Planning

The Supply of Batteries

  • Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-020898

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051222

Published 13 May 2025, 2:57pm



Scope

Description

YPO are looking to start pre market engagement for the provision of batteries 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 are looking to learn more about the specification of batteries.

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 sold into the Education market.

YPO require providers that can offer full ranges of product to meet the needs of our customer base from early years through to secondary and higher education as well as our non-education customers.

If you are interested in this opportunity please email ryan.pygott@ypo.co.uk copying in lydia.hillman@ypo.co.uk (who will be managing the procurement). This will ensure you get the most efficient response due to planned holidays.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £1,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £1,200,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2027
  • Possible extension to 31 October 2029
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 31440000 - Batteries

Contract locations

  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

Engagement

Engagement deadline

2 June 2025

Engagement process description

YPO are looking to start pre market engagement for the provision of batteries 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 are looking to learn more about the specification of batteries.

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, for example pack sizes sold into the education market.

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 also our non-education customers.

If you are interested in this opportunity please email ryan.pygott@ypo.co.uk for more information.

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.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contracting authority

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMRV-4748-MNJV

41 Industrial Park

Wakefield

WF2 0XE

United Kingdom

Contact name: Lydia Hillman

Email: ryan.pygott@ypo.co.uk

Region: UKE45 - Wakefield

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government