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YPO - 001263 Sand & Water Play

YPO

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Award

03 Mar 2025 at 11:05

Award Notice
Tender

18 Oct 2024 at 07:47

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process initiated by YPO for the "YPO - 001263 Sand & Water Play" project aims to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of sand and water play materials, primarily for the education market. This procurement falls under the industry category of musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials, and accessories (CPV: 37000000). The goods will be delivered to YPO's distribution centre in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, and directly to end customers globally. The tender was published on 18 October 2024, with a tender period ending on 22 November 2024. The contract, valued at £2,000,000 GBP, will commence on 1 April 2025 and conclude on 31 March 2029. The procurement method used was an open procedure, suited for SMEs and VCSEs.

This tender provides an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in educational and recreational toys to partner with YPO, a significant player in the educational supply sector. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) will find this particularly advantageous due to the open procedure that favours these types of organisations. Businesses that can efficiently manage logistics and provide high-quality sand and water play equipment will be well-positioned to benefit from this long-term contract, expanding their market reach both domestically and internationally.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

YPO - 001263 Sand & Water Play

Notice Description

YPO are looking for Providers to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the provision of Sand and Water Play for use primarily in the education market. This Framework is designed to meet the needs of YPO by establishing an agreement for Providers to deliver stock into YPO's distribution centre in Wakefield, West Yorkshire and for Providers to deliver to YPO customers on a direct basis whereby the end customer places the order with YPO and YPO places the order with the Provider, but the Provider delivers direct to the end customer.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-03074377-4036-4248-95ac-7a34495b395c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9e3fb60-210f-4258-93d3-0b8119c75dcb
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

CPV Codes

37000000 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

37520000 - Toys

37535270 - Playground sandboxes

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
22 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
YPO
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WAKEFIELD
Postcode
WF2 0XE
Post Town
Wakefield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE45 Wakefield
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Wakefield
Electoral Ward
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
Westminster Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

CICADA EDUCATION

EDX EDUCATION

GAMEZ GALORE

Further Information

Notice Documents

Notice URLs

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