delivery
Delivery area
94% confidence
UKM82, United Kingdom
View supporting evidence
Location record: "Delivery location" with region "UKM82" and country "United Kingdom".
Branch
99% confidence
Tannochside
View supporting evidence
Title: "Post Office Branch - Tannochside".
Opening-hours expectation
98% confidence
Post Office services are 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"
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Notice status
99% confidence
Open tender
View supporting evidence
display_status is "open"; stage is "tender"; notice type is "Tender notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement method
98% confidence
Open; competitive flexible procedure
View supporting evidence
procurement_method is "open" and procurement_method_details is "Competitive flexible procedure".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
2027-01-20T23:59:59Z
View supporting evidence
Process and active Lot 1 submission_deadline are "2027-01-20T23:59:59Z".
Lots
99% confidence
One active lot is recorded, but it has no title or description.
View supporting evidence
Lot 1 is active; its title and description are null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Commercial-value ambiguity
97% confidence
The recorded value is £46,350, while the narrative states estimated annual Post Office fees of £46,350–£51,500. It is unclear whether the recorded value represents a contract value, an annual fee estimate, or another commercial measure.
View supporting evidence
Process value_max and Lot 1 value_amount are £46,350; narrative states "£46,350 - £51,500 per annum."
Selection criteria unavailable
98% confidence
Detailed eligibility, evaluation, financial, insurance, and accreditation requirements are not provided in the supplied data.
View supporting evidence
The supplied description names a "successful retailer" but provides no further criteria.
Lot detail incomplete
99% confidence
The sole active lot has no title or description, so no lot-specific scope can be established from supplied evidence.
View supporting evidence
Lot 1 title and description are null.
Business-acquisition exposure
98% confidence
One stated route is purchase of the current business; the supplied data does not provide purchase terms, assets, liabilities, or due-diligence information.
View supporting evidence
"either purchase the current business"
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