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How to win: YPO - 001341 YPO Brand Arts and Stationery

A goods contract from Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, worth £9,500,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation

Value

£9,500,000

Closing date

21 October 2026

About this contract

YPO are looking for Suppliers to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement following a Competitive Tendering Procedure for the supply of YPO Brand Arts and Stationery 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.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £9,500,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 21 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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