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Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation tenders and contracts

Yorkshire and the HumberWakefieldWebsite

Tenders published
31
About one every 12 days
Contracts awarded
44
To 373 different suppliers
Value awarded
£7.33m
18 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£60k
Median value awarded
Open now
5
4 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. Drone and Drone Services (1356)

    UK-wide

    Closing soon3 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £500mframework ceiling
  2. Exercise Books and Paper Products Partnership

    UK-widePrinting

    Closing soon3 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £144mframework ceiling
  3. Office Furniture Products

    UK-wideFurniture

    Closing soon5 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £12mframework ceiling
  4. Educational Tables (1349)

    UK-wideFurniture

    Closing soon5 days left9 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £12mframework ceiling
  5. Insurance brokerage and associated services III

    UK-wideFinancial services and insurance

    Open31 days leftFramework

    £10mframework ceiling

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. YPO - 001343 - Food Deal 4

    UK-wideFood and drink supplies

    UpcomingNewSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £500mframework ceiling
  2. 001363 - The Supply of Office Papers

    Yorkshire and the HumberOffice supplies and equipment

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £20mframework ceiling
  3. Vehicle Mounted Computers

    Yorkshire and the HumberComputer hardware

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £100kestimated
  4. Managing Consultancy and Professional Services 3 (1358)

    Yorkshire and the HumberManagement consultancy

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £15bnframework ceiling
  5. 001364 – Apprenticeships and Police Training Entry Routes Framework

    Yorkshire and the HumberTraining, Education services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £20bnframework ceiling
  6. Mobile Phones

    Yorkshire and the HumberTelecoms and networks

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £650kestimated
  7. Indoor and Outdoor Bins

    UK-wide

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £1.4mframework ceiling
  8. The Supply of Creative Crafts

    Yorkshire and the Humber

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £2mframework ceiling
  9. INT00098 - YPO Wellbeing Services

    Yorkshire and the HumberSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £90kestimated
  10. Early Years Construction

    UK-wide

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £4.2mframework ceiling

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. ISO 270012%
    In 1 of 56 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.

  1. £286k awarded
  2. Bic U.K. LimitedSME3 contracts
  3. Sprout Social UK LtdSME2 contracts
    £100k awarded
  4. Signature Resin Floors LtdSME2 contracts
    £91k awarded

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)61%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)5%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)19%
  • Direct award (no competition)15%
Based on 59 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
38 days
Longer than 90% of other public bodies
Based on 31 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
61%
Higher than 50% of other public bodies
Based on 59 procurements
Won by small firms
55%
Lower than 53% of other public bodies
Based on 402 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
5
Fewer than 50% of other public bodies
Based on 109 awards
Split into lots
77%
Higher than 95% of other public bodies
Based on 31 advertised tenders
Direct awards
15%
Lower than 55% of other public bodies
Based on 59 procurements
Cancelled
3%
Higher than 66% of other public bodies
Based on 31 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 146 other public bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days1
15–20 days7
20–25 days12
25–30 days42
30–35 days56
35–40 days17
40–45 days8
45–50 days1
50–55 days0
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 155 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids7
2–4 bids37
4–6 bids36
6–8 bids22
8–10 bids22
10–12 bids9
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids4
18–20 bids2
20+ bids8
Advertised openly, 320 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%36
10–20%34
20–30%25
30–40%14
40–50%18
50–60%23
60–70%28
70–80%17
80–90%29
90–100%96
Won by small firms, 303 other public bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%6
10–20%14
20–30%25
30–40%27
40–50%44
50–60%49
60–70%45
70–80%39
80–90%29
90–100%25

Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Consultant technical project manager to support the CRM project.Modis International Limited£91k20 Nov 2026
INT00060 Procurement Consultant 2025Castlefield Recruitment Limited£127k31 Dec 2026
INT0060 - YPO Procurement ConsultantCastlefield Recruitment Limited£127k31 Dec 2026
INT00092 - Website Chatbot ServicesThe Intercom Trust£169k27 Jan 2027

5 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards