231_26 Asphalt, Aggregates, Ready-mixed Concrete and Related Materials

What the buyer is asking for

ESPO is a public sector-owned professional buying organisation that provides a comprehensive range of procurement services, including access to over 100 free-to-access framework solutions designed to support public sector organisations. We are establishing a client-specific framework for Leicestershire County Council and Leicester City Council, for the supply and delivery/collection of asphalt, roadstone, aggregates, topsoil, chippings, reprocessing of chippings, ready-mixed concrete, and related materials. The Framework is divided into 4 lots. Note: The overall framework value has been automatically assigned to each lot in this notice as ESPO offers no guarantees or estimates of value that may pass through each individual lot (but the overall usage across all lots is not expected to exceed this overall framework value). 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 07 October 2026. To tender: (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 231_26 (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. Note: ESPO has not conduced preliminary market engagement in respect of this procurement.

How this is scored

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• 80%pricePrice
• 20%qualityNon-Price

What you must already have

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• economic

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• technical

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4 lots

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• Asphalt materials£17m

  The customers are seeking to appoint a minimum of 2 suppliers to supply asphalt materials for delivery within the County of Leicestershire and the City of Leicester and for the collection of small loads by the customers or their subcontractors. The geographical areas of the customers are represented within the Lot, with Leicestershire County Council being split into 6 separately identified regional areas within the County of Leicestershire and Leicester City Council into 1 area covering the City of Leicester.

• Stone, aggregates and topsoil materials£17m

  The customers are seeking to appoint a minimum of 3 suppliers to supply stone, aggregates and topsoil materials for delivery within the County of Leicestershire and the City of Leicester and for the collection of small loads by the customers or their subcontractors. The geographical areas of the customers are represented within the Lot, with Leicestershire County Council being split into 6 separately identified regional areas within the County of Leicestershire and Leicester City Council into 1 area covering the City of Leicester.

• Surface dressing chippings and reprocessing of recovered surface dressing chippings (Leicestershire County Council only)£17m

  Surface dressing chippings: Leicestershire County Council only is seeking to appoint a minimum of 1 supplier to supply 55 and 60 Polished Stone Value (PSV) surface dressing chippings in 6mm and 10mm and 63PSV and 65PSV chippings in 10mm for delivery within the County of Leicestershire. Reprocessing of recovered surface dressing chippings: Suppliers bidding to supply surface dressing chippings can also provide prices to wash and store the aftercare sweepings ready for redelivery to the customer. The geographical areas of the Customer (Leicestershire County Council only) are represented within the Lot as being split into 4 separately identified depots.

• Ready-mixed concrete£17m

  The customers are seeking to appoint a minimum of 2 suppliers to supply ready-mixed concrete materials for delivery within the County of Leicestershire and the City of Leicester and for the collection of small loads by the customers or their subcontractors. The geographical areas of the Customers are represented within the Lots, with Leicestershire County Council being split into 6 separately identified regional areas within the County of Leicestershire and Leicester City Council into 1 area covering the City of Leicester.

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Clarification questions by5 days ago

   16 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
2. Tender notice publishedtoday

   21 Sept 2026, 15:55 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 15 days

   7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 24 days

   15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice10 Aug 2026, 14:04 BST075755-2026
2. Tender updated1 Sept 2026, 12:14 BST082592-2026
3. Tender updated21 Sept 2026, 15:55 BST089300-2026

Documents

• To tender: (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 231_26 (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