---
title: "Digital Marketplace"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-068a76"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "YORKSHIRE PURCHASING ORGANISATION"
published: "2026-04-24"
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# Digital Marketplace

Buyer: YORKSHIRE PURCHASING ORGANISATION  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068a76

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## Summary

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation is planning a procurement process for a new Digital Marketplace framework, valued at £600 million, with the aim of providing public sector organisations access to electronic marketplace retailing services. Located in Wakefield, United Kingdom, this process falls under the services industry category. The procurement is currently at the planning stage with preliminary market engagement scheduled from 24th April 2026 to 23rd May 2026, and further communication planned on 15th June 2026. The framework aims to appoint a single provider to ensure compliant access for primarily public sector bodies, under the Procurement Act 2023.

This upcoming procurement presents growth opportunities for businesses specialising in electronic marketplace retailing services, particularly those capable of serving public sector needs through a framework agreement. Companies with strong digital capabilities and a track record in similar service frameworks should consider engaging in the preliminary market engagement to position themselves as potential suppliers. Given the single-provider aim, companies adept in delivering comprehensive solutions at scale would be well-suited to compete in this tender process.

## Notice

Under the Procurement Act 2023, YPO are looking to undertake preliminary market engagement to establish a compliant route to market for primarily public sector organisations and bodies. The framework will a service framework where YPO will be looking to appoint a sole provider. This is a renewal of the previous framework 001142 - Digital Marketplace (under the now obsolete Public Contract Regulations 2015). The aim of this framework is provide customers with compliant access to a Digital Marketplace. The purpose of this document is for suppliers to provide information regarding their business, capabilities and offering so that YPO can understand this prior to advertising. At this stage, any questions asked are just for scoping the market and are in no way associated to any future bid for the framework. Please complete the below form in order to submit the pre-market engagement. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=5M7sW2mYwkaQBOiw7IlGxHTJKH087RFFgFUgkNuIWpBURjNHSk9IWU5EUEtPVDMzWFVMRUZPR1hYRy4u

### Planning Information

PME Engagement - 24th April 2026 - 23rd May 2026

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037457-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 15 Jun 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | YORKSHIRE PURCHASING ORGANISATION |
| Locality | WAKEFIELD |
| Post town | Wakefield |
| Postcode | WF2 0XE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE45 Wakefield |
| Local authority | Wakefield |
| Electoral ward | Wrenthorpe and Outwood West |
| Westminster constituency | Wakefield and Rothwell |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66151100 - Electronic marketplace retailing services

## Release History

- 24 Apr 2026 at 09:54 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037457-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037457-2026
  24th April 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=5M7sW2mYwkaQBOiw7IlGxHTJKH087RFFgFUgkNuIWpBURjNHSk9IWU5EUEtPVDMzWFVMRUZPR1hYRy4u
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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