AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Post Office Limited published a contract details notice for its 2026 Annual Report and Accounts metrics and disclosures review. The active contract is awarded to FORVIS MAZARS LLP following a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
Published outcomeFORVIS MAZARS LLP is the named supplier for award 1 and contract 1. The published contract record is active, signed on 13 July 2026, and runs to 30 November 2026.
Market significanceThis is a short-term GBP 173,000 net accounting and auditing services engagement, with a published gross value of GBP 207,600, awarded without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FORVIS MAZARS LLP
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · GBP 173,000 net; GBP 207,600 gross (contract-level value) GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award
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Award 1 names GB-COH-OC308299 as supplier. Supplier verification matched company number OC308299 to FORVIS MAZARS LLP. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states amount GBP 173,000 and amountGross GBP 207,600.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and contract document description.
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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details_json.tender.status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 13 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-13T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidenceGBP 173,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 173000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidenceGBP 207,600
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 207600 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence13 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract start
99% confidence13 July 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
Notice published
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Process published_at and contract document datePublished.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceAnnual Report and Accounts metrics and disclosures review
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Tender title and description: "ARA Review 2026" and "Annual Review and Accounts Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) Metrics and Disclosures Review".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 79210000 — Accounting and auditing services
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Award item additionalClassifications.
Delivery location
98% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address region is UK.
Lot structure
97% confidenceOne lot (lot 1); no published lot title or description
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Tender lists lot 1 only; the supplied lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Process and tender procurementMethod are "direct".
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competitive process was published; bidder count and evaluation details are not supplied
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Tender states "Below threshold - without competition"; no bid or evaluation fields are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence13 July 2026 to 30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Duration
93% confidenceApproximately 4.6 months
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Calculated from the published contract period of 13 July to 30 November 2026.
VAT presentation
99% confidencePublished values are GBP 173,000 excluding VAT and GBP 207,600 including VAT
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Contract value provides amount and amountGross.
Extension or variation terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
96% confidenceA defined Annual Report and Accounts review engagement in accounting and auditing services
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Published requirement description and CPV 79210000.
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold direct route without competition
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Published procurementMethodDetails.
Published pricing basis
98% confidenceBoth net and gross contract values are disclosed, but no rate card or cost breakdown is published
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Contract value gives amount and amountGross; no pricing breakdown is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied award record.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description, or separate value
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Supplied lot record contains null title, description, and value fields.
Evaluation detail
99% confidenceBidder count, scoring, award rationale, and evaluation detail are not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Timing observation
99% confidenceThe contract start and signature date precede the notice publication date
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Contract startDate and dateSigned are 13 July 2026; notice publication is 21 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, separate value, or pricing allocation.
- Bidder count, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, and competing supplier information are not supplied.
- No extension, variation, or renewal option is published.
- No rate card, deliverables breakdown, or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- The notice was published after the stated contract signature and start date; the source does not explain this timing.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Post Office LimitedFORVIS MAZARS LLPARA Review 2026Annual Report and Accountsaccounting and auditing servicesdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Post Office ARA Review 2026 contract?
FORVIS MAZARS LLP, verified against Companies House number OC308299.
What is the contract value?
GBP 173,000 excluding VAT and GBP 207,600 including VAT.
How was the contract awarded?
The notice records a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
When does the contract run?
From 13 July 2026 to 30 November 2026.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.