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YPO - 001263 Sand & Water Play

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Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

EDX Education Co Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jan 2025
Award ID
007629-2025-001263-1
Status
active
Location
Taiwan, UK, United Kingdom

Cicada Education

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jan 2025
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
007629-2025-001263-2
Status
active
Location
Cuffley, UKH23, United Kingdom

EDX Education Co Ltd

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jan 2025
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
007629-2025-001263-2
Status
active
Location
Taiwan, UK, United Kingdom

Gamez Galore Ltd

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jan 2025
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
007629-2025-001263-2
Status
active
Location
Manchester, UKD33, United Kingdom

Cicada Education

Match pending…
Contract value
£2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jan 2025
Award ID
007629-2025-001263-3
Status
active
Location
Cuffley, UKH23, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV37000000 — Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
  • CPV37520000 — Toys
  • CPV37535270 — Playground sandboxes

Lots

  • Lot 1 - Sand & Water Trays – YPO StockValue not stated
  • Sand & Water Toys – YPO StockValue not stated
  • Sand & Water Trays – Direct DeliveryValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
001263
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
22 Nov 2024, 14:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999

Recurrence

Description
There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date.

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
9,999,999

Expected award period

Starts
22 Nov 2024, 14:00

Tender Period

Ends
22 Nov 2024, 14:00

Classification

Id
37000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
90

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
Organisations must ensure that they are not in breach of any of the mandatory or discretionary exclusions contained in Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Please refer to the Tender Documentation/ Online Tender located on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under ‘Procurement Documents’ in ‘Communication’ section in this notice.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Lot 1 - Sand & Water Trays – YPO Stock
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Lot 1 is for the provision of sand and water tray items to be delivered into YPO's distribution centre in Wakefield. Additional information: A size tolerance of 5% will be accepted for the tray size only in all lines in this Lot

Options

Description
The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 01st April 2025 to 31st March 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 December 2026 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 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2029 (subject to an annual review, incorporating price negotiations and KPI performance).

Renewal

Description
There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
30%
Criterion 2
Name
Delivery and Customer Service
Type
quality
Description
20%
Criterion 3
Name
Social Value /Sustainability
Type
quality
Description
10%
Criterion 4
Type
price
Description
40%

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
allowed
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Sand & Water Toys – YPO Stock
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Lot 2 is for the provision of sand and water toys to be delivered into YPO's distribution centre in Wakefield.

Options

Description
The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 01st April 2025 to 31st March 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 December 2026 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 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2029 (subject to an annual review, incorporating price negotiations and KPI performance).

Renewal

Description
There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
30%
Criterion 2
Name
Delivery and Customer Service
Type
quality
Description
20%
Criterion 3
Name
Social Value /Sustainability
Type
quality
Description
10%
Criterion 4
Type
price
Description
40%

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Sand & Water Trays – Direct Delivery
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Lot 3 is for the provision of sand and water tray items to be ordered by YPO but delivered directly to the end user. Additional information: A size tolerance of 5% will be accepted for the tray size only in all lines in this Lot

Options

Description
The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 01st April 2025 to 31st March 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 December 2026 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 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2029 (subject to an annual review, incorporating price negotiations and KPI performance).

Renewal

Description
There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
30%
Criterion 2
Name
Delivery and Customer Service
Type
quality
Description
20%
Criterion 3
Name
Social Value /Sustainability
Type
quality
Description
10%
Criterion 4
Type
price
Description
40%

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
allowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE45
Entry 2
Region
UKE45

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
37520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Toys
Entry 2
Id
37535270
Scheme
CPV
Description
Playground sandboxes
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE45
Entry 2
Region
UKE45

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
37520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Toys
Entry 2
Id
37535270
Scheme
CPV
Description
Playground sandboxes
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
37520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Toys
Entry 2
Id
37535270
Scheme
CPV
Description
Playground sandboxes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-1118
Name
YPO

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UKE45
Locality
Wakefield
Postal Code
WF2 0XE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
41 Industrial Park

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
YPO

Contact

Name
The Contracts Team
Telephone
+44 1924664685
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-136
Name
High Court of England and Wales

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court of England and Wales
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-139592
Name
EDX Education Co Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Taiwan
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
9F, 39 Sec 2 Dun Hua S. Rd

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
EDX Education Co Ltd
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-139593
Name
Gamez Galore Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD33
Locality
Manchester
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Gamez Galore Ltd
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-139594
Name
Cicada Education

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH23
Locality
Cuffley
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Cicada Education

Award information

Award 1
Id
007629-2025-001263-1
Title
Lot 1 - Sand & Water Trays – YPO Stock
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-139592
Name
EDX Education Co Ltd

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
007629-2025-001263-2
Title
Sand & Water Toys – YPO Stock
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-139593
Name
Gamez Galore Ltd
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-139592
Name
EDX Education Co Ltd
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-139594
Name
Cicada Education

Related lots

2
Award 3
Id
007629-2025-001263-3
Title
Sand & Water Trays – Direct Delivery
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-139594
Name
Cicada Education

Related lots

3

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
007629-2025-001263-1
Title
Lot 1 - Sand & Water Trays – YPO Stock
Status
active
Award ID
007629-2025-001263-1
Date Signed
29 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,000,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
007629-2025-001263-2
Title
Sand & Water Toys – YPO Stock
Status
active
Award ID
007629-2025-001263-2
Date Signed
29 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,000,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
007629-2025-001263-3
Title
Sand & Water Trays – Direct Delivery
Status
active
Award ID
007629-2025-001263-3
Date Signed
29 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wakefield · UKE45 · WF2 0XE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK
  • Delivery location · UKE45

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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