Open tenders / Furniture & fit-out
Open tender · Notice 097761-2026
273_27 Office Machines and Office Ergonomic Equipment
- Value
- £3.3m
- Closes
- 17 Nov 2026 (9 days)
- Where
- East Midlands
- Lots
- 3
- 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 non-profit purchasing arm) is setting up an approved list of suppliers for office machines and office ergonomic equipment, such as shredders, laminators, sit/stand workstations, laptop stands and clocks, to supply its catalogue, split into 3 lots. A place on the list is the entry ticket to future work, not guaranteed work; the estimated value is £3,333,333 and the contract runs from 1 March 2027 to 31 March 2029, with bids due by 12 noon on 17 November 2026.
Good fit for: Suppliers or wholesalers of office machines and ergonomic desk equipment who can deliver to a warehouse or direct to customers.
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 office machines and office ergonomic equipment (including; shredders, laminators, trimmers, guillotines, labelling machines, lumbar/back supports, sit/stand workstations, monitor risers, footrests, laptop stands, and clocks) to meet the needs of the ESPO catalogue only, both for stock into the ESPO warehouse and for direct delivery to ESPO customers. The Framework is divided into 3 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 is 12:00 (12 noon / 12pm) on 17 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 273_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 16 Oct 2026.
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