Amazon Digital Marketplace – 1142
Framework Description
YPO's Amazon Digital Marketplace framework (reference 1142) lets UK public bodies buy everyday products through Amazon Business. It covers low-value, routine purchases such as office supplies, IT equipment and cleaning materials that do not justify a formal tender. It is a single-lot framework with no extension option, and it ends on 23 January 2027.
Context & Use Case
Schools, councils and other public organisations use it for frequent small orders, where a full procurement would cost more than the goods. Buyers order through Amazon Business accounts, which gives them purchasing controls and access to products from many sellers, including UK SMEs, without setting up a separate contract for each item.
Scope of Services
Office supplies IT equipment Cleaning materials Other everyday operational products sold on Amazon Business
Lots
Single lot
Who Can Apply
The framework is held with Amazon, so other suppliers cannot join it. Sellers of office, IT and cleaning products reach these buyers by listing on Amazon Business rather than through YPO. Firms that want their own route into low-value public purchasing should look at the replacement procurement once the framework ends.
Buyer Benefits
Buyers get a compliant way to make small, frequent purchases fast, with spend controls and order reporting through one account. Competition between marketplace sellers keeps prices close to market rates, and the option to buy from SMEs and from sellers with sustainability credentials helps buyers meet local economy and environmental targets.
Next Steps
Because the framework ends on 23 January 2027 with no extension, watch the YPO 1142 page and Find a Tender for any replacement digital marketplace or catalogue framework. Suppliers wanting public sector sales in the meantime should compare listing on Amazon Business with applying to YPO's product frameworks for office, IT or cleaning supplies.
How Athena Can Help
Selling through a marketplace is not the only way into public sector purchasing. Athena's supply framework shortlisting identifies the office, IT and cleaning supply frameworks that are open or due to open, so you can apply in your own name.
If YPO re-procures this route after January 2027, our public procurement bid advice helps you judge whether to bid, and our bid writing consultants can prepare and check the submission against the evaluation criteria.
