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Published 28 Apr 2026, 13:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tail End Spend Solution · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ubico Ltd (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 1 Sept 2025no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract covers the provision of Tail End Spend Services to support the management of low-value, non-strategic, and ad hoc procurement activity across a wide range of goods and services categories. The supplier will be responsible for sourcing, procuring, and managing purchases that fall outside of core contractual arrangements, typically characterised by low frequency and spend value.

Key service requirements include:

Management of one-off or low-value procurement requests across multiple categories

Ensuring compliance with public procurement regulations and internal governance

Supplier onboarding and payment facilitation

Consolidation of spend to achieve efficiencies and cost savings

Reporting and analysis to provide visibility of tail spend activity

This service is intended to streamline purchasing processes, reduce administrative burden, and deliver value for money in relation to tail-end procurement activity. The estimated volume of transactions and spend may vary over the life of the contract depending on organisational needs.

CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Management-related services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
79420000 Management-related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Apr 2026, 13:51 BST
Last source update
28 Apr 2026, 13:51 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-038590
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy servicesManagement-related services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068ccf Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

The contract was lawfully awarded without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) or on the Find a Tender Service (FTS) because it was awarded as a call‑off contract under the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Framework Agreement RM6202 - Tail Spend Solution.

The framework agreement RM6202 was itself competitively procured and advertised in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and published via the appropriate procurement portals at the time of its establishment. The framework sets out the scope of services, pricing mechanisms, and the terms and conditions under which contracting authorities may award call‑off contracts.

Under Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, contracting authorities are not required to publish a separate contract notice for individual call‑off contracts awarded under a framework agreement, provided that:

The framework agreement was awarded following a compliant procurement procedure; and

The call‑off contract is awarded strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down in the framework agreement.

In this instance, the call‑off contract:

Falls entirely within the scope of services defined in RM6202 - Tail Spend Solution;

Was awarded using the call‑off procedure permitted by the framework; and

Complied with all applicable framework rules, including supplier eligibility and award methodology.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Tail End Spend Solution

    Signed
    1 Sept 2025
    Value
    £165,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UBICO LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Central Depot, Cheltenham, South West, GL519JZContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.