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Amazon Business eMarketplace to Facilitate Tail-End Spend

Heriot-Watt University

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21 Oct 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

Heriot-Watt University uses Amazon Business’s eMarketplace to manage tail-end purchasing: low-value or low-volume requirements that are not covered by a strategic contract or framework. The service provides access to a broad range of general and specialist goods, including office supplies, computer equipment, vehicle parts and equipment, and other miscellaneous products. The University’s Amazon Business Prime account and tailored purchasing policies are intended to support compliant buying, control spending and secure product and delivery savings. Business analytics bring corporate-card and catalogue purchases together in one management-information portal. Deliveries are for the University’s UK campuses.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Heriot-Watt University selected Amazon Business UK for a single-lot call-off from the NEUPC ITS2010 NE single-supplier framework; the route was a limited award without a separate competition. One bid was recorded. The contract was signed on 16 October 2026 and is for five years, with a contract value of £500,000. The award is solely to Amazon Business UK. The requirement covers tail-end purchasing not addressed by other frameworks or local contracts. The source describes the framework as appointing Amazon Business EU Sàrl as the sole provider, while identifying Amazon Business UK as the supplier for this call-off.

This award shows demand from Heriot-Watt University for a managed online marketplace serving purchases that are too low in value or volume for dedicated contracts. A credible future competitor would need a broad catalogue of general and specialist products, an efficient purchasing route that supports compliance with buyer-defined policies, and reliable delivery options. The requirement also favours suppliers able to provide account-level purchasing controls and analytics that consolidate corporate-card and catalogue transactions into usable management information. Experience supplying higher-education institutions and integrating marketplace purchasing with institutional procurement processes would be relevant. The existing route was a call-off from a single-supplier university purchasing framework, so framework appointment is central to competing through the same route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Amazon Business eMarketplace to Facilitate Tail-End Spend

Notice Description

5 year Contract is a Call-off from NEUPC ITS2010 NE single supplier Framework specifically for Tail-End Spend awarded solely to Amazon Business.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Call-off contract aim is to deliver an efficient and compliant route to market to meet the University's requirements and manage our Tail-End spend. 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. This Call-off and our Amazon Business Prime account allows the University to maximise best value via the wide range of Tail-End and specialist items made available, while tailored Buying Policies allow us to control spend and maximise product and free delivery savings. Amazon's Business Analytics tools allow us to track all spend via corporate cards and a Punchout catalogue in a single MI portal. NEUPC ITS2010 NE framework appointed Amazon Business EU Sarl as the sole provider who could supply a wide ranging eMarketplace to facilitate Tail-End spend not covered by other frameworks or local contracts.

Procurement Information

Call-off from a national single supplier framework

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000846269
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567098
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

30190000 - Various office equipment and supplies

30236000 - Miscellaneous computer equipment

34913000 - Miscellaneous spare parts

39300000 - Miscellaneous equipment

66151100 - Electronic marketplace retailing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20261 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
Heriot-Watt University
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
RICCARTON, EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH14 4AS
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Pentland Hills
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Amazon Business

Further Information

Notice Documents

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