Notice Information
Notice Title
Tail Spend Solution Modification
Notice Description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) procured Tail Spend Solutions to facilitate and manage ad hoc, low volume, low-spend deliverables across the public sector. The Tail Spend Solutions provide end users access to a broad, pre-qualified and dynamic supplier base, capable of offering a wide range of deliverables available for purchase and delivery through a digital marketplace. Deliverables include but are not limited to: Stationery and office supplies, computer peripherals and accessories, clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories, educational equipment, musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories, furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products and any other miscellaneous deliverables.
Lot Information
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) procured Tail Spend Solutions to facilitate and manage ad hoc, low volume, low-spend deliverables across the public sector. The Tail Spend Solutions provide end users a
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) conducted a procurement to establish a commercial agreement to enable buyers to amalgamate in a compliant manner their long tail spend via a Tail Spend Solution. The Tail Spend Solution will: * service diverse, low-volume, low-spend deliverables across the UK public sector. * enable public sector buyers with access to a pre-qualified, dynamic and extensive supplier base, capable of providing a broad range of deliverables as required by the public sector. * enable a full end to end service including the management of: the system, the supply chain, delivery (including warehousing and logistics), buyer registrations and support.
Renewal: No
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02b855
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064994-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66151100 - Electronic marketplace retailing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,000,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,000,000,000 £1B-£10B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Jul 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Oct 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- 4 Oct 2025 - 25 Jul 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3150103503, +44 3454102222
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L3 9PP
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre North
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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