Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3454102222
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Tail Spend Solution Modification
Reference number
RM6202
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66151100 - Electronic marketplace retailing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
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
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
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.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
48
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2021/S 000-026022
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
RM6202
Lot No
1
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
5 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3454102222
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £1,000,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Liverpool
L3 9PP
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 66151100 - Electronic marketplace retailing services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
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.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
5 October 2025
End date
25 July 2026
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£1,000,000,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
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.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
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.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000,000