339_26 Light Catering Equipment

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-0509f7Procurement Act 2023SME suitablepending

Estimated value

Awarded value

£1.5m

Awarded 19 Mar 2026

Suppliers

34

27 SME

Lots

8

8 awarded

Published

09 Apr 2026

Description

The procurement has been undertaken as per UK4 Tender notice identifier: 2025/S 000-057315; Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0509f7. ESPO catalogue framework for the supply of light catering equipment to the ESPO Distribution Centre, Leicester, and for direct delivery to individual customer establishments. It covers cookware, tableware and trolleys including items such as crockery, glassware, polycarbonate, food storage, cutlery, bakeware, table service, kitchen utensils. The Framework is divided into 8 lots.

Scope

Reference
339_26
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2028
Possible extension to 28 Feb 2030

Once the initial period of the contract has ended (i.e., 31 March 2028), there is an option to extend the framework by up to a further 23 months. This is dependent on ESPO, ESPO Customers, and market needs, as well as the performance of sales. The total estimated values captured in this notice include the option to extend the framework as noted above.

CPV classifications
39221000
39222000
39299000
39311000
39241000
39312000
38311000
38412000
42923200
15860000
39711310
39711320
34911100
39171000
39310000
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
Priceprice70.00%
Non-Pricequality30.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Refer to the tender documents for conditions of participation.

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details· 8 awards

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£333k

Award date

19 Mar 2026

Contract start

20 Apr 2026

Contract end

31 Mar 2028

Lots · 8 total

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

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Tablewarecomplete
2Polycarbonatecomplete
3Food Preparationcomplete
4Cookwarecomplete
5Utensils and Packscomplete