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Cleaning Chemicals and Hand Soaps

Issued by Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO · via UK Find a Tender Service

Published
28 Oct 2026
Closes
13 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC
Value
GBP 7,000,000
Reference
23_27
Location
United Kingdom
Sector
Chemicals & Materials
Type
goods

This notice was amended 2 times

Details changed after publication. Re-check the official notice before bidding.

  • Submission deadline changed from 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC to 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC
    First seen by FreeTender on 28 Oct 2026 — most portals don’t publish when a corrigendum was issued.
  • Submission deadline changed from 19 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC to 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC
    First seen by FreeTender on 14 Oct 2026 — most portals don’t publish when a corrigendum was issued.

At a glance

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO in United Kingdom has published a tender in chemicals & materials: “Cleaning Chemicals and Hand Soaps”. Submissions close on 13 November 2026, 4 days from today. The stated value is GBP 7,000,000. Quote reference 23_27 in any correspondence with the buyer. 4 documents are attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 13 notices from this buyer since 2026, 6 of them currently open. There are 8 open chemicals & materials notices in United Kingdom on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.

Key requirements

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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 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.

Context for bidders

We hold 13 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 8 open Chemicals & Materials tenders in United Kingdom. This one closes in 4 days.

Documents

Before you bid on this tender

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  • Confirm the exact closing date and time (and time zone) on the official portal — deadlines are strict and can be revised by a corrigendum.
  • Read the full notice and every attached document, including the scope, specifications and any bill of quantities or terms of reference.
  • Check the eligibility criteria — prior similar experience, annual turnover, certifications and registrations — and make sure you qualify before investing effort.
  • Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
  • Note how bids must be submitted (online or physical), in what format, and whether a digital signature or portal registration is required.
  • Watch for corrigenda and clarifications right up to the deadline — requirements and dates can change.

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