Stale Pre-tender

Exercise Books and Paper Products Partnership

Details

Buyer: YPO
Value: £144,000,000
Topic: Exercise books
Published: 8 May 2026
Submission: 22 May 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

YPO's objective is to establish a long term strategic partnership that initially focuses on exercise books but creates opportunities to jointly develop wider paper product categories throughout the public sector.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published8 May 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

YPO is a purchasing organisation owned and governed by a consortium of thirteen local authorities across Yorkshire and North West England. A joint committee of member councils oversees its work, meeting on a set timetable. Suppliers register through YPO's own tendering portal to compete for places on its framework agreements. Competitions span categories from ICT and energy to facilities, food and catering, and construction. Appointed suppliers then serve YPO's customer base of schools, councils and public bodies without further re-tendering. Surpluses return to member authorities and customers instead of outside shareholders, since YPO is self-funded.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of YPO's contract awards have been in software and information systems, financial and insurance services and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

22830000 · Exercise books

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ypo.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ypo.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ypo.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ypo.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ypo.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ypo.gov