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777_26 Cleaning Materials and Janitorial Supplies

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

Buyer Address: Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, UKF22, LE19 1ES, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Place and Environment Procurement Team

Contact Email: tenders@espo.org

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
125000000.0 GBP
Gross: 125000000 GBP
Published
24 Dec 2025, 10:21
Deadline
26 Jan 2026, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
goods
CPV
19640000 - Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

An ESPO national framework for the supply & direct delivery of cleaning materials and janitorial supplies to eligible customers, specifically those with bulk supply requirements. The Framework is NOT divided into lots. Please refer to the tender documents for further details - the closing date for submission of Tenders has been extended to 12:00 (12 noon) on 26 January 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 '777_26' (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.

Linked Documents

No linked documents found for this notice.

Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/

Link Description: Please refer to the tender documents (see above for further details including summary instructions on how to access these).

Link Description: 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 '777_26' (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen).

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086076-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 125,000,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-02-27T00:00:00Z

Lot 1 Contract End: 2028-01-31T23:59:59Z

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price (50%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Non-Price (50%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Please refer to the tender documents (see above for further details including summary instructions on how to access these).

Document Description: 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 '777_26' (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen).

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Raw Notice JSON

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