Source: https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6202 RM6202 · PCR15 Framework # Tail Spend Solution Provides public sector organisations with products classified as tail spend. These are low-complexity products that organisations buy either on an ad-hoc or regular basis. Taking bids Suppliers can bid to join now. [Get call-off alerts](https://tendernation.io/register) [Official page on gca.gov.uk](https://www.gca.gov.uk/agreements/RM6202) - [2 suppliers on it](#suppliers) - [1 lot](#lots) - Jan 2027 agreement ends Oct 2021 to Jan 2027 · 95% through ## What is RM6202? RM6202 Tail Spend Solution is a framework run by the Government Commercial Agency (formerly Crown Commercial Service), in its Low Value category. It has 1 lot and 2 suppliers. It runs from 5 October 2021 to 25 January 2027. How to join: It is taking bids from new suppliers now. We have matched 23 published award notices to RM6202, from 21 buyers. ### Buyers that have used it - [Crown Commercial Service 2 awards](https://tendernation.io/buyers/crown-commercial-service) - [Ministry of Justice 2 awards](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-justice) - [Ashfield District Council 1 award](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ashfield-district-council) - [Bath and North East Somerset Council 1 award](https://tendernation.io/buyers/bath-and-north-east-somerset-council) - [British Transport Police 1 award](https://tendernation.io/buyers/british-transport-police) - [City of London Corporation 1 award](https://tendernation.io/buyers/city-of-london-corporation) ## About this framework Low-complexity purchases are often not visible until they appear in an organisation’s end-of-year accounts and can cause significant budget pressures if not controlled. These purchases are often made by members of staff outside of an organisation’s more formal procurement practices. Tail spend is often referred to as low value spend or off-contract spend, this is not always the case. Tail spend can take a lot of different forms. It contains spending that presents risks and inefficiencies to government buyers, including: - Low price, high frequency: these are items that have low individual value, but over time, are a significant amount of spend - Low price, low frequency: items at the far end of the tail of spending misclassified spending: items that are individually purchased and should be consolidated into existing supply contracts and competition systems fragmented spending: items that are repeatedly purchased by various parts of the organisation that could be consolidated maverick spending: spending that falls outside of the organisation’s procurement guidelines unaddressed spending: items that have not been addressed by procurement in a reasonable period (generally considered to be 2 to 3 years) unusual spending: high value items that are new procurements or are procured only once, or so rarely that the organisation’s procurement staff has no expertise in the area Read our products and suppliers section for product category availability. This agreement will give your organisation the ability to control your tail spend by providing you with an end-to-end management service. This includes: the digital buying platform (which allows you to filter by social value criteria such as vendor diversity and provides the ability to include permissions and approvals into the existing hierarchy structures) managing the supply chain of tail spend products from procurement to payment buyer registrations for your organisation support and management information to help you report on spend, this could also help your organisation make more strategic purchasing decisions in the future There are 2 suppliers on this agreement Unite Procurement UK Limited Paragon Customer Communications (London) Limited (Paragon Business Essentials). Each supplier has their own buying platform which will provide you with a digital solution for controlling your tail spend. Both platforms provide: - A simple user experience that is compliant with government buying standards - An extensive range of products - A dynamic and pre-vetted supply base which will change with market demands (specific vetting processes available on request) As part of the buying platform, you can decide what level of approval any specific buyer in your organisation has. You have the option to set permissions and organise your user accounts by category or specific products, and through personalised approval levels. You can change the features of your individual or departmental user accounts, based on criteria such as: - Availability of product categories - Availability of specific products - Approval levels - Spend limits - Area of business - Multiple delivery points - Job title or grade of staff members - Social value initiatives, for example: vendor diversity, Carbon Net Zero and buying local All public sector organisations can use this agreement to address varied requirements. This has a maximum contract length of 4 years, plus the period of your implementation where appropriate. For more information about this process, you should read the buyer guide in the documents section at the bottom of this page. ### Why buyers use it - Free: there is no charge to buyers for using this agreement - Fast and convenient: the buying platform provides a streamlined route for buyers to access a broad range of products through direct award if a product is unavailable, your selected supplier will source the items for you - Provides a marketplace style solution through our digital buying platforms that will allow users to request additional suppliers, categories or products to be added to the solution to support the evolving needs of your organisation - A wide range of products and product categories available - Social value focus: make ethical purchasing decisions based on social value criteria such as vendor locations, diversity status and sustainable products (framework aims to meet Government targets on SME spending) - Social value reporting: the supplier will ensure that self-serve reports are available to buyers - Competitive and dynamic pricing: access flexible product prices based on current market demands we test our prices through basket testing to provide you with value for money and commercial benefits - Basket testing refers to the process where we test the prices of a basket of items (taken from our digital buying platforms) against the market, to make sure the prices quoted are beneficial to you - Efficiency savings: this solution pulls multi-category product searches together in one place helping reduce the time your organisation spends shopping for multiple quotes, leaving you with more time to focus on other priorities process efficiencies: enabling a more streamlined purchasing process by using one supplier for all tail spend product requirements., this could help to reduce transaction costs and the commercial resources used to purchase these products - Supplier efficiencies: organisations can achieve cost savings and reduced supplier risks from only having to deal with 1 supplier for tail spend requirements - Customer support: suppliers can provide a single point of contact - Compliant with government buying standards these data services will conform to the government vendor code of conduct and will help to make sure there is equal and transparent opportunity for all vendors - Provides for the specific needs of a wide range of buyers across the wider public sector and central government - A growing product selection - Consolidation and transparency of data: you will have the ability to see what your organisation is spending in their ‘tail’ and analyse and understand it, allowing you to make more strategic decisions and achieve better savings ### Key facts Agreement number RM6202 Type PCR15 Framework Category Low Value Pillar General Common Goods and Services Status Live Started 5 Oct 2021 Ends 25 Jan 2027 Bids opened 2 Jun 2021 From the Government Commercial Agency (formerly Crown Commercial Service). Buyer guides, documents and how to buy are on the [official RM6202 page](https://www.gca.gov.uk/agreements/RM6202). ## Lots 1. Lot 1 Tail Spend Solution The Tail Spend Solution will complement our existing CCS agreements instead of replacing them. Through this agreement you can buy products including, but not limited to: - Electrical items such as mini-solar panels, electric paper shredders and plug socket extensions - Kitchen appliances (white goods) such as microwaves and fridges - Kitchen cupboards and shelving units - Catering supplies such as coffee, tea, napkins, serving trays, utensils and disposable cutlery - Cleaning equipment such as wet wipes, hand wash dispensers and refills, and sweeping brushes - Computer accessories such as keyboards, extension leads, USB phone chargers, bluetooth headphones, adjustable laptop stands and HDMI cables - Shipping and packaging equipment such as bubble wrap, storage boxes, packaging tape and packaging tape dispensers - Workwear and non-clinical PPE such as knee pads, waders, high-vis clothing, aprons and identification armbands sports and outdoor equipment such as poolside volleyballs, tennis balls, ping pong balls, small football goals, bicycle pumps and brake and chain cleaner professional tools such as hammers, screwdrivers, sockets and power tools a broad and evolving range of other non-safety critical products such as winter driving kits, compressed gas, two ply tissue refill and travel pillows smoking cessation products such as vapes and e-cigarettes office equipment and supplies such as stationary and paper ## Open call-offs Live notices that mention RM6202. Only suppliers already on the framework can bid for these. No open notice mentions RM6202 right now. Most call-offs run privately between the buyer and framework suppliers, so few are published. We check every new notice and can email you when one appears. [Get call-off alerts](https://tendernation.io/register) ## Suppliers 2 Companies with a place on RM6202. 1 have contract awards we have tracked; open one to see what they win. All2 With tracked awards1 - Paragon Customer Communications (London) Limited (Paragon Business Essentials) - [Unite Procurement UK Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/unite-procurement) Know when this framework reopens TenderNation emails you new tenders that fit, including published call-offs, and shows which frameworks your competitors are on. Free plan available. [All frameworks](https://tendernation.io/frameworks) [Start free](https://tendernation.io/register) 14-day free trial, no card required