Skip to content
SkimSkim home

Public sector tenders

In deliveryUnited KingdomGoodsFramework agreement£1,000,000Add to pipeline

YPO 001296 The Supply of Batteries

Awarded to UK ELECTRIC LIMITED, UPERGY LIMITED, VELORIS - THE BATTERY PARTNER UK LTD

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation(buyer)

Published
Published 13 May 2025
Deadline
Closed 19 December 2025

Tender documents

Skim pulls every file the buyer attaches to this process and extracts the requirements from it.

Documents as they publish

Specification, evaluation criteria, pricing schedules and every requirement — extracted, searchable and mapped to your response.

View tender files

Overview

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation has established a framework agreement for the supply of batteries primarily for the education and local authority sectors, estimated at £1 million. The framework was awarded on 31 March 2026 to UK Electric Limited, Upergy Limited, and Veloris – The Battery Partner UK Ltd, with suppliers delivering stock to YPO's distribution centre in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

Contracting authority

Find the key decision makers

The people who scope, score and sign this contract — names, roles and how to reach them.

Lots (4)

  • Carbon Zinc Batteries

    Won by UK ELECTRIC LIMITED
  • Alkaline Batteries (Low Drain)

    Won by UPERGY LIMITED
  • Alkaline Batteries (High Drain)

    Won by UK ELECTRIC LIMITED
  • Rechargeable Batteries

    Won by VELORIS - THE BATTERY PARTNER UK LTD

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£1,000,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Contract type
Framework agreement
SME suitable
Yes
Published
13 May 2025
Questions by
8 December 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Batteries

Award outcome

Award date
31 March 2026
Contract period
2 March 2026 → 1 March 2028
Contract length
2 years
Could run to
30 April 2030
Bids received
3
Winners
  • UK ELECTRIC LIMITED
  • UPERGY LIMITED
  • VELORIS - THE BATTERY PARTNER UK LTD

This contract ends on 1 March 2028, or 30 April 2030 if every extension is used.

Contract ending soon? Skim tracks incumbents and flags recompetes early. Start for Free to set up alerts.

Competition and scoring

Bids received

3

Open and restricted tenders in Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 13% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 50% · Quality 50%

  • Cost50%
  • Quality20%
  • Delivery and Customer Service10%
  • Social Value /Sustainability20%

Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.

Market context

Typical award in Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

£112,389

Median of 1,595 awards in the last 24 months

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation in the last 12 months

41

contracts awarded, worth £3,777,530,147 in total

See their procurement profile →

Recent awards in Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

The latest contracts other buyers awarded under the same classification.

Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Award Update · Contract Update

    21 May 2026

  2. Contract

    7 May 2026

  3. Contract

    1 April 2026

  4. Contract Notice

    10 November 2025

  5. Prior Information Notice

    13 May 2025

Get the full picture

AI analysis, bid scoring, and expert strategy for this tender

Skim analyses every tender against your company profile and tells you whether to bid, how to win, and who you are up against.

How to win this tender

Skim reads the notice and every document attached to it, scores the fit against your company profile for a clear bid or no-bid call, then drafts each answer from your own evidence and past bids. You review, refine and submit — on time, with every requirement covered.

See exactly how Skim’s agents do this →

Comparing platforms? Skim is set against the alternatives for pre-tender intelligence, tender management software and bid management software.

Find tenders like this before your competitors do.

Skim scans every portal daily and scores each tender against your profile. Start for free and see the tenders you are missing.