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title: "The Marketplace"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-marketplace-ocds-h6vhtk-0502cc"
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# The Marketplace

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-marketplace-ocds-h6vhtk-0502cc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Government Commercial Agency: "The Marketplace". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £1,000,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT. Published submission portal: crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Government Commercial Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/government-commercial-agency-GB-PPON-PBZB-4962-TVLR)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,000,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 January 2026 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (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 (+57 more)
- **Delivery Location:** GG, IM, JE, UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 8 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-marketplace-ocds-h6vhtk-0502cc#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0502cc`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** Refer to RM6369 - The Marketplace Customer List for details of contracting authorities that may use the framework.

## 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/the-marketplace-ocds-h6vhtk-0502cc#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/the-marketplace-ocds-h6vhtk-0502cc#participate

## Description
This 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 03000000, 09000000, 14000000, 15100000, 15220000, 15300000
- **Delivery regions:** GG, IM, JE, UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB, GG, IM, JE
- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 23/07/2026 to 23/07/2030

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

  - Supplier(s): **PARAGON CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS (LONDON) LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-161296`
  - Value: £1,000,000,000 (exc. VAT); very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice
  - Date: 20/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F078074-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-21T14:19:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:16:45.758Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0502cc