ESPO is a trading department of Leicestershire County Council. It is a non-profit making body owned and operated jointly by six local authorities. We provide a catalogue range, providing our customers with access to over 28,000 products that cover all key areas of education and wider public sector requirements. We are establishing a catalogue framework covering the supply of office machines and office ergonomic equipment (including; shredders, laminators, trimmers, guillotines, labelling machines, lumbar/back supports, sit/stand workstations, monitor risers, footrests, laptop stands, and clocks) to meet the needs of the ESPO catalogue only, both for stock into the ESPO warehouse and for direct delivery to ESPO customers. The Framework is divided into 3 lots. Please refer to the tender documents for any further details (including further details on each of the lots) - the closing date for submission of Tenders is 12:00 (12 noon / 12pm) on 17 November 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 e.g., via https://procontract.due-north.com/Register); (c) Search for tender opportunity 273_27 (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal, or alternatively via searching on https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index); (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.

The supply of office machines including but not limited to: • Shredders • Laminators • Trimmers and Guillotines • Labelling machines Products are both for delivery to ESPO’s distribution centre, Leicester, and individual customer establishments. Renewal: Once the initial period of the contract has ended (i.e., 31 March 2029), 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. Total estimated values captured in this notice include the option to extend the framework as noted above. Options: ESPO reserves the right to add or remove products (i.e., those products listed within the Framework Pricing Schedule, 273_27) throughout the lifetime of the Framework, so long as they are in line with the Framework scope.

The supply of office ergonomic equipment including but not limited to: • Desk Converters (Sit/Stand Risers) • Monitor risers • Footrests • Laptop stands • Lumbar supports and Ergonomic Seat Cushions • Desktop Mats • Desk Mount Monitor Arms Products are both for delivery to ESPO’s distribution centre, Leicester, and individual customer establishments. Renewal: Once the initial period of the contract has ended (i.e., 31 March 2029), 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. Total estimated values captured in this notice include the option to extend the framework as noted above. Options: ESPO reserves the right to add or remove products (i.e., those products listed within the Framework Pricing Schedule, 273_27) throughout the lifetime of the Framework, so long as they are in line with the Framework scope.

The supply of clocks. • Analogue clocks • Digital clocks Products are for delivery to ESPO’s distribution centre, Leicester. Renewal: Once the initial period of the contract has ended (i.e., 31 March 2029), 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. Total estimated values captured in this notice include the option to extend the framework as noted above. Options: ESPO reserves the right to add or remove products (i.e., those products listed within the Framework Pricing Schedule, 273_27) throughout the lifetime of the Framework, so long as they are in line with the Framework scope.

Procurement Act 2023

Open procedure

It should be noted that the Framework could be used, as outlined in option 1 and 2 below, by ESPO where Office Machines and Office Ergonomic Equipment is required: Option 1 - Call-off without competition 'Calling-off' Goods from the awarded Supplier who is a) included in the Framework and b) identified as offering the most advantageous solution to ESPO's requirements, based on the Framework award decision. For all Lots (including sub-lots), purchase orders will be placed with the awarded Supplier(s) as required by ESPO. Option 2 - Call-off with competition (Further Competitive Selection Process) 'Calling-off' through a further competitive selection process between suppliers appointed to the relevant Lot or Sub-Lot and capable of meeting the requirement. As such, all Framework Suppliers may not be invited to every further competition. Please refer to the tender documents for any further details.

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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 e.g., via https://procontract.due-north.com/Register); (c) Search for tender opportunity 273_27 (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal, or alternatively via searching on https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen).: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ Please refer to the tender documents (see above for further details including summary instructions on how to access these).: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/