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Artist Grounds’, Brushes, Art Pads and Painting Tools
Issued by Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO · via UK Find a Tender Service
- Published
- 3 Sept 2026
- Closed
- 2 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC
- Value
- GBP 6,666,667
- Reference
- 161_27
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Sector
- Construction & Infrastructure
- Type
- goods
At a glance
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO in United Kingdom has published a tender in construction & infrastructure: “Artist Grounds’, Brushes, Art Pads and Painting Tools”. The deadline passed on 2 October 2026. The stated value is GBP 6,666,667. Quote reference 161_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 479 open construction & infrastructure 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 catalogue framework for the supply of Artist brushes, Artist grounds, portfolios, easels and mats for delivery to ESPO’s distribution centre and to individual customers. The Framework is divided into 6 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 02 October 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 161_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.
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 479 open Construction & Infrastructure tenders in United Kingdom.
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Documents
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