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235_27 Sports Equipment
Issued by Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO · via UK Find a Tender Service
- Published
- 4 Sept 2026
- Closed
- 11 Sept 2026, 11:00 UTC
- Value
- GBP 3,333,333
- Reference
- 235_27
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Sector
- Sports, Recreation & Events
- Type
- goods
At a glance
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO in United Kingdom has published a tender in sports, recreation & events: “235_27 Sports Equipment”. The deadline passed on 11 September 2026. The stated value is GBP 3,333,333. Quote reference 235_27 in any correspondence with the buyer. 2 documents are attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 12 notices from this buyer since 2026, 6 of them currently open. There are 140 open sports, recreation & events notices in United Kingdom on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.
Details
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 framework for the supply of Sports Equipment for the ESPO catalogues. Goods are for ESPO stock 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 has been extended to 12:00 (12 noon / 12pm) on 11 September 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); (c) Search for tender opportunity 235_27 (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); (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.
This notice has closed — what to do next
We hold 12 notices from Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO, going back to August 2026 — 6 of them still open. They buy mostly in IT & Telecom, Construction & Infrastructure and Healthcare & Pharma. There are 140 open Sports, Recreation & Events tenders in United Kingdom.
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