616_27 Personal Safety and Security 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 personal safety and security equipment, including; property marking markers, counterfeit detection lamps, personal attack alarms, fire blankets, CCTV decoy cameras, metal detectors, visitor’s books, ID badges, ID badge holders, badge inserts, name place holders, lanyards, bespoke lanyards, bespoke ID cards, safes, and security cabinets. All products are for resale via the ESPO Catalogue. 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 28 October 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 616_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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• 80%pricePrice (Lot 1)
• 20%qualityNon-Price (Lot 1)

What you must already have

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3 lots

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• Personal Safety and Security Equipment£417k

  The supply of personal safety and security equipment including but not limited to: • property marking markers • counterfeit detection lamps • personal attack alarms • fire blankets • CCTV decoy cameras • metal detectors • visitor’s books • ID badges • ID badge holders • badge inserts • name place holders • lanyards Products are both for delivery to ESPO’s distribution centre, Leicester, and individual customer establishments.

• Bespoke ID Cards and Lanyards£667k

  The supply of bespoke ID cards and lanyards. Products are for delivery to individual customer establishments.

• Safes and Security Cabinets£333k

  The supply of safes and security cabinets. Products are for delivery to individual customer establishments.

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   25 Sept 2026, 13:20 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 25 days

   21 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 32 days

   28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 67 days

   1 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, 14:22 BST041991-2026
2. Pipeline or early engagement notice28 May 2026, 11:28 BST050186-2026
3. Tender notice25 Sept 2026, 13:20 BST090997-2026

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 616_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