50_27 Office Filing, Presentation and Storage Products

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 ring binders, box files, manilla files and folders and dividers along with plastic filing, presentation and storage products including punched pockets, plastic pocket wallets, plastic files, display books, dividers, pencil and document cases, desktop products, book covers, clip boards and carry cases, all for delivery to the ESPO distribution centre, Leicester, and book bags for delivery direct to ESPO customer premises. The Framework is divided into 10 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 30 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 50_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.

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10 lots

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• Smartbuy Products£829k

  Lot 1 is for the supply of office filing, presentation and storage products including but not limited to punch pockets, presentation folders, manila files, document wallets, lever arch files and box files. Delivery is to ESPO's distribution centre, Leicester.

• Punch Pockets£226k

  Lot 2 is for the supply punch pockets for bulk delivery to the ESPO distribution centre, Leicester.

• Plastic Files and Display£382k

  Lot 3 is for the supply of plastic files and display products including but not limited to presentation folders, project files, document folders, display books, clip folders, expanding files, binders and card holders for bulk delivery to the ESPO distribution centre, Leicester.

• Filing Wallets£2.0m

  Lot 4 is for the supply of filing wallets including but not limited to stud wallets and document wallets for bulk delivery to the ESPO distribution centre, Leicester.

• Desktop Products and Clipboards£564k

  Lot 5 is for the supply of desktop products and clipboards including but not limited to letter trays, drawer towers, magazine files, book storage, pen holders, desk accessories, stackable organisers and clipboards for bulk delivery to the ESPO distribution centre, Leicester.

• Book Covers and Carry Cases£983k

  Lot 6 is for the supply of book covers and carry cases for including but not limited to jacket sleeves, carrier bags, mesh bags, carrier wallets, storage boxes, document boxes, suspension files and workbags for bulk delivery to the ESPO distribution centre, Leicester.

• Binders and Box Files£1.5m

  Lot 7 is for the supply of binders and box files including but not limited to lever arch files, ring binders, folders, presentation folders, press boards and box files for bulk delivery to the ESPO distribution centre, Leicester.

• Dividers£416k

  Lot 8 is for the supply of file dividers and index tabs for bulk delivery to the ESPO distribution centre, Leicester.

• Suspension Files£109k

  Lot 9 is for the supply of suspension files for bulk delivery to the ESPO distribution centre, Leicester.

• Book Bags and Pencil Cases£352k

  Lot 10 is for the supply of book bags, document case bags, backpacks, gym bags and pencil cases for bulk delivery to the ESPO distribution centre, Leicester, and for direct delivery to ESPO customer premises.

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published20 days ago

   1 Sept 2026, 13:44 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 2 days

   23 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 9 days

   30 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 116 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, 14:09 BST041958-2026
2. Pipeline or early engagement notice28 May 2026, 10:16 BST050103-2026
3. Tender notice1 Sept 2026, 13:44 BST082661-2026

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 50_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