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Published 7 Oct 2022, 15:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

YPO 001142 - Digital Marketplace

Official notice

Authority: YPO (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£500,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 10 Nov 2022awarded 8 Dec 2022
Framework period 4 yrsends 15 Dec 2026 · extension options published · starts 16 Dec 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

YPO were looking for a Provider to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the provision of digital marketplace. The Framework is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations which includes YPO’s internal requirements by establishing an agreement where the end customer is able to place orders with third parties via the Provider’s digital marketplace to purchase goods with the resultant order being delivered directly to the end customer.

  • Recurrence: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date.

CPV: Miscellaneous business and business-related services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
2 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
Framework period
4 yrs from 16 Dec 2022

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1YPO were looking for a Provider to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for theAwardedRenewal 4 yrs

YPO were looking for a Provider to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the

provision of digital marketplace. The Framework is designed to meet the needs of all public

sector organisations which includes YPO’s internal requirements. This Framework is

designed to meet the needs of YPO and Other Contracting Authorities by establishing an

agreement where the end customer will place the order via the Provider’s digital

marketplace to purchase goods with the resultant order being delivered directly to the end

customer. Specific details were set out in the tender documents but included free of charge access to the marketplace and a wide rage of categories and terms that could be purchase through the marketplace. The value attributed to the framework is intended to reflect the overall value of spend that might be delivered through the solution.

Contract period: 16 Dec 2022 – 15 Dec 2026 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 20%Environmental: 20%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Digital Platform: 20%
  • Policies and Procedures: 20%
  • Continuous improvement and innovation: 20%
  • Cost: 20%
  • Sustainability: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Digital Platform: 20
  • Policies and Procedures: 20
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Continuous improvement and innovation: 20
  • Cost: 20
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Organisations must ensure that they are not in breach of any of the mandatory or discretionary exclusions contained in Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Please refer to the Tender Documentation/ Online Tender located on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under ‘Procurement Documents’ in ‘Communication’ section in this notice.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “YPO 001142 - Digital Marketplace” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date.

First published
7 Oct 2022, 15:39 BST
Last source update
22 Feb 2023, 08:51 GMT
Award evaluation window
10 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN636697
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-005244
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous business and business-related services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037406 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Please refer to the Framework Agreement Terms and Conditions located on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under Procurement Documents in ‘Communication’ Section in this notice.

Publisher note: YPO are creating this framework for use by other contracting authorities. Please see the below link for details: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/permissible-users. YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the contract is provided to all bidders. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
10 Nov 2022, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
10 Nov 2022, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Nov 2022 → 22 Feb 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    10 Nov 2022, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    10 Nov 2022, 14:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    16 Dec 2022
  4. Notice published
    22 Feb 2023, 08:51 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Jan 2023, 21:00 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextName and address of the contractor · V.2.3Amazon Business EU SARL Société à responsabilité limitée, 38 avenue John F. Kennedy Luxembourg Country Luxembourg1. Amazon Business EU SARL (Company Number: B-140735) 38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg 2. Amazon Europe Core SARL (Company Number: B180022) 38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg 3. Amazon EU SARL (Company Number: B101818) 38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg Acting as a consortium and collectively referred to as the "Supplier"

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Dec 2022

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

Contracts

  • Contract 000469-2023-001142-1

    Signed
    8 Dec 2022
    Value
    £500,000,000
    Period
    … – 15 Dec 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

YPO

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 41 Industrial Park, Wakefield, Yorkshire & Humber, WF2 0XEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London
  • The Technology and Construction CourtReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Amazon Business EU SARLFramework contractor Société à responsabilité limitée, 38 avenue John F. Kennedy, Luxembourg, LU

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria