YPO - 001341 YPO Brand Arts and Stationery

This tender closed on 21 October 2026.

Buyer
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation
Value
£9,500,000
Closed
21 October 2026
Where
Wakefield
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) is looking for suppliers to provide own-brand arts and stationery products (pencils, pens, crayons, highlighters, sticky notes, and whiteboard cleaner) to be delivered to their warehouse in Wakefield. This is a framework agreement that will supply schools and local authorities across the UK.

What the buyer wants

• Manufacture or source YPO-branded arts and stationery items across 13 different product categories (colouring pencils, gel pens, crayons, oil pastels, highlighters, sticky notes, and whiteboard cleaning products) • Deliver stock directly to YPO's distribution centre in Wakefield, West Yorkshire on a regular basis • Bid for one or more individual lots (product categories) depending on your capability

Lots

Requirements

What could rule a small business out: This contract requires significant manufacturing scale or established wholesale relationships: most small independent traders cannot compete unless they already manufacture or have direct access to bulk supply chains; the £9.5m estimated value indicates YPO expects large-scale suppliers with proven distribution capability.

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