128_26 Art Papers and Board
Details
- Value
- £7,000,000
- Topic
- Newsprint, handmade paper and other uncoated paper or paperboard for graphic purposes
- Published
- 29 April 2025
- Submission
- 18 July 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
ESPO catalogue framework for the supply of art papers and board, for delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre, Leicester, and to individual ESPO Customer's premises. The Framework is divided into 8 lots. Note: Overall framework award was concluded on 14/04/2026, with this notice being published to follow on from this.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published29 April 2025Current notice
About the buyer
Leicestershire County Council is a local authority that also trades nationally as ESPO, short for the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation, a professional buying organisation it owns jointly with five more councils. ESPO serves public sector bodies and education establishments across the country. More than 100 free-to-access framework agreements sit alongside a product catalogue of 25,000 items. A framework is an agreement between the buying organisation, ESPO and an external supplier. In-house procurement experts at ESPO support customers through the frameworks and the catalogue. Councils, schools and academies buy directly through these routes rather than running separate tenders.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of ESPO's contract awards have been in furniture and furnishings, transport equipment and construction work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 22990000 · Newsprint, handmade paper and other uncoated paper or paperboard for graphic purposes
- 22993400 · Corrugated paper or paperboard
- 30197645 · Card for printing
- 37820000 · Art supplies
- 39162000 · Educational equipment
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo.gov |
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