153_27 Drawing, Measuring and Geometry Equipment

What the buyer is asking for

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.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 80%pricePrice
• 20%qualityNon-Price

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  Refer to the tender documents for conditions of participation.

• technical

  Refer to the tender documents for conditions of participation.

2 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Drawing, Measuring and Geometry Equipment£833k

  The supply of Drawing, Measuring and Geometry Equipment including, but is not limited to, products such as rulers, compasses, set squares, maths sets, drawing boards, protractors and sensory rulers. All goods are for delivery to ESPO, Leicester.

• Smartbuy and ESPO Branded Drawing, Measuring and Geometry Equipment£500k

  The supply of Smartbuy and ESPO Branded drawing, measuring and geometry equipment including, but is not limited to, products such as rulers, compasses, set squares and protractors and maths sets. All goods are for delivery to ESPO, Leicester.

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 21 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published27 days ago

   25 Aug 2026, 13:53 BST
2. Clarification questions by4 days ago

   17 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 2 days

   24 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 80 days

   10 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice7 May 2026, 14:10 BST041962-2026
2. Pipeline or early engagement notice28 May 2026, 10:43 BST050143-2026
3. Tender notice25 Aug 2026, 13:53 BST080863-2026

Documents

• 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).
• Please refer to the tender documents (see above for further details including summary instructions on how to access these).
• Tender notice on Find a Tender