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CFM0169 - Digital Marketplace

Fife Council

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17 Sep 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Fife Council established a digital marketplace arrangement with Amazon Business, allowing the council to buy through an Amazon Business Account using its purchasing and procurement system. The service is intended to generate savings from consolidated or account-based purchasing. It is a services requirement delivered for Fife Council in Fife. The procurement covered one requirement: implementing the contract and enabling council purchases through Amazon. This is a digital procurement and marketplace service rather than the supply of a specified group of physical goods. Amazon Business is the selected supplier and the arrangement supports the council’s general public-service purchasing activity through its central procurement function.

This procurement has been completed and the contract is active. Fife Council used a limited award procedure without publishing a prior call for competition, on the stated basis that only Amazon could be used for the product. The procurement was treated as a single lot and the award went to Amazon Business. The contract was signed on 29 March 2023 for £5,200,000. One bid was recorded, submitted electronically by a non-UK supplier; no SME bid was recorded. The published rationale classifies the route as the absence of competition for technical reasons. The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. No separate contract end date or award date is provided.

For a supplier assessing comparable future requirements, this award shows demand from Fife Council for a large-scale digital marketplace or business purchasing account, linked to savings through an established procurement platform. A credible competitor would need to provide a reliable online purchasing environment, support public-sector buying controls and integrate with council procurement processes. Evidence of delivering account-based purchasing at substantial public-sector scale would be important, as would the ability to offer commercially demonstrable savings and dependable fulfilment through the platform. The recorded competition involved a single large supplier and was justified on technical exclusivity, so an alternative provider would need to show a clear technical route to meeting the council’s required purchasing model.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CFM0169 - Digital Marketplace

Notice Description

Set up contract to use Amazon through Fife Council's purchasing and procurement system

Lot Information

Lot 1

Implementing a contract with Amazon to enable the Council to make savings based on using a Amazon Business Account.

Procurement Information

Only Amazon can be used for this product

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000843288
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564715
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,200,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Fife Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLENROTHES
Postcode
KY7 5LT
Postcode Area
Kirkcaldy
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Delivery Location
TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Local Authority
Fife
Electoral Ward
Glenrothes Central and Thornton
Westminster Constituency
Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Amazon Business

Further Information

Notice Documents

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