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Open tender · Notice 101960-2026
23_27 Cleaning Chemicals and Hand Soaps
- Value
- £7m
- Closes
- 13 Nov 2026 (5 days)
- Where
- East Midlands
- Lots
- 4
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 1 Mar 2027 – 31 Mar 2029
Framework: winning a place puts you on an approved list for future work. It's the entry ticket, not guaranteed work.
In plain English
ESPO (Leicestershire County Council's trading arm) wants suppliers for a framework, a list of approved suppliers, covering cleaning chemicals and hand soaps, including branded, unbranded and its own Smartbuy private label products, all for resale through the ESPO Catalogue. It is UK-wide, split into 4 lots, estimated at £7,000,000, with a contract period from 1 March 2027 to 31 March 2029; a place on the framework is the entry ticket to future work, not guaranteed work.
Good fit for: Manufacturers and wholesalers of cleaning chemicals, hand soaps and related products who can supply goods for catalogue resale.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
ESPO is a trading department of Leicestershire County Council. It is a non-profit making body owned and operated jointly by six local authorities. We provide a catalogue range, providing our customers with access to over 28,000 products that cover all key areas of education and wider public sector requirements. We are establishing a catalogue framework covering the supply of cleaning chemicals and hand soaps, including branded, unbranded and private label (ESPO Smartbuy) cleaning chemical and hand soap products. All products are for resale via the ESPO Catalogue. The Framework is divided into 4 lots. Please refer to the tender documents for any further details (including further details on each of the lots) - the closing date for submission of Tenders has been extended to 12:00 (12 noon / 12pm) on 13 November 2026. To tender (please proceed to step (e) if an expression of interest has already been completed): (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract e.g., via https://procontract.due-north.com/Register); (c) Search for tender opportunity 23_27 (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal, or alternatively via searching on https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen). Any questions or clarifications relating to this tender opportunity should be submitted to ESPO as a message on the eProcurement Portal, once an Expression of interest has been completed.
Getting the documents
eastmidstenders.org (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).
Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 28 Oct 2026.
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