STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

SMECompany No. NI11092

Has won 13 UK public-sector contracts worth £189.3m across 5 buyers, primarily Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO.

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Active contracts

no new awards in 30d

Contracted (12m)

£188.2m

new

Public buyers

stable this month

Top buyer share

95%

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

Buyer concentration

Each block sized by share of total award value. A dominant block signals dependency on one buyer.

Severe concentration. Top buyer alone = 95% of revenue.

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

£180.0m

95%

the Education Authority

£8.2m

Espo

£1.2m

NHS Supply Chain

—

Scotland Excel

—

Contracts won · 13 total · 6 active · 2 expired

Every contract award published under the Procurement Act.

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Title	Buyer	Award type	Value	Awarded	Status
98_26 Heavy and Light Catering Equipment - Supply, Maintenance and Kitchen Design	Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO	Shared contract	£45.0m lot total · 34 suppliers	05 Mar 2026	pending
98_26 Heavy and Light Catering Equipment - Supply, Maintenance and Kitchen Design	Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO	Shared contract	£45.0m lot total · 17 suppliers	05 Mar 2026	pending
98_26 Heavy and Light Catering Equipment - Supply, Maintenance and Kitchen Design	Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO	Shared contract	£45.0m lot total · 15 suppliers	05 Mar 2026	pending
98_26 Heavy and Light Catering Equipment - Supply, Maintenance and Kitchen Design	Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO	Shared contract	£45.0m lot total · 15 suppliers	05 Mar 2026	pending
Supply and Delivery of Cleaning and Hygiene Products to the Education Authority	the Education Authority	Shared contract	£8.2m lot total · 8 suppliers	18 Feb 2026	pending
98_18 Commercial Catering Equipment - Supply, Installation, Maintenance, Hire and Kitchen Design	Espo	Shared contract	£1.2m lot total · 51 suppliers	20 Mar 2018	expired
Catering Equipment and Consumables	NHS Supply Chain	Framework call off	— ceiling · ~— share (÷14)	31 Mar 2017	expired
98_26 Heavy and Light Catering Equipment - Supply, Maintenance and Kitchen Design	Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO	Shared contract	— lot total · 17 suppliers	—	active
98_26 Heavy and Light Catering Equipment - Supply, Maintenance and Kitchen Design	Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO	Shared contract	— lot total · 15 suppliers	—	active
98_26 Heavy and Light Catering Equipment - Supply, Maintenance and Kitchen Design	Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO	Shared contract	— lot total · 15 suppliers	—	active
98_26 Heavy and Light Catering Equipment - Supply, Maintenance and Kitchen Design	Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO	Shared contract	— lot total · 34 suppliers	—	active
Supply, Delivery & Installation of Commercial Catering Equipment	Scotland Excel	Shared contract	— lot total · 4 suppliers	—	active
Supply and Delivery of Cleaning and Hygiene Products to the Education Authority	the Education Authority	Shared contract	— lot total · 8 suppliers	—	active

STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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Contracts won · 13 total · 6 active · 2 expired

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