Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
YPO
41 Industrial Park
Wakefield
WF2 0XE
UK
Contact person: Contracts Team
Telephone: +44 1924664685
E-mail: contracts@ypo.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ypo.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://procontract.due-north.com/register?ReadForm
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
001281 - Office furniture solutions and associated services
Reference number: 001281
II.1.2) Main CPV code
39130000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
YPO are looking for Providers to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the
provision of Office Furniture Solutions and Associated Services.
This Framework is designed to meet the needs of YPO and Other Contracting Authorities by
establishing an agreement where the end customer will place the order with the Provider and
the Provider delivered direct to the end customer.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
75 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30000000
39000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provider(s) are required to be able to supply, deliver and install (where requested) onto
customers individual sites throughout the UK a full range of office furniture and associated
services.
Product ranges incorporating (but not limited to) workstations, storage, swivel chairs,
breakout, and meeting furniture.
Associated services may be required on occasion. These services will be incorporating (but
not limited to) drawing work, project management, product refurb / repair and move
management.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Non-Cost
/ Weighting: 50%
Cost criterion: Costs
/ Weighting: 50%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 8th July 2025 to 7th June 2027 with
two options to extend for an additional 12 months. The first decision to extend the
Framework period will be taken by the end of May 2027 and will be dependent on
satisfactory completion of all aspects of the Framework to date, the current market
conditions for this category and YPO’s contracting structures. The maximum Framework
period will therefore be 4 years, from 8th July 2025 to 7th June 2029 (subject to an annual
review, incorporating price negotiations and KPI performance).
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-005550
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 001281
Title: Office furniture solutions and associated services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/06/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 25
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bates Office Services Ltd
Unit A1-A4 Knights Park Ind. Estate, Rochester
Kent
ME2 2LS
UK
NUTS: UKJ4
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BOF Group Limited
Tower House, Tower Close, Bridgend Ind Est
Bridgend
CF31 3TH
UK
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dams Furniture Limited
Gores Road, Knowsley Industrial Park
Merseyside
L33 7XS
UK
NUTS: UKD7
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Emergent Crown Contract Office Furnishings Limited
Unit 5, Browmills Industrial Estate, Brighouse Road, Hipperholme
Halifax
HX3 8EF
UK
NUTS: UKE4
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Flexiform Business Furniture Limited
1st Floor, 45 Gee Street
London
EC1V 3RS
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gresham Office Furniture Limited
Platinum Park, Lynstock Way, Bolton, Lancashire
Bolton
BL6 4SA
UK
NUTS: UKD3
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
H Jenkinson and Company Limited
Kitling Road, Knowsley Business Park, Prescot
Merseyside
L34 9JR
UK
NUTS: UKD7
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Senator International Limited
Syke Side Drive Altham Business Park Accrington
Accrington
BB5 5YE
UK
NUTS: UKD4
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Showcase PSR Portsdown Limited
Paslow Hall Estate, King Street, High Ongar, Essex
Essex
CM5 9QZ
UK
NUTS: UKH3
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wagstaff Bros Ltd
9 Brewhouse Yard, Clerkenwell, London
London
EC1V 4JR
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 75 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
YPO are purchasing on the behalf of other contracting authorities. Please see the below link
for details: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/permissible-users .
YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the
contract is provided to all bidders. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar
days, and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before
the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved
parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in
the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/07/2025