Software Reseller Framework
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£125.0m
Suppliers
4
Lots
1
Published
16 Feb 2026
Description
Yorkshire Water Services (YWS) is looking for a selection of suppliers for the provision of Value Added Reseller services. It is YWS's intention to award an open framework to a selection of suppliers for the supply of Software and Associated Services across the YWS's networks. The Software Reseller Framework is to include (but is not limited to) the Software Categories such as: • Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Software Licenses • Organisational operation, productivity and service delivery Software (e.g. SAP, Microsoft, • Data and Analytics Software (e.g. Power BI, IBM, Qlik) • Core IT Infrastructure Software • Cloud Products and Services (e.g. SaaS, Iaas, PaaS) • Specialist and Innovation Software (e.g. AI tools, vertical industry solutions) Additionally, the framework also includes the provision of value-added services including but not limited to optimisation and analysis of license volume, audit support and training, as well as associated support, maintenance, implementation, configuration and optimisation services for all software in scope of the framework.
Scope
- Reference
- CM3318
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Mar 2026 to 28 Feb 2029Possible extension to 28 Feb 2034
The initial contract term is three years (36 months), with the possibility of multiple 1-year extensions up to a maximum duration of eight years.
- CPV classifications
- 48000000
- Contract locations
- Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial | Commercial evaluation will focus on areas like pricing structures, transparency, and overall value for money. The full commercial award criteria will be shared with bidders during the ITT stage in the documentation. | price | 50.00% |
| Capability | Capability evaluation will consider suppliers' ability to deliver against Yorkshire Water's requirements, including but not limited to portfolio coverage, service delivery, value-added services, and governance. The full capability award criteria will be shared with bidders during the ITT stage in the documentation. | quality | 50.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
The criteria used to select suppliers to tender are detailed in the Tender documents.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£125.0m
Award date
13 Feb 2026
Contract start
01 Mar 2026
Contract end
28 Feb 2029