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Opportunity overview
North Yorkshire Council (the Authority) is requesting information from suppliers to help determine the scope and feasibility of its requirement, to understand the range of potential solutions available in the market, and to assist with drafting a potential future tender specification for the Purchase of electrical cleaning equipment for use across its school and corporate office estate. The objective of this RFI is to gauge market capability and better understand the products, suppliers and innovations currently available within the electrical cleaning equipment market. This includes assessing potential supplier costs, product quality, warranty arrangements, technical specifications, delivery options, wider product support and any opportunities for new product development. The information gathered will be used to refine the final tender specification, determine a realistic whole-life cost model for the equipment, and inform the most appropriate procurement route.
Classification
CPV39713410 — Floor-cleaning machines
CPV39800000 — Cleaning and polishing products
CPV39830000 — Cleaning products
CPV42924740 — High-pressure cleaning apparatus
CPV42972000 — Parts of cleaning machines
CPV42995000 — Miscellaneous cleaning machines
Lots
Lot LOT-0000Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
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095608-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
North Yorkshire Council is conducting an early-stage Request for Information (RFI), not an open tender, to understand the market for electrical cleaning equipment for its schools and corporate offices. Responses will inform a possible future specification, whole-life cost model and procurement route.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to suppliers of floor-cleaning machines, pressure-cleaning equipment, cleaning-machine parts and associated product support. No final supplier selection requirements or tender submission rules are stated.
Key points identified
Requirement typeMarket engagement / request for information for a potential future purchase of electrical cleaning equipmentEvidence: The notice states that the Authority is requesting information to determine scope and feasibility and draft a potential future tender specification.
Equipment useSchool and corporate office estateEvidence: The potential requirement is for equipment "for use across its school and corporate office estate".
Information soughtCosts, product quality, warranty arrangements, technical specifications, delivery options, product support and innovationEvidence: These areas are expressly listed as matters the RFI will assess.
97% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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North Yorkshire Council is conducting an early-stage Request for Information (RFI), not an open tender, to understand the market for electrical cleaning equipment for its schools and corporate offices. Responses will inform a possible future specification, whole-life cost model and procurement route.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to suppliers of floor-cleaning machines, pressure-cleaning equipment, cleaning-machine parts and associated product support. No final supplier selection requirements or tender submission rules are stated.
Key deliverables
Market information on electrical cleaning equipment and available solutions
Indicative costs and whole-life cost information
Product quality, warranty and technical specification information
Delivery options and wider product-support information
Information on innovation and potential new product development
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Requirement type
99% confidence
Market engagement / request for information for a potential future purchase of electrical cleaning equipment
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The notice states that the Authority is requesting information to determine scope and feasibility and draft a potential future tender specification.
Equipment use
99% confidence
School and corporate office estate
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The potential requirement is for equipment "for use across its school and corporate office estate".
Information sought
99% confidence
Costs, product quality, warranty arrangements, technical specifications, delivery options, product support and innovation
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These areas are expressly listed as matters the RFI will assess.
Supplier submission requirements
99% confidence
Unknown
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No response format, qualification criteria or submission instructions are provided in the supplied notice data.
Supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown
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The supplied notice data does not state eligibility, financial standing, insurance, location, company-size or exclusion requirements.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown
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suitable_for_sme is null.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown
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suitable_for_vcse is null.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Published maximum value
96% confidence
GBP 800,000
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value_max is 800000 GBP; no minimum value is supplied.
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown
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The RFI is intended to inform a future whole-life cost model; no contract pricing or payment terms are supplied.
Warranty
99% confidence
Information requested; no minimum warranty requirement stated
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The notice identifies warranty arrangements as an area to assess.
Delivery
Delivery area
97% confidence
UKE22
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The supplied delivery location is region UKE22, United Kingdom.
End-user estate
99% confidence
North Yorkshire Council schools and corporate offices
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The description specifies use across the Authority's school and corporate office estate.
Delivery timetable
99% confidence
Unknown
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No contract dates or delivery schedule are supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Status
99% confidence
Upcoming early-stage market engagement
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display_status is "upcoming", stage is "planning", and the notice type is "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement activity
99% confidence
Request for Information (RFI)
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The title is "Request for Information - Electrical Cleaning Equipment - 879-NYC-RS".
Tendering status
99% confidence
This is not stated to be an open tender
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The notice describes information gathering to inform a potential future tender specification and procurement route.
Procurement method
99% confidence
Unknown
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procurement_method and procurement_method_details are null; the RFI will inform the most appropriate future route.
Response deadline
99% confidence
Unknown
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submission_deadline is null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage opportunity
99% confidence
The notice is market engagement only; a future tender is not confirmed and its final scope may change.
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The Authority says information will be used to refine a potential future tender specification and determine the procurement route.
No response timetable supplied
99% confidence
No deadline or engagement timetable is present in the supplied data.
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submission_deadline and tender_start_at are null.
Unsettled commercial and technical scope
99% confidence
Technical requirements, warranties, delivery arrangements, support model and whole-life cost approach remain to be developed.
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The RFI seeks market input on these matters to refine the specification and cost model.
Value interpretation
94% confidence
A maximum value of GBP 800,000 is published, but the notice does not state whether this is an estimate, budget, or future contract value.
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Only value_max is provided, with no accompanying valuation basis or minimum value.
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