23_27 Cleaning Chemicals and Hand Soaps

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 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.

How this is scored

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

• 20%pricePrice (Lots 1-3)
• 80%qualityNon-Price (Lots 1-3)

What you must already have

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4 lots

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

• Industry-Leading Brands of Professional Standard Cleaning Chemicals£2.5m

  This Lot is for the supply of cleaning chemicals for use in commercial kitchens, offices and classrooms in commercial, industrial and educational environments. The products must be 'professional standard' brands that have established significant market presence and recognition within the professional cleaning and hygiene industry, demonstrated through widespread commercial use, distribution and awareness among professional users. Goods are for delivery to the ESPO warehouse, Leicester.

• Industry-Leading Brands of Professional Standard Hand Soaps£2.5m

  This Lot is for the supply of hand soaps, hand sanitisers and soap dispensers for use in commercial, industrial and educational environments. The products must be 'professional standard' standard brands that have established significant market presence and recognition within the professional cleaning and hygiene industry, demonstrated through widespread commercial use, distribution and awareness among professional users. Goods are for delivery to the ESPO warehouse, Leicester.

• Non Industry-Leading Brands and Supplier's Own Brand(s) of Cleaning Chemicals and Hand Soaps£833k

  This Lot is for the supply of cleaning chemicals and hand soaps for use in commercial kitchens, offices and classrooms in commercial, industrial and educational environments. The products must be 'professional standard'. Goods are for delivery to the ESPO warehouse, Leicester.

• ESPO Own-Brand "Smartbuy" Cleaning Chemicals and Hand Soaps£1.2m

  This Lot is for the supply of cleaning chemicals and hand soaps for use in commercial kitchens, offices and classrooms in commercial, industrial and educational environments. The products must be 'professional standard'. All items are required to be supplied with ESPO's own-brand "smartbuy" labelling adhered to the bottle/container. Goods are for delivery to ESPO's warehouse, Leicester.

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published9 days ago

   28 Oct 2026, 11:17 GMT
2. Clarification questions bytoday

   6 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 7 days

   13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 70 days

   15 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice7 May 2026, 13:59 BST041947-2026
2. Pipeline or early engagement notice28 May 2026, 07:53 BST050001-2026
3. Tender notice18 Sept 2026, 11:19 BST088574-2026
4. Tender updated14 Oct 2026, 12:38 BST096970-2026
5. Tender updated28 Oct 2026, 11:17 GMT101960-2026

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 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).
• 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