Top suppliers
Top suppliers to YPO
Top-five suppliers hold 94% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What YPO buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest YPO contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Aggregates
Aggregate Industries UK Limited · 2026-03-24
£11.0M
YPO - 001086 Apprenticeships
ALL DIMENSION LIMITED · 2026-02-23
£10.0bn
YPO - 001086 Apprenticeships
ACADEMY TRAINING LTD · 2026-02-23
£10.0bn
YPO - 001058 Design, Installation, Supply and Servicing of Commercial Catering Equipment
ABM · 2025-09-24
£5.0M
YPO - 001086 Apprenticeships
CAPEL MANOR COLLEGE · 2025-09-16
£10.0bn
YPO 001237 - Laundry Cleaning Chemicals
Banner Group Limited · 2025-08-21
£4.2M
Non-biological laundry powder, suitable for general machine washing - 97 Wash Box
Pattersons (Bristol Ltd) · 2025-08-21
£422K
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Open opportunities
Open YPO tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
YPO - 001180 - Laundry Services & Specialist PPE Maintenance including Decontamination
Deadline: 2029-08-31
YPO - 001218 Critical Incident Management and Public Safety Software and Systems
Deadline: 2034-01-19
Domestic Appliances
001278 - Packaging Materials and Consumables
£4.0M
YPO 001230 - Modular Buildings
YPO - 001162 - Alpha G-Cloud Solution
YPO - 001162 - Alpha G-Cloud Solution
£3.0bn
Commercial Catering Equipment
Commercial Catering Equipment
YPO 001179 - Digital Web Application Development and Support
YPO - 001218 Incident Command, Control, Public Safety and Associated Service Software
£300.0M
Engineering Inspection Services including Insurance II
£30.0M
YPO - 001197 Freight Forwarding
£3.0M
YPO - 001271 Barrister Services
£100.0M
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, YPO typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
YPO - 001058 Design, Installation, Supply and Servicing of Commercial Catering Equipment
Expires: 2026-09-06
£5.0M
YPO - 000742 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Expires: 2027-01-02
£1.3M
Market analysis
Bidding into YPO — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
94%
Top-5 supplier share
527d
Avg response window
41d
Median response window
52mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to YPO
How much does YPO spend on procurement?
YPO awarded 49 contracts totalling £44.1bn between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 45 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £959.4M.
Who are YPO's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to YPO by total award value are ACORN TRAINING LTD, Aurelia Training Ltd, AXIA SOLUTIONS LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 94% of contract value.
What does YPO buy from suppliers?
YPO's procurement is concentrated in vocational training services, specialised chemical products, road equipment, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for YPO contracts?
YPO publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.
What's the typical response window for YPO tenders?
YPO typically gives suppliers a median of 41 days to respond (average 527 days). Standard contract duration is around 52 months.
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SECTOR
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-08-01
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
- · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
- · Contracts Finder
- · Spend Network
Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.