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Tail End Spend

NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

06 Aug 2026 at 15:17

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

06 Jul 2026 at 14:31

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nottingham Trent University procured electronic marketplace retailing services to support tail-end spend: a wide variety of purchases spread across fragmented categories rather than one defined product group. The service is a call-off from the NUPC ITS2010 NE e-marketplace framework and is intended to facilitate purchasing through that marketplace. The buyer is Nottingham Trent University, based in Nottingham, and the service supports purchasing activity in the United Kingdom. This is a broad procurement route relevant to suppliers able to provide goods or services through an established business marketplace, rather than a requirement for a single specialist product, construction project or standalone professional service. The classification is CPV 66151100, electronic marketplace retailing services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 6 July 2026. It used a selective procedure as an award under a framework, with a non-competitive direct award to the only supplier named on that framework: AMAZON BUSINESS EU SARL, UK BRANCH. The award covers one lot. Its value is £1,333,333 excluding VAT and £1,600,000 including VAT. The award standstill period ended on 16 July 2026, with signature scheduled for 20 July 2026. The contract was signed on 6 August 2026 and runs from 6 August 2026 to 5 August 2030. The active contract has the same value: £1,333,333 excluding VAT and £1,600,000 including VAT. The procurement was above threshold.

For a supplier that did not win, this award demonstrates sustained institutional demand for a marketplace capable of handling fragmented, wide-ranging purchasing across many categories. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need an established electronic marketplace, broad product and service coverage, reliable catalogue and ordering functionality, and the operational capacity to support varied tail-end transactions for a large university. It would also need to understand how to participate in, or become a supplier on, the relevant higher-education purchasing framework route. Evidence of dependable fulfilment, account management, public-sector compliance and the ability to manage many small or irregular purchases would strengthen its position. The scale indicates that marketplace reach and operational breadth matter more than a narrow specialist offer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Tail End Spend

Notice Description

Call off from the NUPC framework agreement reference ITS2010 NE e-marketplace to Facilitate Tailend Spend. Direct award to the only supplier named on the framework. The Tail End Spend agreement covers the purchase of a wide variety of items. The spend is therefore fragmented across all categories. The agreement worth PS1,6000,000 over 4 years.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c46b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074857-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66151100 - Electronic marketplace retailing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,333,333 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,333,333 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
6 Aug 2026 - 5 Aug 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG1 4FQ
Postcode Area
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF14 Nottingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
St. Ann's
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AMAZON BUSINESS EU SARL, UK BRANCH

Further Information

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