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Win Your Share of Millions: Expert Bid Writing for YPO Frameworks & DPS Agreements (2026)

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From Construction to Healthcare and Tech—Our team at Tsaks Consulting UK helps businesses secure long-term public sector contracts via the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation.

Our team of professional bid writing consultants has:

  • An 87% success rate helping clients write and win YPO frameworks and contracts.
  • A comprehensive understanding of the process for YPO bids and their procurement team’s preferences.
  • The capability and broad experience to help businesses from all industries write and win YPO contracts.
  • Has helped clients win over 54M in YPO contracts and frameworks over the past nine years.

Our team is familiar with the process for YPO bids as we work on these types of bids monthly for a range of opportunities for our clients including:

  • Multi-supplier frameworks
  • DPS Opportunities
  • Call-offs
  • Tenders
  • Mini-competitions

A framework application is a complex document with up to 9000 words. In addition, you will have supporting documentation, responses to compliance requests (documents) and references. You need to submit quality responses, detailed method statements and evidence based responses that comprehensively answer each response. Our team of bid and tender writers can help you write a response that scores well.

Assisting businesses from all industries with YPO applications in 2026 and beyond

Our team of writers helps business from all sectors write winning YPO applications. Recent examples include:

  • Education: We have helped suppliers win YPO school uniform, stationery, and playground equipment bids. These include the contract for installation and maintenance of playground equipment across multiple geographic areas and lots.
  • Emergency Services: We have strong experience writing emergency services bids and tenders including for equipment supply such as PPE and Blue Light Frameworks that are initiatives by YPO.
  • Energy & Facilities Management: Our team has experience helping businesses secure placements on the multi-million pound Decarbonisation and Building Maintenance frameworks.

Don’t let the name confuse you. YPO serves 33,000+ customers nationwide and winning an YPO bid or framework provides opportunities and access to buyers across the UK. We can help you win!

What is the YPO?

Over 50 years ago, a number of local authorities based in Yorkshire decided to combine their procurement functionalities in order drive cost savings and efficiencies. They developed the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) to purchase and procure items together and drive cost savings.

The YPO has grown substantially over the past fifty years and now has over 33,000 customers across the UK. Their clients and ‘purchasers’ are from both the public and private sectors. The YPO offers a range of services across industries such as education and construction.

Bid writing strategies to help you win YPO – Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation – Frameworks and bids

  • Write concise, comprehensive and well-structured responses. When responding to a YPO framework – you need to score well on every question. Firstly, this means you need to answer the questions. Ensure to use the structure of the question to develop your sub-headings and a response framework. Don’t include any technical jargron or ‘woffle’ marketing words or sentences in your response. Be direct and provide a concise answer. Finally, make sure you answer all aspects of the question – especially when one question has a number of mini-questions built into it.
  • Provide evidence for all your claims. The reality is that any business across the UK can and will say anything and write anything to be appointed to a framework. In order to give your submission credibility in the eyes of the procurement team (the reader) you need to provide facts and figures and as much evidence as possible. When you are detailing case studies and testimonials, make sure you put a dollar or number value on as much as possible. This ensures any benefits you deliver are quantified in your bid.
  • Comply with the instruction and mandatory requirements. In all TPO framework applications and tenders, there are instructions provided on what to complete, what questions you need to respond to and what mandatory information and criteria you need to comply with. You also need to comply with font type and size requirements.
  • Develop win themes that matter. You can call these unique selling points or whichever marketing term. Essentially, you need to look at the key challenges facing the organisations purchasing the frameworks you are looking to be placed on, and tailor your win themes accordingly. Remember to look from the outside in in terms of what benefits you bring.

Strategies to win YPO tenders in 2026

  • Evidence is critical. The YPO procurement personnel can read through generic information and fluff. We will work with you to quantify all your statements and provide evidence to win.
  • Be careful of DPS that is ‘always open’ but has a substantial panel in place. It’s a good idea to get on the panel early in the process to take advantage of early call-offs. There are often substantial and large contract opportunities in the early call-offs.
  • Focusing on local impact. Even if you are bidding for a national framework, you need to focus, from a social value perspective, on the local or regional areas you are bidding to provide works in and how you will benefit that local community.

What is a YPO framework and how do they work?

DPS Agreements or Frameworks set up by the YPO are used by public sector entities and departments to purchase goods and services. The advantage for the public sector departments are they get access to good competitive prices from vendors who have been pre-vetted and been through a competitive bid process.

Many YPO DPS agreements work off a ‘permanently open’ arrangement which is great for suppliers who are looking to break into the market. It means that, as opposed to having to wait 3 years for a panel arrangement to end before having the chance to tender, you can submit an application at any time in order to view opportunities.

It is important to conduct a thorough bid / no-bid process before submitting a bid for a YPO framework or DPS agreement to make sure you are not wasting your time bidding for something you have no real chance of winning. Ensure you have the right expertise and experience (and product) to provide the service you are bidding for and to complete the requirements of the bid and give yourself the best chance of winning.

Dynamic Purchasing Systems opportunities in 2026 for YPO

In order to enable more SMEs to take advantage of YPO opportunities, they have shifted to an increased use of DPS for procurement in 2026. Examples include:

Corporate & Professional Services
  • YPO HR Support Services (New 2026): Estimated value of £6m. Covers payroll management, vetting, and below-threshold recruitment.
  • YPO Apprenticeship Standards (1086): A massive national framework with quarterly re-opening windows for new providers.
  • YPO Insurance Placement (DPS II): Ongoing opportunities for brokers and providers specializing in housing and public sector risk.
Technology & Infrastructure
  • YPO ICT Managed Services (001223): Focuses on digital transformation, cloud storage, and network infrastructure.
  • YPO Network Connectivity & Telecommunications II: Actively seeking suppliers for VoIP, 5G infrastructure, and connectivity.
Fleet & Facilities Management (FM)
  • YPO Fleet Management (001117 DPS): Open until 2029. Covers vehicle maintenance, telematics, and route planning.
  • YPO Alternative Fuelled Vehicles (001066): Seeking suppliers for electric, hydrogen, and hybrid public sector fleets.
  • YPO Winter Maintenance (Live): Tendering now for salt, gritters, and associated snow clearing services.

Advantages to small and medium businesses within the YPO Frameworks and how our consultants can help you win

We have helped many small and medium sized businesses across the UK write winning framework proposals and bids. One of the advantages our SME clients love is that the way DPS agreements are structured. The YPO supports the government priorities and focus on purchasing from small businesses.

There are many different geographic locations which YPO Frameworks and DPS agreements are split into. As a result, some of the contracts are small and focused on a specific region or local location. With social value forming such a large part of government procurement, small and medium businesses are in a strong position when it comes to showing their commitment to a local area and providing that the downstream economic benefits of a bid will flow through to the local community.

What is the evaluation process and criteria for YPO bids?

The best part of the YPO procurement process is their transparency when it comes to evaluation criteria. As part of the procurement documentation, ITT or framework request, the YPO will stipulate exactly what percentage of the weighting criteria will be placed on price and what percentage on other factors (quality, previous experience, references etc).

They also provide a detailed matrix of what is required to score well in each question. When you are developing your bid, it is important to tailor the question to ensure you will score well against the evaluation criteria provided.

Type of services the YPO Frameworks purchase

The YPO Frameworks and agreements cover a broad range of services across a number of categories. These include:

  • Building and Construction Frameworks
  • Facilities Management Frameworks
  • Health and Social Care Frameworks
  • Corporate and Financial Services Frameworks
  • Fleet Frameworks
  • Highways Frameworks
  • Emergency Services Frameworks
  • Food and Catering Frameworks
  • HR and People Frameworks
  • Energy Frameworks
  • Furniture Frameworks
  • Technology and Communication Frameworks

Helping clients across the UK

Our team of writers have helped businesses across the UK including in Yorkshire (including North Yorkshire and towns such as York, Harrogate, Scarborough, Whitby, Middlesbrough, Richmond, Northallerton, Skipton, Selby), South Yorkshire and towns and cities such as Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham, Barnsley and Chesterfield), West Yorkshire (including towns and cities such as Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Halifax, Calderdale, Kirklees), East Riding of Yorkshire (Kingston upon Hull, Beverley, Goole, Driffield and West Yorkshire (such as Cheshire), as well as the Greater Manchester and Manchester region, and Lankcashire.

In addition, we have helped businesses and organisations from across the UK and in other regions to successfully bid for and secure YPO framework and tender opportunities.

Chat to our team today to talk about how we can assist with your next bid.

Frequently asked questions

Do you help businesses write bids to win YPO UK frameworks? What is your success rate.

Yes we certainly do. Here at Tsaks Consulting UK, we have an 88% success rate so far this year.

Does your team have experience helping businesses write and win bids and frameworks with the Yorkshire purchasing org? Can you help us find potential Yorkshire Purchasing Org frameworks?

Yes and yes. Here at Tsaks Consulting UK, our bid writers, led by our founder, Jason Cooney, has a track record of helping businesses in Yorkshire and across the UK apply for and win contracts and frameworks with YPO. We can also help you identify potential frameworks and opportunities.

Do you know the YPO procurement process and what we need to do to win?

Yes. At Tsaks Consulting, we have a comprehensive understanding of the YPO procurement process and are able to guide you through the process to give you the best chance of success.

Can you provide assistance with the insurance placement DPS and other DPS issued by YPO?

Yes certainly. We have the experience, capability and expertise with DPS, frameworks, RFT, ITTs and other tenders and bids such as the internal fit-out and maintenance DPS as well as the insurance placement DPS and highway electricals installation DPS.