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title: "National Framework Agreement for Tail End Management"
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# National Framework Agreement for Tail End Management

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-framework-agreement-for-tail-end-management-ocds-h6vhtk-0485ea). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: "National Framework Agreement for Tail End Management". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £15,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.nhssourcing.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/countess-of-chester-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rjr)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £15,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 September 2024 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative healthcare services, Business and management consultancy and related services, Contract administration services, Medical equipments, Miscellaneous medical devices and products (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-framework-agreement-for-tail-end-management-ocds-h6vhtk-0485ea#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0485ea`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-framework-agreement-for-tail-end-management-ocds-h6vhtk-0485ea#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [nhssourcing.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nhssourcing.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-framework-agreement-for-tail-end-management-ocds-h6vhtk-0485ea#participate

## Description
The desired service specification is for the establishment of a national framework agreement to provide client authorities with a fully managed service for the purchasing and management of their tail end purchase order spend including medical, non-medical and ad hoc supplies and services. It should include the end to end supply chain management of the authority’s tail end spend and at a high level include: audit of tail spend; savings delivery; purchase; supplier management; stock management; delivery and reporting.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33100000, 33190000, 63121100, 66140000, 75122000, 79400000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
The Supplier will provide Tail End Management services.
The framework agreement will provide client authorities with a fully managed service for the purchasing and management of their tail end purchase order spend including me...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** 034423-2024-1-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **The Business Supplies Group Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:13624537`
  - Value: £15,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 034423-2024-2-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Teqex Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-146286`
  - Value: £15,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 034423-2024-3-3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Bates Office Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-14706`
  - Value: £15,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** 034423-2024-1-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000,000
  - Signed Date: 22/10/2024

- **Contract:** 034423-2024-2-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000,000
  - Signed Date: 22/10/2024

- **Contract:** 034423-2024-3-3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000,000
  - Signed Date: 22/10/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034423-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-10-24T09:48:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T09:30:44.156Z
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