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Amazon Prime Business Account

THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER

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07 Jul 2026 at 11:17

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for the "Amazon Prime Business Account" was led by The University of Ulster, situated in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. The procurement falls within the services category, specifically electronic marketplace retailing services. The process was conducted under the Northern Irish devolved regulations framework, with Amazon Business EU SARL, UK Branch, selected as the supplier. The award status is currently pending with a contract period starting on the 20th of July 2026 and ending on the 4th of June 2030. The procurement method was selective, based on an award under a framework, ensuring a competitive process.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in online marketplace solutions and procurement analytics software to expand and develop partnerships with academic institutions. Companies with capabilities in providing web-based marketplace systems, product categorisation, and business analytics would be well-suited for similar opportunities. The demand for systems that can handle large user volumes and offer financial system integration suggests that businesses offering scalable, adaptable solutions will find growth potential in similar tenders.

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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/063602-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Jul 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Jul 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
19 Jul 2026 - 4 Jun 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE 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
Post Town
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

Notice Documents

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