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# Tail Spend Solution Modification

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tail-spend-solution-modification-ocds-h6vhtk-02b855). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service: "Tail Spend Solution Modification". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £1,000,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Jul 2021, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk.

> **Administrative change notice:** this document announces a change to an existing contract or market; no new tender or admission is opened.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-minister-for-the-cabinet-office-acting-through-crown-com-GB-FTS-575)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,000,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 July 2021 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electronic marketplace retailing services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tail-spend-solution-modification-ocds-h6vhtk-02b855#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02b855`

## 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/tail-spend-solution-modification-ocds-h6vhtk-02b855#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcrowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tail-spend-solution-modification-ocds-h6vhtk-02b855#participate

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: 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
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66151100
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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-volu...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Tail Spend Solution (active)
  - Award id: `026022-2021-RM6202-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Mercateo UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-147903`
  - Value: £1,000,000,000 † (exc. VAT); very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice

- **Award:** Tail Spend Solution (active)
  - Award id: `026022-2021-RM6202-2`
  - Supplier(s): **OT Group Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-106658`
  - Value: £1,000,000,000 † (exc. VAT); very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice

- **Award:** 064994-2025-RM6202-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list, The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-3754`
  - Value: £1,000,000,000 † (exc. VAT); very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice

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

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Tail Spend Solution (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,000,000,000
  - Signed Date: 04/10/2021

- **Contract:** Tail Spend Solution (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,000,000,000
  - Signed Date: 04/10/2021

- **Contract:** 064994-2025-RM6202-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,000,000,000
  - Signed Date: 04/10/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F064994-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-14T07:09:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:49:20.043Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02b855