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Office Machines and Office Ergonomic Equipment

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

Published
16 Oct 2026
Closes
17 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC
Value
GBP 3,333,333
Reference
273_27
Location
United Kingdom
Sector
Manufacturing & Supply
Type
goods

At a glance

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO in United Kingdom has published a tender in manufacturing & supply: “Office Machines and Office Ergonomic Equipment”. Submissions close on 17 November 2026, 31 days from today. The stated value is GBP 3,333,333. Quote reference 273_27 in any correspondence with the buyer. 2 documents are attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 11 notices from this buyer since 2026, 5 of them currently open. There are 88 open manufacturing & supply 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 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.

Context for bidders

We hold 11 notices from Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO, going back to August 2026 — 5 of them still open. They buy mostly in IT & Telecom, Construction & Infrastructure and Healthcare & Pharma. There are 88 open Manufacturing & Supply tenders in United Kingdom. This one closes in 31 days.

Documents

Before you bid on this tender

A quick checklist to help you decide whether to bid and prepare a compliant submission for this manufacturing & supply opportunity. Always verify the details on the official source.

  • 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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