PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Format of the Future (2030)

Post Office · published 13 Oct 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID438f3c00-c2fe-427a-b512-ad23c737e3bf-917559
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-4f4d83a2-b04c-4ae4-acaa-6307d9d9e4b6
Buyer identifierGB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/t9Gu6N7M
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£120,000
award field
Tender value
£120,000
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
services
CPV
79933000
Design support services
Delivery
United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Post Office is undertaking a programme to modernise and refresh approximately 9,500 branches by 2030. To support future investment decisions, the business identified a requirement for specialist strategic design consultancy services to define the long-term role and purpose of the Post Office network and develop future branch concepts. The requirement includes development of: • Future network strategy • Customer propositions and journeys • Branch format concepts • Future service opportunities • Design intent documentation • Future success measurement framework The output will provide a strategic blueprint against which future branch, customer experience, technology and operational change programmes can align. Additional information: Values included in this notice are excluding VAT. This award was carried out as a Competitive Call Off from Post Office's own Framework - Branch Assessment and Design & Shop-fit and Signage Framework which commenced 1st July 2024.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release13 Oct 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published21 Sept 2026
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published21 Aug 2026End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published21 Sept 2026
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Dec 2026
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 13 Oct 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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