Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 9 Oct 2026, 12:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Request for Information - Electrical Cleaning Equipment - 879-NYC-RS

Official notice

Authority: The North Yorkshire Council (Local council)

GoodsAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£800,000pipeline notice — not a live tender
Tender notice expected 5 Jan 2027from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsends 30 Apr 2031 · up to 30 Apr 2035 with extensions · starts 1 May 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Yorkshire Council (the Authority) is requesting information from suppliers to help determine the scope and feasibility of its requirement, to understand the range of potential solutions available in the market, and to assist with drafting a potential future tender specification for the Purchase of electrical cleaning equipment for use across its school and corporate office estate. The objective of this RFI is to gauge market capability and better understand the products, suppliers and innovations currently available within the electrical cleaning equipment market. This includes assessing potential supplier costs, product quality, warranty arrangements, technical specifications, delivery options, wider product support and any opportunities for new product development. The information gathered will be used to refine the final tender specification, determine a realistic whole-life cost model for the equipment, and inform the most appropriate procurement route.

CPV: Cleaning and polishing products · Cleaning products · Floor-cleaning machines · High-pressure cleaning apparatus · Miscellaneous cleaning machines · Parts of cleaning machines

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 May 2027 — 30 Apr 2031 (up to 30 Apr 2035 with extensions) · up to 8 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: Yorkshire & Humber
Extensions
Extension options published
39713410 Floor-cleaning machines39800000 Cleaning and polishing products39830000 Cleaning products42924740 High-pressure cleaning apparatus42972000 Parts of cleaning machines42995000 Miscellaneous cleaning machines

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Oct 2026, 12:03 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2026, 12:03 BST
Authority reference
100114879
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095608
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning and polishing productsCleaning productsFloor-cleaning machinesHigh-pressure cleaning apparatusMiscellaneous cleaning machinesParts of cleaning machines
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0784a2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published1 day ago
    9 Oct 2026, 12:03 BST
  2. Market engagementin 14 days
    23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTuk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗
  3. Tender notice expectedin 88 days
    5 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 203 days
    1 May 2027

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 9 Oct 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Oct 2026, 12:03 BSTUK2
  2. First planning notice published
    9 Oct 2026, 12:03 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The North Yorkshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNXY-8263-XCNL County Hall, Racecourse Lane,, Northallerton, Yorkshire & Humber, DL7 8AD Claudine Scatchard [email protected] +44 1609534969

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure