Award

Direct Award

POST OFFICE

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Award

25 Feb 2025 at 11:37

Summary of the contracting process

The Post Office has concluded a public procurement process titled "Direct Award" to procure hard and soft facilities management services. The scope includes contract management, service portal improvements, and a variety of facilities management services such as cleaning, waste management, and security. The contract falls under the "Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security" category, with a total value of GBP 25,000. Relevant dates include the tender period closing on 9th February 2025, the contract period starting on 10th February 2025, and ending on 9th August 2025. The buying organisation is Post Office Ltd, based in London, England.

This tender provides substantial opportunities for SMEs to collaborate with a prominent national institution. Businesses specialising in facilities management, including both hard and soft services, are ideally suited to compete. As the procurement process utilised a direct award method, this indicates both a streamlined and potentially recurring opportunity for qualified suppliers to deliver integral support services efficiently. Engaging in this contract could lead to a long-term relationship with the Post Office and additional opportunities in facilities management services across the public sector.

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Notice Title

Direct Award

Notice Description

Direct Award. Hard and soft services to be benchmarked are as follows: * Contract management (client/account manager, reporting and monitoring, governance and approvals, QSHE, procurement, back of house functions, finance etc). * Service portal (is versus should be) * Hard FM services, including specialist services * Soft FM services, including cleaning, waste, office managed services, security concierge etc.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3579e944-61f7-4ecb-a9fb-346f977cea83
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cf61b02f-8dd2-40ea-baa0-41d3ddef4049
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - Direct Award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£25,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£25,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Feb 202512 months ago
Submission Deadline
9 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Feb 20251 years ago
Contract Period
10 Feb 2025 - 9 Aug 2025 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
POST OFFICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2V 7ER
Post Town
Central London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
City of London
Electoral Ward
Bassishaw
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ARCHUS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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