128_26 Art Papers and Board

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-050931Procurement Act 2023SME suitableclosed for bids
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Estimated value

goods

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

8

0 awarded

Published

25 Sept 2025

Deadline 27 Oct 2025

Description

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. Please refer to the tender documents for further details - the closing date for submission of Tenders is 12:00 (12 noon) on 27 October 2025. 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 '128_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.

Scope

Reference
128_26
Total value
£7,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2027
Possible extension to 28 Feb 2030

Once the initial period of the contract has ended (i.e., 31 March 2027), there is an option to extend the framework by up to a further 35 months. This is dependent on ESPO, ESPO Customers, and market needs, as well as the performance of sales. All estimated values captured in this notice include the option to extend the framework as noted above.

Main category
goods
CPV classifications
37820000
22993400
22990000
30197645
39162000
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom
GG, Guernsey
IM, Isle of Man
JE, Jersey
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Priceprice80.00%
Non-Pricequality20.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Refer to the tender documents for conditions of participation.

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
20 Oct 2025, 4:00 pm
Submission deadline
27 Oct 2025, 12:00 pm
Submission address
Please refer to all instructions captured via https://www.eastmidstenders.org/.
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Open procedure

Lots · 8 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Bulk Paper Packsactive
2Poster, Display and Corrugated Paperactive
3Sugar and Crepe Paperactive
4Miscellaneous Paperactive
5Recycled Tinted Dyed Cardactive