Open tender · United Kingdom · Goods
Exercise Books and Paper Products Partnership
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation in the United Kingdom is inviting bids for “Exercise Books and Paper Products Partnership”. Bids close on 16 November 2026, 14:00 GMT; the estimated value is £144 million. Who can bid: Open to small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. askTender lists every requirement to qualify and checks whether your company meets them.
The tender in brief
A six-year exercise books and paper products supply partnership, open to small and medium-sized suppliers
YPO seeks a long-term strategic partner to supply exercise books, with scope to develop wider paper product categories across the public sector. The estimated contract value is £144,000,000 excluding VAT, running from 4 March 2027 to 3 March 2033, with possible extensions up to 3 March 2037. It is a goods contract awarded through a two-stage competitive flexible procedure.
Who can win it
- Open to small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises
Key facts
- Estimated value
- £144 million
- Contract period
- 4 March 2027 to 3 March 2033, with possible extension to 3 March 2037
- How bids are judged
- Stage 1: minimum 60% quality threshold, top three progress; Stage 2: dialogue scored on partnership approach, innovation, market growth and procurement strategy, each 25%
- Published
- 02 Oct 2026
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