Planning

The Supply of Premium Colouring Pencils

  • Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-021741

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051471

Published 15 May 2025, 1:21pm



Scope

Reference

001294

Description

YPO are looking to start pre market engagment for the provision of Premium Pencils Including HB, Colouring, Graphite and Charcoal ranges 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.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £7,500,000 excluding VAT
  • £9,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2029
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 30192000 - Office supplies
  • 37820000 - Art supplies
  • 39162000 - Educational equipment
  • 39292300 - Drawing instruments

Contract locations

  • UKE45 - Wakefield

Engagement

Engagement deadline

6 June 2025

Engagement process description

YPO are looking to start pre market engagment for the provision of Premium Pencils Including HB, Colouring, Graphite and Charcoal ranges 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 06/06/2025.

If you are interested in this opportunity please complete the excel sheet and return to the buying team by email with the information requested in the Questions tab alongside any further questions you may have around this opportunity: amelia.clutton@ypo.co.uk

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 /wood type / barrel type /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 EYS / colouring / HB/ graphite / charcoal. (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)

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.


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: Contracts Team

Telephone: +441924664685

Email: contracts@ypo.co.uk

Region: UKE45 - Wakefield

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government