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title: "Tail Spend Solution (Mercateo UK Limited)"
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# Tail Spend Solution (Mercateo UK Limited)

Buyer: DEFRA  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-11cbd943-1af7-4706-932d-a0ebe03dae7e

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has completed the procurement process for a "Tail Spend Solution" aimed at improving self-serve purchasing. The tender falls under the services category with a contract value of £800,000. Defra used a selective procurement method, calling off from a framework agreement. The procurement started on 22nd January 2024, with a contract period from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2027.

This tender from Defra presents an opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to engage in providing catalogue solutions. Businesses in the services industry, particularly those offering purchasing automation services, would find this tender well-suited for competitive participation. The contract's duration until March 2027 offers a stable revenue stream for the successful supplier, Mercateo UK Limited.

## Notice

Access to an amazon type catalogue solution to improve self serve purchasing experience for SOP users and to automate the end to end Purchase Order to Pay process for products classified as tail spend. These are products that are often low volume and low value and usually brouht to meet a specific, short term need.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9c04be7-54fe-4aa9-ad35-9e375e9818fd |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Jan 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £800,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £800,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW3 4QS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |
| Local authority | Kensington and Chelsea |
| Electoral ward | Royal Hospital |
| Westminster constituency | Chelsea and Fulham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MERCATEO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products

### Codes

- 22461000 - Catalogues

## Release History

- 27 Mar 2024 at 21:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9c04be7-54fe-4aa9-ad35-9e375e9818fd
- 27 Mar 2024 at 21:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32ee7f17-0111-4d40-b7c8-099d9cfab6d2
- 14 Mar 2024 at 01:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07a1f37a-2bba-4e9b-93fd-1d07e41ffd01

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9c04be7-54fe-4aa9-ad35-9e375e9818fd
  27th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32ee7f17-0111-4d40-b7c8-099d9cfab6d2
  27th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07a1f37a-2bba-4e9b-93fd-1d07e41ffd01
  14th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/63d0f9e2-33d6-4bbd-aa14-75bdb3cef11f
  RM6202-Tail-Spend-Solution (Mercateo UK Limited)-A-Call-Off-Contract-v1.7 final REDACTED
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8f7e93f0-c0e3-4f61-8faf-3ea0cb5caf5f
  RM6202-Tail-Spend-Solution (Mercateo UK Limited)-A-Call-Off-Contract-v1.7 final REDACTED
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4f4ee197-9ead-4a7e-8227-74775d4fcb2c
  RM6202-Tail-Spend-Solution (Mercateo UK Limited)-A-Call-Off-Contract-v1.7 final REDACTED

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