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title: "Direct Award"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# Direct Award

Buyer: POST OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3579e944-61f7-4ecb-a9fb-346f977cea83

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cf61b02f-8dd2-40ea-baa0-41d3ddef4049 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Feb 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | 10 Feb 2025 - 9 Aug 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £25,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | POST OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2V 7ER |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Electoral ward | Bassishaw |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ARCHUS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 25 Feb 2025 at 11:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cf61b02f-8dd2-40ea-baa0-41d3ddef4049

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cf61b02f-8dd2-40ea-baa0-41d3ddef4049
  25th February 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/

## Provenance

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