Official UK procurement notice
Specialist Vehicles (1347) · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contracting authority (YPO) is undertaking pre-market engagement activities in advance of a proposed procurement for a Specialist Vehicles Framework Agreement. The purpose of this engagement is to inform the development of the procurement strategy, framework structure, lot’s, and specification requirements.
The proposed framework is intended to provide public sector organisations with a compliant route for the purchase, lease, hire, modification, conversion, repair, refurbishment, maintenance and associated support services relating to specialist vehicles and transport solutions. The framework is expected to support a broad range of customer requirements across the Public Sector.
The proposed lot structure is as follows:
Lot 1 – Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs)
Lot 2 – Food Waste Vehicles
Lot 3 – Sweeping and Cleansing Units (Mini)
Lot 4 – Sweeping and Cleansing Units (Chassis Mounted)
Lot 5 – Winter Maintenance Vehicles
Lot 6 – Gully Emptiers
Lot 7 – Tractor Units (with or without 5th Wheel Connection)
Lot 8 – Trailers (with or without 5th Wheel Connection) and Associated Conversions and Modifications
Lot 9 – Tippers 3.5T to 7.5T
Lot 10 – Tippers 7.5T and Over
Lot 11 – Chassis and Cab 3.5T to 7.5T
Lot 12 – Chassis and Cab 7.5T and Over
Lot 13 – Hook Loaders
Lot 14 – Fire Appliances
Lot 15 – Ambulance and Patient Transport Vehicles
Lot 16 – Police and Prisoner Transport Vehicles
Lot 17 – Minibuses, Coaches, Buses and Other Road-Based Mass Transit Systems
Lot 18 – Trains, Carriages and Associated Rail Mass Transit Systems
Lot 19 – Commercial Vehicle Modification
Lot 20 – Purchase and Lease of LCVs and Vans
Lot 21 – Micromobility Solutions
Lot 22 – Hire of Specialist Vehicles
Lot 23 – Vehicle Ancillary Services
Lot 24 – Repair, Refurbishment and Ongoing Maintenance
Lot 25 – Drivetrain Conversion
The contracting authority is seeking feedback from both suppliers and potential framework users regarding the proposed scope, lot structure, market capacity, opportunities, sustainability considerations, commercial models, social value requirements and any other considerations.
Participation in this pre-market engagement process will not result in any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process. Any future procurement opportunity will be advertised separately and conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.
CPV: Ambulance conversion services · Chassis · Cycles with auxiliary motors · Fire engines · Gully emptiers · Motor scooters and cycles with auxiliary motors · Motor vehicle conversion services · Motor vehicles · Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons · Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts · Refuse-collection vehicles · Road tractor units · +14 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 4 Oct 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Specialist Vehicles (1347)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation buys Passenger cars (CPV 3411), and who usually turns up
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Passenger cars (CPV 3411) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside the delivery region.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 99 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid11%
2–315%
4–621%
7+53%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 3411Published estimate£1.0bn
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 28 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid0%
2–314%
4–636%
7+50%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Aug 2026, 09:29 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2026, 09:29 BST
- Authority reference
1347- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079285- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e82bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
20 Aug 2026 → 4 Oct 2027 · 4 dates- Planning notice published63 days ago20 Aug 2026, 09:29 BST
- Market engagement13 days ago9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
The contracting authority (YPO) is conducting pre-market engagement to gather feedback from suppliers and prospective framework users in relation to the proposed Specialist Vehicles Framework.
The engagement will commence on 20 August 2026 and conclude on 9 October 2026. The purpose of this exercise is to ensure the proposed framework scope and lot structure are fit for purpose.
Key dates for this Pre-Market Engagement are as follows:
Notice published: 20th August 2026
Supplier and Customer engagement starts: 20th August 2026
Period for supplier and customer meetings: 20th August 2026 – 9th October 2026
Supplier conference (Online): 25th September 2026 – 10:00am
Deadline for any responses / Pre Market Engagement Ends: 9th October 2026
As part of the engagement process, suppliers and customers will have the opportunity to provide feedback through the following channels:
Online Survey: Interested organisations are invited to complete a market engagement survey to provide feedback on the proposed framework scope, lot structure and market considerations. The survey can be accessed here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/CZdxFvyAic ↗
Individual Meetings: Suppliers and customers may request a 30 minute engagement meeting with the project team to discuss their feedback, market insights and any considerations relevant to the proposed framework. Meetings can be booked via the following calendar link: outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/a016… ↗
Supplier Conference: A supplier engagement conference will be held on 25 September 2026. This session will provide an overview of the proposed framework requirements, procurement objectives and anticipated approach. Attendees will also receive an introduction to Atamis and the Commercial Delivery Platform (CDP), including how these systems may support the future procurement process. Registration for the event is available here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d31dad04-a133-… ↗
Participation in this engagement exercise is entirely voluntary and will not provide any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process. Feedback received will be used solely to help shape the final framework structure, Lot's and procurement documentation.
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Tender notice expectedin 103 days1 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 346 days4 Oct 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Aug 2026, 09:29 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender