YPO are looking for Providers to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the supply and probable re-stocking and maintenance of of Vending, Dispensing and Water Cooler Solutions for use in the education market, local authority sectors, NHS, Emergency Services and all Government funded bodies. This Framework is designed to meet the needs of YPO and Other Contracting Authorities by establishing an agreement where the end customer will place the order with the Provider and the Provider delivered direct to the end customer.

This lot will include chilled and non-chilled Snack Machines, Drinks machine and Carousel Machines to fulfil vending and unattended retail solutions for the provision of ambient and chilled drinks and ambient and chilled food items.

This lot will include machines that deliver food in a ready or nearly ready to eat manner. This may be to produce 24 hour feeding for customers.

This lot will include hot drinks machines that dispense cups where appropriate and have a no cup option. Customers can choose from both free standing and table top hot drink machines with either plumbed in or bean to cup or sachet.

This lot covers Juice Dispensing machines both free standing and table top.

Juice Dispensing Machines cover, but not limited to:

Fresh Juice

Dilute Juice

Smoothies & Milkshakes

Fizzy Drinks

Sparkling Water

A machine which undertakes ‘reverse vending’ that essentially takes back back a product to

be disposed of correctly.

There may be an exchange for the product which could be but not limited to:

Money

Token

This lot covers water dispensing machines either plumbed in or bottle fed. Customers may require two temperature options, chilled and room temperature.

This lot has the scope for providers to offer customers new and innovative machines and technologies that are not covered in the above lots but fit within the scope of this Framework. These solutions must adhere to all relevant legislative standards.

YPO reserve the right to deem if the suppliers offering fits within the scope of the procurement or not.

This lot allows customers to buy from two or more lots listed above. Customers may award a contract to a single supplier or award the lots separately. In case of awarding one supplier, only the providers on all lots included in the Call-Off will be able to participate. If the customer wishes to award the lots separately all providers on the relevant lots will be able to participate.