Official UK procurement notice
The Marketplace · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Government Commercial Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Framework is for the provision of a digital platform providing marketplace, catalogue management and autonomous sourcing solutions to facilitate purchasing of goods and commoditised 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 commoditised services available for purchase and delivery through a digital platform.
- How the procedure runs: Initial Tender Stage 1 Compliance checks and post initial tender clarification Stage 2 Applying exclusion grounds Stage 3 Assessing conditions of participation Stage 4 Demonstration Stage Stage 5 Dialogue Stage Part 1 Stage 5 Dialogue Stage Part 2 Stage 6 Final Tender Final Tender Stage 7 Assessment of tenders against the award criteria Stage 8 Intention to award We may rely on section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023 (refining award criteria) to refine the award criteria following the feedback received from the dialogue stages and before the submission of final tenders. Please refer to Attachment 2 - How to Tender for further detail.
CPV: Administration, defence and social security services · Agricultural machinery · Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products · Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Animal feedstuffs · Animal or vegetable oils and fats · Animal products, meat and meat products · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Baby food · Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Cereal or vegetable flour and related products · +50 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 24 Jul 2026
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
1% of call-off value · The Supplier will pay, excluding VAT, 1 % of all the Charges for the Deliverables invoiced to the Buyer under all Call-Off Contracts.
Who may buy through it
Refer to RM6369 - The Marketplace Customer List for details of contracting authorities that may use the framework.
Published description of the framework
Refer to Schedule 7 - Call Off and Ordering Procedure for details of the award of contracts under this framework.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,000,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
The conditions of participation relating to the legal and financial capacity are set out in the ITT, in the procurement specific questionnaire. The conditions of participation will be assessed in accordance with the assessment methodologies detailed in the procurement specific questionnaire and Attachment 2 How to tender.
- Technical & professional ability
The conditions of participation relating to technical capability are set out in the ITT, in the procurement specific questionnaire. The conditions of participation will be assessed in accordance with the assessment methodologies detailed in the procurement specific questionnaire and Attachment 2 How to tender.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Award Criteria 2 - Innovation: 25%
- Award Criteria 3 - Supply Chain Management: 25%
- Award Criteria 4 - Product Diversity: 25%
- Award Criteria 5 - Price: 10%
- Award Criteria 1 - Social Value: 15%
Published award criteria (5)
- Award Criteria 1 - Social Value: You must read Attachment 2d Quality questionnaire for the details of this question’s requirement, response guidance and marking scheme.
- Award Criteria 2 - Innovation: You must read the Attachment 2d Quality questionnaire for the details of this question’s requirement, response guidance and marking scheme.
- Award Criteria 3 - Supply Chain Management: You must read the Attachment 2d Quality questionnaire for the details of this question’s requirement, response guidance and marking scheme.
- Award Criteria 4 - Product Diversity: You must read the Attachment 2d Quality questionnaire for the details of this question’s requirement, response guidance and marking scheme.
- Award Criteria 5 - Price
- Economic & financial standing
The conditions of participation relating to the legal and financial capacity are set out in the ITT, in the procurement specific questionnaire. The conditions of participation will be assessed in accordance with the assessment methodologies detailed in the procurement specific questionnaire and Attachment 2 How to tender.
- Technical & professional ability
The conditions of participation relating to technical capability are set out in the ITT, in the procurement specific questionnaire. The conditions of participation will be assessed in accordance with the assessment methodologies detailed in the procurement specific questionnaire and Attachment 2 How to tender.
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “The Marketplace” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Refer to RM6369 - The Marketplace Customer List for details of contracting authorities that may use the framework.
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Apr 2025, 16:12 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 15:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
RM6369- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078074- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0502ccFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
This agreement will follow the standard invoicing model in line with the current commercial agreement, which is the direct percentage of invoice spend. The levy will be the standard 1% along with standard CCS payment terms of 30 days.
- How it runs
Initial Tender
Stage 1 Compliance checks and post initial tender clarification
Stage 2 Applying exclusion grounds
Stage 3 Assessing conditions of participation
Stage 4 Demonstration Stage
Stage 5 Dialogue Stage Part 1
Stage 5 Dialogue Stage Part 2
Stage 6 Final Tender
Final Tender
Stage 7 Assessment of tenders against the award criteria
Stage 8 Intention to award
We may rely on section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023 (refining award criteria) to refine the award criteria following the feedback received from the dialogue stages and before the submission of final tenders.
Please refer to Attachment 2 - How to Tender for further detail.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 13 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
call-off levy · 1% of call-off value · The Supplier will pay, excluding VAT, 1 % of all the Charges for the Deliverables invoiced to the Buyer under all Call-Off Contracts.
Timeline
14 Apr 2025 → 21 Sept 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published14 Apr 2025, 16:12 BST
- Tender notice published328 days ago28 Nov 2025, 12:59 GMT
- Next notice expected328 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by314 days ago12 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends282 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown13 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by101 days ago13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts91 days ago24 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent32 days ago21 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published31 days ago21 Sept 2026, 15:19 BST
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2025- Pipeline notice published14 Apr 2025, 16:12 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Sept 2025, 09:24 BSTUK2
- Pipeline notice published2 Oct 2025, 09:34 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published28 Nov 2025, 12:59 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active28 Nov 2025, 12:59 GMT
- Procurement method changed28 Nov 2025, 12:59 GMT
- Deadline published: 13 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT28 Nov 2025, 12:59 GMT
- Contract award notice published21 Sept 2026, 15:19 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Sept 2026, 15:19 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
The following changes have been made: - Description - CPV codes updated - Estimated Contract Start and End date - Estimated Tender Notice release date
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 22 Sept 2025
- 2025-04: 1 release · 14 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paragon Customer Communications (London) Ltd1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2030 | £1,000,000,000very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice | 21 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winUnite Procurement UK Ltd · Greater London
- did not winAmazon Business EU SARL, UK Branch · Greater London
- wonPARAGON CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS (LONDON) LIMITED · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Amazon Business EU SARL, UK BranchBidder / tenderer
- PARAGON CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS (LONDON) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Unite Procurement UK LtdBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: We may rely on section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023 (refining award criteria) to refine the award criteria following the feedback received from the dialogue stages and before the submission of final tenders.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender