AwardedAwarded 19 May 2026

YPO 001294 The supply of Premium Pencils

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation · Local or regional public body

In brief

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation awarded office supplies work to Eastpoint Global Ltd, Acco UK Limited and Staedtler (U.K.) Limited and 5 others on 19 May 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £6,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 April 2026.

It is split into 7 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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

What the notice says

YPO are looking for Suppliers to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement following a Competitive Tendering Procedure for the supply of Premium Pencils for use primarily in the education market and local authority sectors. This Framework is designed to meet the needs of YPO by establishing an agreement for Suppliers to deliver stock into YPO's distribution centre in Wakefield, West Yorkshire £6,000,000 Exc VAT and £7,500,000 Inc VAT

Lots

LotTradeValue
School colouring pencils
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030
What this lot covers

This lot is for School colouring pencils

Office supplies and equipment£6,000,000
Jumbo School Colouring Pencils
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030
What this lot covers

This lot is for Jumbo School Colouring Pencils

Office supplies and equipment£6,000,000
Eco colouring pencils
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030
What this lot covers

This lot is for Eco colouring pencils

Office supplies and equipment£6,000,000
Premium Colouring Pencils
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030
What this lot covers

This lot is for Premium Colouring Pencils

Office supplies and equipment£6,000,000
Sketching Pencils
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030
What this lot covers

This lot is for Sketching Pencils

Office supplies and equipment£6,000,000
HB School and office Pencils
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030
What this lot covers

This lot is for HB School and office Pencils

Office supplies and equipment£6,000,000
Graphite and Charcoal
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030
What this lot covers

This lot is for Graphite and Charcoal

Office supplies and equipment£6,000,000

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Eastpoint Global Ltd (SME)
Acco UK Limited
Staedtler (U.K.) Limited (SME)
4 bids received
School colouring pencils£6,000,000
Awarded 24 March 2026
19 May 2026 to 2 April 2030
Daler-Rowney Limited (SME)
Bic U.K. Limited (SME)
Eastpoint Global Ltd (SME)
5 bids received
Jumbo School Colouring Pencils£6,000,000
Awarded 24 March 2026
19 May 2026 to 2 April 2030
Bic U.K. Limited (SME)
Eastpoint Global Ltd (SME)
4 bids received
Eco colouring pencils£6,000,000
Awarded 24 March 2026
19 May 2026 to 2 April 2030
West Design Products Limited (SME)
Jakar International Limited (SME)
2 bids received
Premium Colouring Pencils£6,000,000
Awarded 24 March 2026
19 May 2026 to 2 April 2030
Daler-Rowney Limited (SME)
Eastpoint Global Ltd (SME)
Staedtler (U.K.) Limited (SME)
Stadler UK Limited (SME)
3 bids received
Sketching Pencils£6,000,000
Awarded 24 March 2026
19 May 2026 to 2 April 2030
Eastpoint Global Ltd (SME)
Staedtler (U.K.) Limited (SME)
Stadler UK Limited (SME)
3 bids received
HB School and office Pencils£6,000,000
Awarded 24 March 2026
19 May 2026 to 3 April 2030
Daler-Rowney Limited (SME)
Bic U.K. Limited (SME)
Acco UK Limited
6 bids received
Graphite and Charcoal£6,000,000
Awarded 24 March 2026
19 May 2026 to 2 April 2030

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 072147-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 027081-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 046135-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

78

Awards

37

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From notice 072147-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 7 November 2025, last updated 20 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.