273_27 Office Machines and Office Ergonomic 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 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.

How this is scored

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• 20%pricePrice (Lots 1-2)
• 80%qualityNon-Price (Lots 1-2)

What you must already have

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3 lots

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• Office Machines£2.3m

  The supply of office machines including but not limited to: • Shredders • Laminators • Trimmers and Guillotines • Labelling machines Products are both for delivery to ESPO’s distribution centre, Leicester, and individual customer establishments.

• Office Ergonomic Equipment£833k

  The supply of office ergonomic equipment including but not limited to: • Desk Converters (Sit/Stand Risers) • Monitor risers • Footrests • Laptop stands • Lumbar supports and Ergonomic Seat Cushions • Desktop Mats • Desk Mount Monitor Arms Products are both for delivery to ESPO’s distribution centre, Leicester, and individual customer establishments.

• Clocks£167k

  The supply of clocks. • Analogue clocks • Digital clocks Products are for delivery to ESPO’s distribution centre, Leicester.

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published21 days ago

   16 Oct 2026, 10:16 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 4 days

   10 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 11 days

   17 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

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice7 May 2026, 14:19 BST041984-2026
2. Pipeline or early engagement notice28 May 2026, 11:14 BST050176-2026
3. Tender notice16 Oct 2026, 10:16 BST097761-2026

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 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).
• 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