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Decorating Supplies and Works

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation · Local or regional public body

In brief

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation is looking for suppliers for construction and building maintenance work (UK-wide).

It is a framework worth up to £24,000,000 including VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 26 November 2026.

It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Bids close at 2pm, Monday 12 October 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
2pm, Tuesday 29 September 2026
Bids by
2pm, Monday 12 October 2026

How bids are scored

Price 40% · Quality 20% · Delivery and Customer Service 20% · Sustainability and Social Value 20%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 83 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £24,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

Conditions

  • Suppliers pay a fee of 1.5% of the value of work won through this framework.

What the notice says

This procurement establishes a multi-lot framework agreement for the supply of paint supplies, tenant paint pack and voucher solutions, and decorating services for use by public sector organisations. The framework is designed to provide a compliant and flexible route to market for high-quality decorating products and services, supporting property maintenance, refurbishment, tenant engagement, and asset management activities across residential, commercial, educational, healthcare, and other public sector environments. Lot 1: Paint Supplies Provision of paint products, coatings, decorating materials, consumables, and associated accessories through a national network of decorator centres and…Read the full description
This procurement establishes a multi-lot framework agreement for the supply of paint supplies, tenant paint pack and voucher solutions, and decorating services for use by public sector organisations. The framework is designed to provide a compliant and flexible route to market for high-quality decorating products and services, supporting property maintenance, refurbishment, tenant engagement, and asset management activities across residential, commercial, educational, healthcare, and other public sector environments. Lot 1: Paint Supplies Provision of paint products, coatings, decorating materials, consumables, and associated accessories through a national network of decorator centres and trade counters. Services may include colour matching, tinting, technical support, product advice, account management, and other value-added services to support public sector maintenance, refurbishment, and decorating requirements. Lot 2: Decorating Solutions for Tenants Provision of tenant paint pack and voucher schemes, including product supply, voucher issuance and redemption, fulfilment, customer support, scheme administration, and management information reporting. The Lot is intended to provide contracting authorities with flexible solutions to support tenant decorating initiatives and property maintenance programmes. Lot 3: Decorating Services Provision of internal and external decorating services across residential, commercial, community, educational, healthcare, and other public sector properties. The scope includes planned, cyclical, responsive, void property, and project-based decorating works, together with all associated labour, materials, equipment, supervision, and quality assurance activities. Services may be delivered within occupied and sensitive environments and are required to support the maintenance, refurbishment, and asset management objectives of contracting authorities.

Should I bid?

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: ypo2.my.site.com.
  4. Send clarification questions before 2pm, Tuesday 29 September 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before 2pm, Monday 12 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Decorating Supplies
26 November 2026 to 25 November 2030
What this lot covers

This Lot is for the supply of trade and retail paint products and associated decorating materials through a network of decorator centres and trade counters. The scope includes, but is not limited to, emulsion paints, specialist coatings, primers, undercoats, woodcare products, masonry paints, decorating consumables, and associated accessories. Suppliers will be required to provide access to products through an established network of national locations, supported by services such as product advice, colour matching, tinting services, technical support, and account management where available. Suppliers should be able to support the requirements of a range of public sector customers including social housing providers, local authorities, education establishments, healthcare organisations, and other public bodies.

—£24,000,000
Decorating Solutions for Tenants
26 November 2026 to 25 November 2030
What this lot covers

This Lot is for the provision and management of tenant paint pack and voucher schemes that enable tenants to access decorating products to maintain and improve their homes. The scope includes the supply of paint packs, voucher-based solutions, or a combination of both, supported by appropriate administration, fulfilment, customer service, and reporting arrangements. Suppliers should offer flexible solutions that enable Contracting Authorities to establish, manage, and monitor schemes effectively while providing a simple and accessible experience for tenants. Services may include voucher issuance and redemption, tenant ordering channels, product selection and fulfilment, scheme management tools, management information reporting, customer support, and associated account management services.

—£24,000,000
Decorating Works
26 November 2026 to 25 November 2030
What this lot covers

This Lot is for the delivery of internal and external decorating services across residential, commercial, community, educational, healthcare, and other public sector properties. The scope includes planned, cyclical, responsive, void property, and project-based decorating works, together with all associated labour, plant, equipment, materials, supervision, and quality assurance activities required to complete the works. Services may be delivered in occupied and sensitive environments and therefore require effective resident engagement, safeguarding arrangements, health and safety management, and measures to minimise disruption. Suppliers appointed to this Lot will be expected to deliver high-quality workmanship, maintain appropriate workforce competencies, and provide reliable and responsive services that support the asset management and maintenance objectives of contracting authorities.

Construction, Building maintenance and repairs£24,000,000

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 086880-2026

About the buyer

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Awards

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From notice 086880-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 14 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.