AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation awarded two Material Handling Equipment hire and maintenance contracts to TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING UK LIMITED. The contracts cover a warehouse MHE fleet and vehicle-mounted delivery equipment, with signed contract data stating a 1 February 2027 start date.
Published outcomeTOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING UK LIMITED holds both awards: Warehouse (award 1) and Transport (award 2). Contract records are active and explicitly record signing on 16 October 2026.
Market significanceThe published net contract values total £6,000,000 across two separately valued contracts, combining long-term fleet provision with maintenance, telemetry, compliance and support services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 5700000 GBP · verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names the supplier and relates to lot 1. The linked contract records a net value of £5,700,000. Supplier identity is verified by Companies House number 00699993.
TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 2 · 300000 GBP · verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 2 names the supplier and relates to lot 2. The linked contract records a net value of £300,000. Supplier identity is verified by Companies House number 00699993.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete; contracts active
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Tender status is "complete"; both awards and both contracts are recorded as "active".
Award announcement
99% confidence11 August 2026
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Release history records a Contract award notice published on 2026-08-11; both award records carry this date.
Contract signed
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Both contract records explicitly provide dateSigned as 2026-10-16.
Contract details published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract details notice 098366-2026 is dated 2026-10-19.
Planned contract start
99% confidence1 February 2027
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Both active contract records specify startDate 2027-02-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Warehouse contract value
99% confidence£5,700,000 net; £6,840,000 gross
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Contract 1 value states amount £5,700,000 and amountGross £6,840,000.
Transport contract value
99% confidence£300,000 net; £360,000 gross
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Contract 2 value states amount £300,000 and amountGross £360,000.
Combined published value
99% confidence£6,000,000 net; £7,200,000 gross
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Sum of the two separately published contract values.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence8 May 2026
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Release history lists tender notice 042580-2026 dated 2026-05-08.
Award notice published
99% confidence11 August 2026
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Release history lists contract award notice 076360-2026 dated 2026-08-11.
Signing date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Both contracts state dateSigned 2026-10-16.
Warehouse initial term
99% confidence1 February 2027 to 31 January 2034
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Transport initial term
99% confidence1 February 2027 to 31 January 2030
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Contract 2 period specifies these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Lot 1 / warehouse contract
98% confidenceManaged warehouse MHE fleet and full-service support, including reach trucks, counterbalance trucks, LLOPs, PPTs and real-time fleet management.
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Procurement description and contract 1 title "MHE - Warehouse"; award 1 is linked to lot 1.
Lot 2 / transport contract
98% confidenceVehicle-mounted powered pallet trucks for delivery operations, with associated support.
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Procurement description and contract 2 title "MHE - Transport"; award 2 is linked to lot 2.
Included services
97% confidenceHire, fleet management, maintenance, servicing, repairs, parts, technical support, compliance certification, labour, training and supporting technologies.
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Published procurement description.
Delivery area
95% confidenceWakefield region (UKE45), United Kingdom
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Both award item records specify delivery addresses in UKE45, GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails states "Open procedure".
Competition results
99% confidenceNumber of tenders, bidder identities, evaluation scores and award rationale are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Warehouse term and extension
99% confidenceSeven-year initial term; may be extended by up to seven years in stages, to a maximum extent date of 31 January 2041.
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Contract 1 period, maxExtentDate and renewal description.
Transport term and extension
99% confidenceThree-year initial term; may be extended by up to four years in stages, to a maximum extent date of 31 January 2034.
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Contract 2 period, maxExtentDate and renewal description.
Extension conditions
99% confidenceExtensions are at YPO's discretion, subject to supplier performance, operational need, budget availability and strategic alignment.
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Both renewal descriptions.
Options
98% confidenceYPO may procure additional in-scope MHE goods and services, including equipment, accessories and related support, at its discretion.
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Both contract options descriptions.
Performance measures
99% confidenceMonthly uptime, maintenance/repair and safety/compliance monitoring; quarterly environmental and energy-efficiency monitoring.
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Agreed metrics in both contracts.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Fleet-management requirement
98% confidenceThe warehouse scope requires real-time fleet management for operational visibility, maintenance planning, fault diagnostics and performance reporting.
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Published lot 1 description.
Availability and compliance focus
99% confidencePublished metrics place emphasis on equipment uptime, maintenance response, statutory examinations, safety reporting and telemetry or service-record evidence.
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Agreed metrics in both contracts.
Sustainability and energy focus
98% confidenceThe requirement seeks modern energy-efficient equipment and measures battery health and energy-efficiency indicators.
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Procurement description and agreed environmental metrics.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Both award supplier records are matched by company number 00699993 to TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING UK LIMITED; no source-name mismatch is flagged.
Lot metadata
99% confidenceLot titles and standalone lot descriptions are not supplied in the lot records.
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Lots 1 and 2 have null title and description fields; scope is derived from the overall procurement description and linked contract titles.
Competition transparency
99% confidenceBid counts, tenderer identities, scoring and detailed award rationale are not supplied in the published notice data.
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Information not supplied in the supplied source data.
Conflict-of-interest publication
99% confidenceConflict-of-interest document is marked "Not published".
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Tender documents include conflictOfInterest with description "Not published".
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender submission deadline, number of bids, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale and pricing breakdowns.
- Lot records do not publish standalone titles, descriptions or values; contract titles and linked awards have been used to distinguish the two scopes.
- The published contract values identify contract-level amounts, but do not provide further price schedules or item-level allocation.
- The stated extension periods are discretionary and conditional; they are not commitments to extend.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
YPOTOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING UK LIMITEDmaterial handling equipmentMHE hireforklift maintenancewarehouse fleetWakefield procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won YPO's MHE hire and maintenance contracts?
TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING UK LIMITED won both published awards.
What is the published value of the contracts?
The warehouse contract is valued at £5.7m net and the transport contract at £300,000 net: £6m net combined.
When do the MHE contracts start?
Both contracts state a planned start date of 1 February 2027.
Are the contracts signed?
Yes. Both contract records explicitly state a signing date of 16 October 2026.
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