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Published 30 May 2025, 08:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Supply of Trolleys, Trucks and Ladders including Lunchbox Trolleys, Catering Shelving, Steps and Platforms

Official notice

Authority: YPO (Public body)

Framework agreementGoodsAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Construction Materials & Prefab (44) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£1,100,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

YPO are looking to start Pre Market Engagement for the provision of Trolleys, Trucks and Ladders. This is to include Lunchbox Trolleys, Shelving, Steps , Platforms and Food Transportation Boxes. All items within the contract will be delivered on a direct basis to the customer UK wide. This will mean that any order received by the supplier, from YPO, will be delivered directly to the customer.

CPV: Catering equipment · Catering supplies · Elevator-platforms trucks · Flatbed trucks · Folding steps · Ladders · Shelves · Step stools · Trolleys

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Oct 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2029 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
34134100 Flatbed trucks34142100 Elevator-platforms trucks34911100 Trolleys39141100 Shelves39222000 Catering supplies39310000 Catering equipment

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “The Supply of Trolleys, Trucks and Ladders including Lunchbox…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
30 May 2025, 08:42 BST
Last source update
30 May 2025, 08:42 BST
Authority reference
001303
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028634
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Catering equipmentCatering suppliesElevator-platforms trucksFlatbed trucksFolding stepsLaddersShelvesStep stoolsTrolleys
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052948 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

30 May 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    30 May 2025, 08:42 BST
  2. Market engagement
    24 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    YPO are looking to start premarket engagement for the provision of Trolleys, Trucks and Ladders. This is to include Lunchbox Trolleys, Shelving, Steps and Platforms. All items within the contract will be delivered on a direct basis to the customer UK wide. This will mean that any order received by the supplier, from YPO, will be delivered directly to the customer and not to YPO Warehouse.

    YPO intends to close the preliminary market engagement by 24th June 2025.

    If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete the excel sheet and return to the buying team by email with the information requested alongside any further questions you may have around this opportunity. Please e mail to [email protected]

    YPO has pre-prepared a document for any supplier who may be interested in this opportunity. The Pre engagement period will be from 30th May 2025 to 24th June 2025. Please contact Katey Stothard at [email protected] for the document and any further information.

    YPO are looking for quality products and would like to know what the specific standards (if any) are for each products group within the suggested specification.

    YPO would like to ensure we are offering our customers a full range of products within this category. Could you please advise of any additional product range suggestions which you feel would enhance this range?

    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 wish to do so. 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.

  3. Contract starts390 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    30 May 2025, 08:42 BST
    UK2

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

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMRV-4748-MNJV 41 Industrial Park, Wakefield, Yorkshire & Humber, WF2 0XEContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure