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Early Years Furniture

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation · Local or regional public body

In brief

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation has announced plans to buy furniture work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £20,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 April 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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

Can I win this?

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 £20,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Under the Procurement Act 2023, YPO are looking to undertake preliminary market engagement to establish a compliant route to market for public sector organisations specifically for Early Years establishments requiring products under the scope of Early Years Furniture. This framework will be for direct delivery from the supplier to our customer base. This is a renewal of the previous framework(s) 001132 and 1188 (under the now redundant Public Contracts Regulations 2015). The aim of this framework is to provide high quality products for the Nursery and Early Years market, including but not limited to; primary schools, nurseries, playgroups and childminders. YPO has pre- prepared a document…Read the full description
Under the Procurement Act 2023, YPO are looking to undertake preliminary market engagement to establish a compliant route to market for public sector organisations specifically for Early Years establishments requiring products under the scope of Early Years Furniture. This framework will be for direct delivery from the supplier to our customer base. This is a renewal of the previous framework(s) 001132 and 1188 (under the now redundant Public Contracts Regulations 2015). The aim of this framework is to provide high quality products for the Nursery and Early Years market, including but not limited to; primary schools, nurseries, playgroups and childminders. YPO has pre- prepared a document for any supplier who may be interested in this opportunity. The Pre engagement period will be from 7th July 2026 – 4th August 2026. Please contact Aaliyah Chilumbu at [email removed] for the document and any further information. The purpose of this document is for suppliers to provide information regarding standard specifications which are available to the market, also YPO are trying to understand capabilities of the supply base. YPO have listed a number of requirements within each scope, at this stage these are only suggestions, suppliers have the ability to state if this specification is not available and provide suitable alternatives, or explain why they are unable to provide. YPO is also seeking to understand the capabilities of the supply base. 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. Next Steps: Interested organisations are invited to participate in this preliminary market engagement exercise. Please contact [email removed] to access and complete a PME form.

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. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 063432-2026

About the buyer

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From notice 063432-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 7 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.