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title: "Tail Spend Solution Modification"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b855"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE"
published: "2025-10-14"
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# Tail Spend Solution Modification

Buyer: THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b855

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## Summary

The procurement process, conducted by the Minister for the Cabinet Office through the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), revolves around a framework agreement titled "Tail Spend Solution Modification." This modification is intended to manage diverse, low-volume, and low-spend deliverables across the UK public sector, with a focus on electronic marketplace retailing services. The procurement process is currently in the award and contract update stage, as of 14 October 2025. This agreement was initially signed on 5 October 2021, with the current contract period extending to 25 July 2026. An open procurement method was utilised for this process, highlighting the structured and transparent nature of the tender activities and alignment with EU legal frameworks.

The tender provides significant business growth opportunities, especially for companies capable of managing a broad and dynamic range of deliverables through digital marketplaces. This contract is particularly well-suited for large suppliers with the capacity to handle logistics and supply chain management on a national scale. SMEs can also find opportunities by aligning with the framework agreements and demonstrating compliance with necessary regulatory and technical requirements like Cyber Essentials and ISO standards. The framework agreement facilitates engagements with pre-qualified suppliers, ensuring varied business sectors, from office supplies to educational equipment, can benefit from this extensive marketplace framework.

## Notice

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) procured Tail Spend Solutions to facilitate and manage ad hoc, low volume, low-spend deliverables across the public sector. The Tail Spend Solutions provide end users access to a broad, pre-qualified and dynamic supplier base, capable of offering a wide range of deliverables available for purchase and delivery through a digital marketplace. Deliverables include but are not limited to: Stationery and office supplies, computer peripherals and accessories, clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories, educational equipment, musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories, furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products and any other miscellaneous deliverables.

### Lot Information

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) procured Tail Spend Solutions to facilitate and manage ad hoc, low volume, low-spend deliverables across the public sector. The Tail Spend Solutions provide end users a

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) conducted a procurement to establish a commercial agreement to enable buyers to amalgamate in a compliant manner their long tail spend via a Tail Spend Solution. The Tail Spend Solution will: * service diverse, low-volume, low-spend deliverables across the UK public sector. * enable public sector buyers with access to a pre-qualified, dynamic and extensive supplier base, capable of providing a broad range of deliverables as required by the public sector. * enable a full end to end service including the management of: the system, the supply chain, delivery (including warehousing and logistics), buyer registrations and support.

Renewal: No

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064994-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Jul 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Oct 2021 |
| Contract period | 4 Oct 2025 - 25 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,000,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,000,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 9PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | City Centre North |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | MERCATEO; OT GROUP; SEE CONTRACTS FINDER NOTICE FOR FULL SUPPLIER LIST; THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66151100 - Electronic marketplace retailing services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2025 at 07:09 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064994-2025
- 18 Oct 2021 at 21:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026022-2021
- 3 Jun 2021 at 21:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012515-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:243230-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08178f68-b4fb-41f7-a957-da45a5846736
- https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/
- https://www.gov.uk/ccs
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications

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