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Published 14 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure
Decorating Supplies and Works
Framework Agreement
Multi-lot
goods
Open procedure
Above threshold
SME suitable
Delivery:
GG
IM
JE
+1 more
Framework ceiling (notional)
£24,000,000
Submission deadline
12 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
Clarification Cut-Off
29 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
Contract duration
4 yrs
What is being bought & procurement scope
Procurement Scope & Specification
Executive Summary: Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation: "Decorating Supplies and Works". Published status: active. Published value: £24,000,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: ypo2.my.site.com.
Official Requirement Description:
This procurement establishes a multi-lot framework agreement for the supply of paint supplies, tenant paint pack and voucher solutions, and decorating services for use by public sector organisations. The framework is designed to provide a compliant and flexible route to market for high-quality decorating products and services, supporting property maintenance, refurbishment, tenant engagement, and asset management activities across residential, commercial, educational, healthcare, and other public sector environments.
Lot 1: Paint Supplies
Provision of paint products, coatings, decorating materials, consumables, and associated accessories through a national network of decorator centres and trade counters. Services may include colour matching, tinting, technical support, product advice, account management, and other value-added services to support public sector maintenance, refurbishment, and decorating requirements.
Lot 2: Decorating Solutions for Tenants
Provision of tenant paint pack and voucher schemes, including product supply, voucher issuance and redemption, fulfilment, customer support, scheme administration, and management information reporting. The Lot is intended to provide contracting authorities with flexible solutions to support tenant decorating initiatives and property maintenance programmes.
Lot 3: Decorating Services
Provision of internal and external decorating services across residential, commercial, community, educational, healthcare, and other public sector properties. The scope includes planned, cyclical, responsive, void property, and project-based decorating works, together with all associated labour, materials, equipment, supervision, and quality assurance activities. Services may be delivered within occupied and sensitive environments and are required to support the maintenance, refurbishment, and asset management objectives of contracting authorities.
Lots and requirements (3)
Procurement Structure
- Lot 1 · #1Decorating SuppliesactivePublished value£24,000,000This Lot is for the supply of trade and retail paint products and associated decorating materials through a network of decorator centres and trade counters. The scope includes, but is not limited to, emulsion paints, specialist coatings, primers, undercoats, woodcare products, masonry paints, decorating consumables, and associated accessories. Suppliers will be required to provide access to products through an established network of national locations, supported by services such as product advice, colour matching, tinting services, technical support, and account management where available. Suppliers should be able to support the requirements of a range of public sector customers including social housing providers, local authorities, education establishments, healthcare organisations, and other public bodies.Contract period:26 Nov 2026 — 25 Nov 2030 (4 yrs)Eligibility:SME eligible
- Lot 2 · #2Decorating Solutions for TenantsactivePublished value£24,000,000This Lot is for the provision and management of tenant paint pack and voucher schemes that enable tenants to access decorating products to maintain and improve their homes. The scope includes the supply of paint packs, voucher-based solutions, or a combination of both, supported by appropriate administration, fulfilment, customer service, and reporting arrangements. Suppliers should offer flexible solutions that enable Contracting Authorities to establish, manage, and monitor schemes effectively while providing a simple and accessible experience for tenants. Services may include voucher issuance and redemption, tenant ordering channels, product selection and fulfilment, scheme management tools, management information reporting, customer support, and associated account management services.Contract period:26 Nov 2026 — 25 Nov 2030 (4 yrs)Eligibility:Not published
- Lot 3 · #3Decorating WorksactivePublished value£24,000,000This Lot is for the delivery of internal and external decorating services across residential, commercial, community, educational, healthcare, and other public sector properties. The scope includes planned, cyclical, responsive, void property, and project-based decorating works, together with all associated labour, plant, equipment, materials, supervision, and quality assurance activities required to complete the works. Services may be delivered in occupied and sensitive environments and therefore require effective resident engagement, safeguarding arrangements, health and safety management, and measures to minimise disruption. Suppliers appointed to this Lot will be expected to deliver high-quality workmanship, maintain appropriate workforce competencies, and provide reliable and responsive services that support the asset management and maintenance objectives of contracting authorities.Contract period:26 Nov 2026 — 25 Nov 2030 (4 yrs)Eligibility:Not published
Published award criteria & contract terms
From this notice
Only criteria and terms published on this notice. Conditions of participation in the tender pack are not inferred.
Evaluation weighting
Quality: 80
Price: 80
Social value: 40
Published sub-criteria
- Quality — 20
- Delivery and Customer Service — 20
- Quality — 20
- Delivery and Customer Service — 20
- Price — 40
- Price — 40
- Sustainability and Social Value — 20
- Sustainability and Social Value — 20
Published terms
Contract duration4 yrs
Competition analysis
Prepared 13 Sept 2026, 14:34 BST
Historical winners of comparable work, plus published bid density and award-versus-estimate movement. Analysis of the published record — not a forecast of who will bid or win.
Buyer Fit
Typical bids · this buyer · all categories
5median bids
Decision time · this buyer
~98 days
Notice updates · this buyer
1 updates
Market Fit
Typical bids · 4-digit CPV 4411
5median bids
Award vs estimate · 4-digit CPV 4411
0%at estimate
Already supplied similar work to this buyer (1)
Published awards on earlier contracts — not appointments on this notice.
| Supplier | Earlier engagement | Similarity |
|---|---|---|
Regular supplier | Repeat awards in 2-digit CPV 44 (14) | View awards |
Suppliers with relevant public-sector evidence (5)
| Supplier | Fit score | CPV wins | Past price vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50% | 7 | +20% above estimate | |
| 46% | 50 | At estimate | |
| 46% | 4 | — | |
| 45% | 59 | +5% above estimate | |
| 45% | 11 | — |
Procedure terms & legal framework
| Procedure method | Open procedure | Legal basis | UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023 | Procurement category | goods |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notice status | Open for tender | Procurement threshold | Above threshold (FTS publication) | Regulatory regime | Standard commercial regime |
| Commercial structure | Framework agreement | Competition type | Competitive procedure | GPA WTO covered | Unspecified in notice |
| Recurring procurement | No (One-off requirement) | First published | 14 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST | Last source update | 14 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST |
| Award evaluation window | Submission end — 6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT | Classification (CPV) | Decoration work, Painting and glazing work, Paints and wallcoverings, Paints, varnishes and mastics | ||
| Delivery area | GG IM JE +1 more | ||||
| Official Registry OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-05a05d | ||||
How to participate & submission route
Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
YPO eSourcing
Supplier login required
Online submission allowed
Language: EN
Access & Registration note: Free
| Expression of interest (EOI) | — | Tender submission deadline | 12 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST | Clarification deadline | 29 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission channel | Official e-sourcing portal | Electronic submission | Allowed | Accepted languages | en |
| Participation fee | Free of charge (Open access) | ||||
Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
23 Sept 2025, 15:42 BST - Procedure published
14 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST - engagement
1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST · scheduledYPO invites suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors to participate in a market engagement questionnaire. Prospective providers wishing to participate should in the first instance email Louise Hardcastle, YPO's buyer for this framework, at [email protected] with the subject heading "1306 Decorative Paints" by close of business on 30 September 2025 and a link to the questionnaire will be sent to you. Feedback will inform the design of the framework, both renewal of existing lots and potential new lots. - Clarification deadline
29 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST - Submission deadline
12 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
Commercial outcome and contract awards
Awards (0)No award published |
Contracts (0)No contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Notice history
From official release and amendment events
- tender value changed
14 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST - Status changed to active
14 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST - Official notice release published
14 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST - procurement method changed
14 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST - Submission deadline changed to 12 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
14 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST - Official notice release published
23 Sept 2025, 15:42 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation
Contracting authority
Official Documents & Specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 14 Sept 2026, 13:41 BST
- 23 Sept 2025, 15:42 BST