Supply Chain Consultancy Framework
Framework Description
Post Office Limited's Supply Chain Consultancy Framework gives it call-off access to specialist consultancies supporting the transformation of its wholesale cash handling and secure logistics operations. It is a single-lot framework covering governance, commercial modelling, partnership structuring and operational improvement. It was procured through Find a Tender notice 074160-2025 and runs until 10 February 2030.
Context & Use Case
Post Office handles and distributes cash across its network, and changing that operation calls for consultants who understand UK wholesale cash markets and secure logistics. Appointed firms are called on for specific pieces of work as the transformation moves forward, from market analysis and cost reviews through to redesigning processes and structuring commercial partnerships.
Scope of Services
Supply chain strategy and market analysis Governance framework development Commercial partnership structuring Operational process redesign Cash distribution and logistics optimisation Cost analysis and value engineering Stakeholder engagement and change support
Lots
Single lot
Who Can Apply
Suits consultancies with deep knowledge of wholesale cash, secure logistics, supply chain strategy and financial services operations. Applications for this framework are closed, so firms not appointed cannot join until Post Office re-procures, likely around February 2030.
Buyer Benefits
Post Office can bring in specialist advisers for each phase of its cash transformation without hiring permanent staff or running a new tender each time. Consultants who already know the cash processing market can start quickly, and call-offs let it scale support up or down as projects move on.
Next Steps
Appointed consultancies should stay close to Post Office's cash and supply chain teams and be ready to scope call-offs quickly. Others should build a track record in wholesale cash, secure logistics or retail network change with other clients, and watch Post Office procurement notices for related work. The procurement team can be reached at procurement@postoffice.co.uk.
How Athena Can Help
For firms on the framework, Athena helps win each call-off with focused proposals, F.V.D. win themes and fee models that protect margin, through our call-off bid management.
For consultancies not appointed, we can identify other financial services and logistics consultancy frameworks open now through our framework identification and applications service, and set up bid planning for public bodies well ahead of Post Office's re-procurement, so your cash and logistics case studies are ready when it opens.
