Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
UBICO LIMITED
Central Depot
Cheltenham
GL519JZ
UK
Contact person: Marius Pruteanu
E-mail: ubico.procurement@ubico.co.uk
NUTS: UKK13
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ubico.co.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Tail End Spend Solution
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79410000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The contract covers the provision of Tail End Spend Services to support the management of low-value, non-strategic, and ad hoc procurement activity across a wide range of goods and services categories. The supplier will be responsible for sourcing, procuring, and managing purchases that fall outside of core contractual arrangements, typically characterised by low frequency and spend value.
Key service requirements include:
Management of one-off or low-value procurement requests across multiple categories
Ensuring compliance with public procurement regulations and internal governance
Supplier onboarding and payment facilitation
Consolidation of spend to achieve efficiencies and cost savings
Reporting and analysis to provide visibility of tail spend activity
This service is intended to streamline purchasing processes, reduce administrative burden, and deliver value for money in relation to tail-end procurement activity. The estimated volume of transactions and spend may vary over the life of the contract depending on organisational needs.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
165 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79420000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract covers the provision of Tail End Spend Services to support the management of low-value, non-strategic, and ad hoc procurement activity across a wide range of goods and services categories. The supplier will be responsible for sourcing, procuring, and managing purchases that fall outside of core contractual arrangements, typically characterised by low frequency and spend value.
Key service requirements include:
Management of one-off or low-value procurement requests across multiple categories
Ensuring compliance with public procurement regulations and internal governance
Supplier onboarding and payment facilitation
Consolidation of spend to achieve efficiencies and cost savings
Reporting and analysis to provide visibility of tail spend activity
This service is intended to streamline purchasing processes, reduce administrative burden, and deliver value for money in relation to tail-end procurement activity. The estimated volume of transactions and spend may vary over the life of the contract depending on organisational needs.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The contract was lawfully awarded without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) or on the Find a Tender Service (FTS) because it was awarded as a call‑off contract under the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Framework Agreement RM6202 - Tail Spend Solution.
The framework agreement RM6202 was itself competitively procured and advertised in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and published via the appropriate procurement portals at the time of its establishment. The framework sets out the scope of services, pricing mechanisms, and the terms and conditions under which contracting authorities may award call‑off contracts.
Under Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, contracting authorities are not required to publish a separate contract notice for individual call‑off contracts awarded under a framework agreement, provided that:
The framework agreement was awarded following a compliant procurement procedure; and
The call‑off contract is awarded strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down in the framework agreement.
In this instance, the call‑off contract:
Falls entirely within the scope of services defined in RM6202 - Tail Spend Solution;
Was awarded using the call‑off procedure permitted by the framework; and
Complied with all applicable framework rules, including supplier eligibility and award methodology.
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Tail End Spend Solution
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/09/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
UNITE PROCUREMENT UK LIMITED
08627563
London
WC2B 5AH
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 165 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/04/2026