Lot 1
No lot description published.
Yorkshire Water Services (YWS) is looking for a selection of suppliers for the provision of Value Added Reseller services. It is YWS's intention to award an open framework to a selection of suppliers for the supply of Software and Associated Services across the YWS's networks. The Software Reseller Framework is to include (but is not limited to) the Software Categories such as: • Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Software Licenses • Organisational operation, productivity and service delivery Software (e.g. SAP, Microsoft, • Data and Analytics Software (e.g. Power BI, IBM, Qlik) • Core IT Infrastructure Software • Cloud Products and Services (e.g. SaaS, Iaas, PaaS) • Specialist and Innovation Software (e.g. AI tools, vertical industry solutions) Additionally, the framework also includes the provision of value-added services including but not limited to optimisation and analysis of license volume, audit support and training, as well as associated support, maintenance, implementation, configuration and optimisation services for all software in scope of the framework.
No lot description published.
No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.
No planning milestones published.
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
No documents are published in the current source record.
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-059d98 |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 013697-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Mon Feb 16 2026 09:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 0 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 0 |
| Parties in latest release | 5 |
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 2026 | award, contract | 013697-2026 |
| 30 Sept 2025 | tenderUpdate | 060769-2025 |
| 18 Sept 2025 | tender | 057882-2025 |
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
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