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Amazon Prime Business Account

University of Ulster

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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17 Aug 2026 at 12:06

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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07 Jul 2026 at 12:17

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Ulster has procured an electronic marketplace service through a central Business Prime account. The service is intended to provide a compliant route for low-value or low-volume “tail-end” purchases that are not covered by existing contracts or frameworks, while reducing administration across the university. It will enable spend tracking through business analytics and support compliance with the university’s purchase-card policy. The required service includes a web-based system accessible without integration, product categorisation, searchable and sortable products, VAT data, reporting by category, spend and supplier size, and restrictions by category, market type, locality or product. Desired or potential features include UNSPSC coding, order authorisation workflows, order aggregation, finance-system integration and user training. Delivery is for the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland.

This procurement has been completed and awarded under the NEUPC ITS2010NE framework using a selective procedure. It comprised one lot, with competition between framework suppliers. The contract was awarded to Amazon Business EU SARL, UK Branch on 7 July 2026 for £1,252,130 excluding VAT, or £1,502,556 including VAT. The award standstill period ended on 17 July 2026. The contract was signed on 14 August 2026 and runs from 14 August 2026 to 4 June 2030. The requirement was evaluated as a services procurement for electronic marketplace retailing. The selected supplier is a large business. The arrangement supports more than 500 users per account, while the university currently has 348 purchase cards and spends approximately £295,500 annually through Amazon.

This award demonstrates sustained institutional demand for a managed e-marketplace serving dispersed, low-value purchasing rather than a conventional catalogue or single-category supply contract. Suppliers seeking to compete for a similar requirement would need a robust, browser-based platform that can operate without system integration, with strong search, product classification, VAT handling and configurable purchasing controls. Credible providers should be able to support a large user base and demonstrate reporting by spend, category and supplier size, alongside controls based on product, locality and market type. Useful differentiators include UNSPSC coding, approval workflows, order consolidation, finance-system integration and practical user training. Experience delivering compliant marketplace services for universities or other complex organisations, with reliable analytics and support for purchase-card governance, would strengthen a future competitor’s position.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Amazon Prime Business Account

Notice Description

The objective of this agreement is to deliver an efficient and compliant route to market to help reduce the resource required to manage tail end spend. On average, the University spends PS295,500 via Amazon every year (currently 348 purchase cards across the University). Tail end spend is defined as spend of low value or low volume where there is no strategic contract or framework in place for the institution to cover the requirement. Having one central Business Prime account allows the University to track spend with suppliers outside of contracts via the platform's Business Analytics tools and help compliance against the purchase card policy. The focus of the framework provided by NEUPC is to appoint a bidder who can supply an eMarketplace to facilitate tail end spend not covered by established frameworks or local contracts. The list of requirements for software to be provided were: A web based system to ensure access capability without integration to any other system The ability to categorise products A search functionality to filter and sort products Provision of VAT data required The scope for 500+ users per account UNSPSC coding of products desired Potential for workflows for order authorisation Potential for order aggregation Reporting capability by Category, Spend, Supplier size Capability of restrictions by Category, Market Type, Locality or Product Potential for finance system integration Training on the awarded system

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c518
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078069-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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
£1,252,130 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,252,130 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20264 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
14 Aug 2026 - 4 Jun 2030 3-4 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
University of Ulster
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COLERAINE
Postcode
BT52 1SA
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN0C Causeway Coast and Glens
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Causeway Coast and Glens
Electoral Ward
University
Westminster Constituency
East Londonderry

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AMAZON BUSINESS EU SARL, UK BRANCH

Further Information

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