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Drawing, Measuring and Geometry Equipment
Issued by Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO · via UK Find a Tender Service
- Published
- 25 Aug 2026
- Closed
- 24 Sept 2026, 11:00 UTC
- Value
- GBP 1,333,333
- Reference
- 153_27
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- goods
At a glance
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO in United Kingdom has published a tender: “Drawing, Measuring and Geometry Equipment”. The deadline passed on 24 September 2026. The stated value is GBP 1,333,333. Quote reference 153_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. 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 drawing, measuring and geometry equipment such as rulers, compasses, set squares, protractors etc. All goods are for delivery to ESPO, Leicester. The Framework is divided into 2 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 24 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 153_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.
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Documents
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