Published date: 19 October 2021

Last edited date: 13 October 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 12 July 2021, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Electronic marketplace retailing services - 66151100

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£1,000,000,000

Procurement reference

RM6202 Contract Award Notice

Published date

19 October 2021

Closing date

12 July 2021

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

6 October 2021

Contract end date

25 July 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

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.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Tail Spend Solution

  • Opportunity
  • Published 4 June 2021, last edited 11 October 2021

Attachments

Links

Additional text

This Framework has been extended;

Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee (Art. 43(1)(c) of Directive 2014/23/EU, Art. 72(1)(c) of Directive 2014/24/EU, Art. 89(1)(c) of Directive 2014/25/EU).

The replacement agreement for RM6202, RM6369 The Marketplace, has faced significant delays due to unforeseen circumstances. An internal decision was made to delay the Invitation to Tender (ITT) date from April 2025 and the Framework Award date of October 2025. The Framework Award of RM6369 is now delayed until July 2026. With this in mind, a six-month extension to the current RM6202 agreement has been approved to allow sufficient time for a compliant tender and minimise service disruption for CCS customers.

Award information

Awarded date

6 October 2021

Contract start date

6 October 2021

Contract end date

25 July 2026

Total value of contract

£1,000,000,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

A list of successful suppliers can be found in the attachments a

Address

A list of successful suppliers can be found in the attachments area

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

The minister for the cabinet office acting through

Address

9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L39PP
England

Telephone

+44 3450103503

Email

Supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/crown-commercial-service