Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3454102222
E-mail: tailmanagement@crowncommercial.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/ccs
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Tail Spend Solution 2
Reference number: RM6369
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66151100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority, intends to put in place a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of a digital platform providing marketplace, catalogue management and autonomous sourcing solutions to facilitate purchasing of goods and services across the public sector, to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including but not limited to Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations.The solution aims to deliver end users access to a broad pre-qualified and dynamic supplier base, capable of offering a wide range of goods and services available for purchase and delivery through a digital platform.
The lotting structure of this framework is to be determined as a result of the market engagement.
Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66151100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tail Spend Solution 2.0
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
30/04/2025
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
VI.3 – Additional Information Crown Commercial Service will be holding a briefing session for interested parties on 9 July 2024, to explain in further detail the broad objectives of any subsequent procurement exercise and its potential scope. Following the briefing session there will be an opportunity to engage with the team to seek further clarification arising.
To participate in the briefing session please email tailmanagement@crowncommercial.gov.uk with the following details by no later than midday on 8 July 2024:
The subject of your email should include “RM6369 PIN Interest”.
1. Organisation name
2. Contact name
3. Job title of contact (including responsibility within your organisation)
4. Contact phone number
5. Contact email
6. Organisation website link
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is [https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk].
Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value.
The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS website page https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/upcoming for updates and monitor Find A Tender Service for the publication of the contract notice.
The service that arises from this framework will involve the supplier holding material that has been assigned a protective marking under the Government Security Classifications Scheme (April 2014) of OFFICIAL/SENSITIVE. Bidders will be required to implement their solution in accordance with the RM6369 Schedule, “Security Requirement and Plan”, to meet RM6369 requirements. This will be released at the ITT stage.
A Future Opportunity on contract finder can be found here: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f12f7e8-2f67-41f0-9cd7-d5f8728eee43
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/06/2024