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YPO and Amazon Business

Making it easy for organisations to demonstrate compliance with public sector spending regulations.
Who are YPO?
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) , a leading provider of UK public sector procurement frameworks, have chosen Amazon Business to deliver a public sector digital marketplace. This framework agreement allows organisations including schools, councils and government departments easy access to a vast range of products available to purchase spend on Amazon Business, while more easily demonstrating compliance with public sector spending regulations.

YPO and education

For YPO education is their heritage and have been providing school supplies since 1974, from early years all the way through until secondary education. YPO understands the importance of education and how the correct equipment is vital to the growth and development of all our children. YPO believes in empowering educators by giving them the tools to easily access our huge range of school supplies, whether that be exercise books, craft materials or outdoor learning products.

 

YPO and the public sector

YPO has been working with the public sector for almost 50 years. They’re dedicated in providing incredible support to a wide range of industries from the emergency services to health and social care, to buildings and construction. YPO provides procurement frameworks that are ready-made, so they are even easier to access, helping you run a more efficient business.

 

Not only do YPO provide frameworks for the public sector, but they are also designed by public sector. Who better to understand the complexities and challenges of procurement in the public sector face than the people work within it. Furthermore, YPO are owned by local authorities, meaning that all their profits are channeled back into the public sector.    

I’ve found using the YPO DPS really useful, I have been able to find a good contractor for my project. Communication & guidance has been excellent.

The Science Museum Group

South Ayrshire were looking for compliance while purchasing on Amazon Business. We activated YPO, as it gives us the best offer and value on the marketplace.

Andrew Kerr, Procurement Manager at South Ayrshire

The Science Museum Group

Procurement Manager at South Ayrshire

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  • A formal contract annual review looks at performance through the year, adherence to KPIs and commitments made in the tender response. Minutes and actions are captured at these meetings, and these are discussed at monthly review calls.

  • There are several KPIs in place for the duration of this framework. These include general performance measures and a number of KPIs, focussed at framework level, including specific reports on: Number of SMEs selling through Amazon Business, Product range available to UK public sector customers, Continuous improvement and product enhancements, Costs and Efficiencies bringing down prices for customers, Social Value and Sustainability. In all annual reviews to date, Amazon Business has achieved all framework KPI requirements and provides progress updates at monthly meetings.

  • There is no specific obligation in the terms and conditions for Amazon to put in place any KPIs at call off level.

  • This framework was established under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR2015), any call offs awarded under it until expiry are still subject to the PCR2015 as PA23 is not retroactive.

  • Within the Digital Marketplace – Products specification, YPO requires the following from Amazon: a process in place to vet, verify and approve third-party providers; sufficient resources and digital marketplace functionality to manage and maintain relationships with third-party providers; a process to address third-party provider non-compliance and non-performance; and the ability to remove third-party providers from the digital marketplace. Amazon has a rigorous and continuous seller vetting process to identify high-risk sellers and items in order to remove "bad actors" from selling on the marketplace. Amazon also has various policies, including Supply Chain Standards and a Supplier Code of Conduct, both publicly available on their Sustainability website, that apply to items sold on Amazon. Amazon Business offers sellers and brands several tools to help protect their intellectual property and buyers. Brand Registry is a free service that powers proactive brand protection on Amazon and is currently available to rights owners, including small and medium-sized businesses. Transparency is a product serialization service that provides unique codes which participating brands place on every unit of an enrolled product they manufacture. Project Zero, launched in 2019, empowers brands to partner with Amazon with the goal of driving counterfeits to zero. The A-to-Z Guarantee ensures that if a product doesn't arrive or isn't as advertised, customers can contact customer support for a full refund of their order.

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