Official UK procurement notice
The Supply of Glue Sticks
Authority: Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (Public body)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionGlue sticks, including both YPO branded and branded to be used in an educational and office environment.
100% supplies, all delivered as stock to the YPO warehouses. The estimated value is £20m - £25m including VAT
CPV: Glues
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Bids received
- 5 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 5 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Sept 2026
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- 3% of call-off value · Marketing Support - 3%
Who may buy through it
Published description of the framework
All tenderers who meet the minimum score threshold of 50% overall including Quality, Delivery and Customer Services and Social Value/Sustainability will be taken through to Price evaluation. Price evaluation will be conducted using the CIPFA % difference model. The submitted price is compared using a % price difference model and then scored against using the weighted criteria. The % price difference model allocates the lowest price submission the highest score and the highest price the lowest score. The price % difference is scored on the % difference between the lowest price and the price submitted. Where a submitted price exceeds the lowest price submission by more than 100%, this will result in the Tenderer being awarded a 0 for price. Price will be evaluated out of 100.
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £20,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1YPO Branded Glue SticksAwardedRenewalceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the procurement documents
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the procurement documents
Lot #2Premium Quality Heavy Glue Sticks (Range 1)AwardedRenewalceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the procurement documents
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the procurement documents
Lot #3Premium Quality Glue Sticks (Range 2)AwardedRenewalceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the procurement documents
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the procurement documents
What 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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · YPO Branded Glue Sticks | 35% | 45% | 20% | |
| 2 · Premium Quality Heavy Glue Sticks (Range 1) | 50% | 30% | 20% | |
| 3 · Premium Quality Glue Sticks (Range 2) | 50% | 30% | 20% |
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the procurement documents
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the procurement documents
- Price carries 30–45 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 30 points.
- “The Supply of Glue Sticks” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/permissible-users
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Jul 2025, 14:07 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 15:40 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
001297- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039385- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055cf9Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please refer to the procurement documentation
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 Jun 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · 3% of call-off value · Marketing Support - 3%
Timeline
10 Jul 2025 → 12 Oct 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published10 Jul 2025, 14:07 BST
- Market engagement1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
YPO are looking to start pre market engagement for the provision of Glue Sticks to be stocked in the YPO warehouse in Wakefield (WF2 0XE) for delivery to our customer base. All items will be stocked in YPOs warehouse and there will be no direct delivered to customer items.
YPO intends to close the preliminary market engagement by the 01/08/2025.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact us at [email protected] for us to send you a short questionnaire to complete and return to the same email address. Please note, there are 2 tabs - 1 tab with guidance notes and 1 tab with questions. Suppliers only need to complete for products they are able to supply. Also, should you have any further questions around this opportunity, please contact the above email address.
YPO are looking for testing methods to ensure we achieve best value and quality in the market.
How do you as manufacturer test these products to ensure consistence in high quality?
YPO are looking to find the standard product ranges available in the market to allow us to build the product specifications for each proposed lot. Eg pack sizes /environmental claims (this may include customer feedback you have to support).
YPO require detail of ranges that can be offered by providers for specific markets Eg Glue Sticks across YPO Branded and non-YPO Branded. (YPO require providers that can offer full ranges of product to meet the needs of the customer base from Early Years through to Secondary and higher education and non-education).
YPO are looking for your social value / sustainability offering to support your product ranges.
YPO reserves the right to not commit to advertising this tender if we do so wish. Should YPO wish to proceed further a formal procurement process will be followed in accordance with YPO's contract procedure rules and in line with the Procurement Act 2023 as relevant. Please note that any information is being sought without prejudice and without commitment.
- Tender notice published176 days ago29 Apr 2026, 16:04 BST
- Clarification questions by146 days ago29 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends132 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown12 Jun 2026, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by69 days ago13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent22 days ago30 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published22 days ago30 Sept 2026, 15:40 BST
- Standstill ends9 days ago12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published10 Jul 2025, 14:07 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published29 Apr 2026, 16:04 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £20,000,00029 Apr 2026, 16:04 BST
- Status changed to active29 Apr 2026, 16:04 BST
- Procurement method changed29 Apr 2026, 16:04 BST
- Deadline published: 12 Jun 2026, 14:00 BST29 Apr 2026, 16:04 BST
- Contract award notice published30 Sept 2026, 15:40 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Sept 2026, 15:40 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£20,000,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 3 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 3 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · YPO Branded Glue Sticks1 award | |||
| Hainenko LtdSME2 Nov 2026 – 1 Nov 2028 · up to 1 Nov 2030Extensions: The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 2nd November 2026 to 1st November 2028 with two options to extend for an additional 12 months. The first decision to extend the Framework period will be taken by the end of August 2028 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the Framework Agreement to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO's contracting structures. The maximum Framework Agreement period will therefore be 4 years, from 2nd November 2026 to 1st November 2030 (subject to an annual review, incorporating price re-establishment and KPI performance). · Options: Any resulting Contract shall be deemed to cover any item that can be supplied by the successful Tenderer(s) over the life of the Contract within the scope of The Supply of Glue Sticks | ceiling above | 10 Sept 2026standstill to 12 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Premium Quality Heavy Glue Sticks (Range 1)1 award | |||
| HENKEL LIMITED2 Nov 2026 – 1 Nov 2028 · up to 1 Nov 2030Extensions: The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 2nd November 2026 to 1st November 2028 with two options to extend for an additional 12 months. The first decision to extend the Framework period will be taken by the end of August 2028 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the Framework Agreement to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO's contracting structures. The maximum Framework Agreement period will therefore be 4 years, from 2nd November 2026 to 1st November 2030 (subject to an annual review, incorporating price re-establishment and KPI performance). · Options: Any resulting Contract shall be deemed to cover any item that can be supplied by the successful Tenderer(s) over the life of the Contract within the scope of The Supply of Glue Sticks | ceiling above | 10 Sept 2026standstill to 12 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 3 · Premium Quality Glue Sticks (Range 2)1 award | |||
| BIC UK Ltd, Newell Brands UK Limited, edding (UK) LtdSME2 Nov 2026 – 1 Nov 2028 · up to 1 Nov 2030Extensions: The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 2nd November 2026 to 1st November 2028 with two options to extend for an additional 12 months. The first decision to extend the Framework period will be taken by the end of August 2028 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the Framework Agreement to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO's contracting structures. The maximum Framework Agreement period will therefore be 4 years, from 2nd November 2026 to 1st November 2030 (subject to an annual review, incorporating price re-establishment and KPI performance). · Options: Any resulting Contract shall be deemed to cover any item that can be supplied by the successful Tenderer(s) over the life of the Contract within the scope of The Supply of Glue Sticks | ceiling above | 10 Sept 2026standstill to 12 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · YPO Branded Glue Sticks | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Premium Quality Heavy Glue Sticks (Range 1) | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Premium Quality Glue Sticks (Range 2) | 5final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonHAINENKO LIMITEDSME · Greater London · 1
- wonHENKEL LIMITED · East of England · 2
- wonBIC U.K. LIMITED · Greater London · 3
- wonNEWELL BRANDS UK LIMITED · West Midlands · 3
- wonEDDING (U.K.) LIMITEDSME · East of England · 3
- did not winTEXET SALES LIMITEDSME · North West England · 1
- did not winFLIPFILE LIMITEDSME · South East England · 1, 3
- did not winTIGER STATIONERY LIMITEDSME · West Midlands · 1, 3
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
8 commercial parties on the notice · 5 awarded- BIC U.K. LIMITEDFramework contractor
- EDDING (U.K.) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- FLIPFILE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- HAINENKO LIMITEDFramework contractor
- HENKEL LIMITEDFramework contractor
- NEWELL BRANDS UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- TEXET SALES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- TIGER STATIONERY LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender