Local authority
Public sector contracts from Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
133 of its contracts end in the next 18 months. Get its new tenders, and see who holds the work now.
- 254
- Awards, last 12 months
- 253
- Awards since 2021
- 991
- Distinct suppliers
- £41.7m
- Median contract value
- 133
- Ending in 18 months
Hatched quarters fall only partly inside the next 18 months. Busiest whole quarter: Q1 2028.
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- 29 contracts end in the next 6 months
- Has published 27 planned procurements
- Took on 990 new suppliers in the last 12 months
254 contract awards published in the last 12 months and 253 since 2021 from 991 suppliers.
this buyer at a glance
The median published contract value is £41.7m (233 contracts state a value).
Its most active procurement category is business and professional services.
MB ENERGY LIMITED (03256076) appears most frequently, holding 53 awards.
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133 contracts expiring in the next 18 months
Contract end dates are published in the original award notices. A contract approaching its end date is a re-tender with a date on it, and the point at which a buyer is most open to a conversation.
| Contract | Incumbent | Value | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| 128_26 Art Papers and Board | 5 suppliers (framework) | £300k | 31 Mar 2027in 5 months |
| 128_26 Art Papers and Board | 6 suppliers (framework) | £1.8m | 31 Mar 2027in 5 months |
| 128_26 Art Papers and Board | 8 suppliers (framework) | £1.1m | 31 Mar 2027in 5 months |
| 128_26 Art Papers and Board | 5 suppliers (framework) | £667k | 31 Mar 2027in 5 months |
| 128_26 Art Papers and Board | HIGHER KINGS MILL LIMITED | £500k | 31 Mar 2027in 5 months |
| 128_26 Art Papers and Board | 7 suppliers (framework) | £1.2m | 31 Mar 2027in 5 months |
| 128_26 Art Papers and Board | 5 suppliers (framework) | £67k | 31 Mar 2027in 5 months |
| 128_26 Art Papers and Board | 2 suppliers (framework) | £167k | 31 Mar 2027in 5 months |
| 155_26 Glues, Adhesives and Adhesive Tapes | 2 suppliers (framework) | £4.0m | 31 Mar 2027in 5 months |
| 155_26 Glues, Adhesives and Adhesive Tapes | 17 suppliers (framework) | £3.7m | 31 Mar 2027in 5 months |
| 155_26 Glues, Adhesives and Adhesive Tapes | 5 suppliers (framework) | £8.3m | 31 Mar 2027in 5 months |
| 169_26 Paper Stationery, Office Storage Boxes and Associated Products | 14 suppliers (framework) | £760k | 31 Mar 2027in 5 months |
| 169_26 Paper Stationery, Office Storage Boxes and Associated Products | 6 suppliers (framework) | £1.2m | 31 Mar 2027in 5 months |
| 169_26 Paper Stationery, Office Storage Boxes and Associated Products | 2 suppliers (framework) | £480k | 31 Mar 2027in 5 months |
| 169_26 Paper Stationery, Office Storage Boxes and Associated Products | 4 suppliers (framework) | £600k | 31 Mar 2027in 5 months |
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Coming next
27 planned procurements
What Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO has said it will buy, from the pipeline notices it publishes on Find a Tender: the work, the expected tender date and, where given, the value, before the tender is advertised.
Tender expected Jan 2027 (in 2 months)
985_27 Occupational Health
£100.0mContract starts Jul 2027
Tender expected Feb 2027 (in 3 months)
319_27 Staff Benefits
£200.0mContract starts Aug 2027
Tender expected Apr 2027 (in 5 months)
628_27 Security and Surveillance Equipment and Services
£50.0mContract starts Jul 2027
Tender expected Apr 2027 (in 5 months)
12_27 Building Supplies
£25.0mContract starts Jul 2027
Tender expected May 2027 (in 6 months)
58_27 Ready Meal Solutions
£57.6mContract starts Oct 2027
Tender expected Jun 2027 (in 7 months)
361_27 Academic and Calendar Year Diaries, Planners and Associated Products
£250kContract starts Oct 2027
Tender expected Jul 2027 (in 8 months)
306_27 Electrical Testing Services
£30.0mContract starts Oct 2027
Tender expected Jul 2027 (in 8 months)
2838_27 Renewable Energy Solutions
£100.0mContract starts Oct 2027
Tender expected Aug 2027 (in 9 months)
144_27 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Clothing
£45.0mContract starts Nov 2027
Tender expected Sept 2027 (in 10 months)
129_28 Copier Paper
£12.0mContract starts Mar 2028
Tender expected Sept 2027 (in 10 months)
14_28 Building Maintenance Supplies
£750kContract starts Apr 2028
Tender expected Sept 2027 (in 10 months)
143_28 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Workwear and Clothing
£1.0mContract starts Apr 2028
Tender expected Sept 2027 (in 10 months)
157_28 Pencils, Erasers, Sharpeners and Sketching Materials
£14.0mContract starts Mar 2028
Tender expected Sept 2027 (in 10 months)
172_28 Stationery and Office Sundries (Including Scissors and Calculators for Educational Use)
£5.0mContract starts Jan 2028
Tender expected Sept 2027 (in 10 months)
174_28 Science Consumables
£600kContract starts Mar 2028
Tender expected Sept 2027 (in 10 months)
187_28 Paper Hygiene Consumables and Dispensers
£12.0mContract starts Jan 2028
Tender expected Sept 2027 (in 10 months)
189_28 Paper Hygiene Consumables & Dispensers (ESPO Private Label "Smartbuy")
£8.0mContract starts Jan 2028
Tender expected Sept 2027 (in 10 months)
277_28 Handling Equipment and Steel Shelving
£9.0mContract starts Mar 2028
Tender expected Sept 2027 (in 10 months)
283_28 Display and Exhibition Ranges
£5.5mContract starts Apr 2028
Tender expected Sept 2027 (in 10 months)
410_28 Office, Leisure and Residential Furniture (National Framework)
£4.0mContract starts Apr 2028
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Latest contract awards
| Contract | Supplier | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 286_27 Musical Instruments | 7 suppliers (framework) | £500k | 29 Oct 202610 days ago |
| 286_27 Musical Instruments | NORMANS (BURTON UPON TRENT) LIMITED (00707581) - t/a Normans Musical Instruments | £233k | 29 Oct 202610 days ago |
| 286_27 Musical Instruments | 2 suppliers (framework) | £100k | 29 Oct 202610 days ago |
| Lot 1. Entrance Mats (Indoor/Outdoor) | 3 suppliers (framework) | £250k | 22 Oct 20262 weeks ago |
| Lot 2. Multipurpose Mats | 4 suppliers (framework) | £167k | 22 Oct 20262 weeks ago |
| Lot 3. Learning Mats | 4 suppliers (framework) | £1.0m | 22 Oct 20262 weeks ago |
| IPRFQ007-26-07 Audio and Video Managed Services | PREMIER BUSINESS AUDIO LIMITED (06329855) | £110k | 17 Sept 20267 weeks ago |
| 16_26 Flooring (Supply, Fit and Refurbishment) | 14 suppliers (framework) | £16.7m | 28 Aug 20262 months ago |
| 16_26 Flooring (Supply, Fit and Refurbishment) | 14 suppliers (framework) | £16.7m | 28 Aug 20262 months ago |
| 16_26 Flooring (Supply, Fit and Refurbishment) | 11 suppliers (framework) | £16.7m | 28 Aug 20262 months ago |
| 16_26 Flooring (Supply, Fit and Refurbishment) | 6 suppliers (framework) | £16.7m | 28 Aug 20262 months ago |
| 16_26 Flooring (Supply, Fit and Refurbishment) | 11 suppliers (framework) | £16.7m | 28 Aug 20262 months ago |
| 704_26 Outsourced Catering Services and Procurement Support | 36 suppliers (framework) | £200.0m | 27 Aug 20262 months ago |
| 704_26 Outsourced Catering Services and Procurement Support | 11 suppliers (framework) | £200.0m | 27 Aug 20262 months ago |
| 704_26 Outsourced Catering Services and Procurement Support | 16 suppliers (framework) | £200.0m | 27 Aug 20262 months ago |
| 704_26 Outsourced Catering Services and Procurement Support | 20 suppliers (framework) | £200.0m | 27 Aug 20262 months ago |
| 301_26 Supply of Liquid Fuels | 6 suppliers (framework) | £250.0m | 18 Aug 20263 months ago |
| 301_26 Supply of Liquid Fuels | 8 suppliers (framework) | £250.0m | 18 Aug 20263 months ago |
| 301_26 Supply of Liquid Fuels | 7 suppliers (framework) | £250.0m | 18 Aug 20263 months ago |
| 301_26 Supply of Liquid Fuels | 8 suppliers (framework) | £250.0m | 18 Aug 20263 months ago |
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What this buyer has published recently
Open tenders, and the awards from the last 12 months that the table above does not list, newest first.An award is dated by its award date, or by its publication date where the award date is missing or later.
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79_27(S) Educational One-Piece Classroom Chairs and Other Related Seating Products
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Most frequent suppliers
- MB ENERGY LIMITED (03256076)53 awards
- CERTAS ENERGY UK LIMITED (04168225)49 awards
- CRAGGS ENERGY LIMITED (07621614)SME48 awards
- CROWN OIL LIMITED (01315556)SME48 awards
- WFL (UK) LIMITED (00594001) - t/a Watson Fuels39 awards
- STANDARD FUEL OILS LIMITED (07555993)35 awards
- NORSE GROUP SERVICES LIMITED (09094748)21 awards
- YOUR NRG LTD (06263424) - Previously OIL NRG LTDSME18 awards
- Corstorphine + Wright Limited14 awards
- Victoria Grant LimitedSME13 awards
How much goes to small firms and the voluntary sector
2,237 of 3,297 awards
1 of 3,297 awards
Awards since November 2023 where Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO recorded on the notice whether the winner was an SME or voluntary sector organisation. The badges next to each supplier are stricter: a supplier is only badged when every buyer's notices agree.
Every supplier to Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO with a profile230
- 3M United Kingdom Public Limited Company3
- A.R Parrish Plant Hire5
- ACCO UK Limited1
- Aero Healthcare LTD2
- AHR Architects Limited8
- Alistair Burroughs Design Partnership LtdSME3
- Alliance Disposables LTD1
- AllSigns International LtdSME3
- Alpine Vending Co Limited1
- Ambion Contractors LtdSME4
- AMP EV Limited6
- Ansco Signs LTDSME2
- Anti-Graffiti Systems Limited2
- Arcadis (Consulting) (UK) LTD9
- Artelia Projects UK Limited6
- ASKEWS and HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTDSME4
- ATKINSREALIS UK Limited8
- AWTG Limited1
- Bagnall & Morris (Waste Services) Limited7
- Bailey Partnership (Group) LimitedSME6
- Baily Garner LLP5
- Banner Group LTD6
- Barker Associates ( Essex) Limited8
- BATES Office Services Ltd5
- Bentley Project Management (UK) LimitedSME5
- BIFFA Waste Services Ltd10
- Blink Charging UK Limited9
- BMM Energy Solutions LtdSME6
- Bright Ideas Marketing LimitedSME7
- Budget Paper Supplies LimitedSME4
- Bunzl UK Limited7
- Bureau Veritas UK Limited1
- Bywaters (Leyton) Limited9
- Calor Gas Limited1
- CAPITA Business Services Limited9
- Carter Jonas LLP1
- CERTAS ENERGY UK LIMITED (04168225)49
- Certas Energy UK LTD6
- CHAR.GY Limited4
- Cleansing Service Group Limited2
- Colliers International Property Advisers UK LLP9
- Commotion LimitedSME3
- COMMUNITY PRODUCTS (UK) LIMITED (t/a Community Playthings)SME3
- Concertus Design and Property Consultants Limited5
- Connected Kerb Limited4
- Contego Environmental Services LimitedSME2
- Contenur (UK) Limited3
- CoolerAid Limited1
- Corstorphine + Wright Limited14
- Craemer UK Limited3
- CRAGGS ENERGY LIMITED (07621614)SME48
- Cromwell Polythene Limited3
- CROWN OIL LIMITED (01315556)SME48
- Culligan UK LTD1
- Cumbria Waste Recycling Limited7
- Daler-Rowney Limited9
- Digital Devices LTD2
- Direct Tyre Management Limited3
- DMA Signs Limited8
- Drees and Sommer UK Limited8
- DTN Europe UK Limited1
- Eastpoint Global LTD3
- Eddisons Commercial Limited6
- Eden Springs UK Limited1
- Educational Advantage LimitedSME4
- eEnergy Services UK Limited2
- Electrolux Professional Limited1
- Elite Office Furniture UK Limited2
- Elite Systems (GB) LimitedSME4
- Emergent Crown Contract Office Furnishings Limited2
- ESE World Limited3
- Explore Modular LimitedSME6
- Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP4
- FG Library Products Limited3
- Flexiform Business Furniture LTD3
- Flipfile Limited2
- Foams 4 Sports LimitedSME2
- Focus Consultants 2010 LLP6
- Frankham Consultancy Group Limited6
- Fulkers LLPSME7
- Furniture Resource Centre LimitedCharity2
- Galliford Try Construction Limited1
- Gamez Galore LimitedSME5
- Girbau UK Limited2
- Gleeds LTD8
- Greyfriars Project Management LimitedSME1
- Grosvenor House Papers Limited2
- Habico Limited5
- Hainenko LTDSME2
- Halfords Limited1
- Hamelin Brands Limited1
- Hamilton Architects LLP2
- Hanger19 Limited4
- Harlow Printing Limited1
- Health Spaces LimitedSME10
- Healthmatic Limited2
- Henkel Limited2
- Hills Waste Solutions Limited10
- HIVE ProjectsSME1
- Identity Consult Limited5
- Imperial Polythene Products LimitedSME3
- Ingleton Wood LLP6
- Inspiro Learning Limited1
- Integra Buildings LTD8
- Intertrain UK Limited1
- IPL Plastics (UK) LTD5
- J & B Recycling Limited10
- J C Balls and Sons LtdSME5
- JLA Limited1
- John O’Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Limited2
- JoJu Limited6
- Keegans Limited6
- Kendall Kingscott Limited12
- Killgerm Chemicals Limited1
- Lakeshore Learning Materials, LLC7
- Lancaster Maloney Martin LtdSME5
- Learning Resources LTDSME4
- Limelight Signs Limited1
- Long O'Donnell Associates Limited5
- Lyreco UK LTD1
- Mac Zero Modular Buildings LimitedSME8
- Major Brushes Limited4
- Mallatite Limited3
- MB ENERGY LIMITED (03256076)53
- McAvoy Modular Offsite Limited4
- McBains Limited5
- ME Learning LTD2
- Medisave UK LTD1
- MER Fleet Services Limited6
- METDESK Limited1
- Metric Services (Leicester) LtdSME6
- Morleys (Bicester) LTD1
- Newmark (Gerald Eve LLP)7
- Nobisco Limited1
- Norman Rourke Pryme Limited12
- Norse Group Services Limited5
- NORSE GROUP SERVICES LIMITED (09094748)21
- Northmore Associates Limited8
- NPower Commercial Gas Limited1
- Office Update LimitedSME4
- ORBIS Protect Limited2
- Oxford Direct Services Trading Limited1
- P McVey Building Systems Limited6
- Pattersons (Bristol) LimitedSME8
- Pellings LLP2
- Pentagon Sport LimitedSME2
- Pentel (Stationery) Limited1
- Peters LimitedSME2
- Pick Everard Limited8
- PKL Group (UK) LimitedSME2
- Plantforce Rentals Limited7
- Playlearn LTDSME4
- Polyco Healthline Limited2
- Poppi Contract Furniture Limited2
- Portakabin LTD2
- Posturite Limited1
- Premier Modular Limited8
- Premier People Solutions Ltd T/A Premier Partnership2
- Profile Education LimitedSME6
- Project Centre Limited1
- Pulse Associates LTDSME8
- QA Limited1
- R G Stones (Buildings) LtdSME2
- RadioComs Systems Ltd1
- Rapesco Office Products PLC1
- Reliance Medical Limited3
- Renray Healthcare LIMITED2
- Rentokil Initial UK lTD2
- Rider Levett Bucknall UK LTD8
- Ridge And Partners LLP8
- RPP Limited5
- Sai-Pac (UK) LimitedSME4
- SEE Services LTD6
- Shred Station Limited1
- SiBCAS LimitedSME2
- Silwood Facilities Limited5
- SKW Construction LimitedSME3
- SMI INT Group Limited1
- SMS Energy Services Limited1
- Solnet Consultants Ltd6
- SP Services (UK) Limited1
- Spaceright Europe Limited5
- Sport and Playbase LimitedSME5
- SSI Schaefer Plastics UK Limited3
- STANDARD FUEL OILS LIMITED (07555993)35
- Stark Software International Limited7
- Stearn Electric Company Limited1
- Steroplast Healthcare Limited1
- STORM Environmental4
- Strive AV Limited1
- SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK LTD7
- SWARCO Smart Charging Limited6
- Swarco UK Ireland Ltd1
- SySTRA LIMITED1
- Texet Sales Limited12
- The Compost Bag Company Limited7
- Thomas Stoner Supplies Limited4
- Thomson Gray Limited2
- Trueform Engineering Limited3
- TSA Riley Limited8
- Turner - Townsend Project Management8
- Ubitricity Distributed Energy Systems UK LTD6
- UK Container Maintenance Limited3
- UK Power Networks Services (Commercial) Limited4
- Universal Unity LimitedSME3
- Vanguard Healthcare Solutions Limited2
- Veolia ES UK LTD10
- Vernacare International Limited1
- VEV Services LimitedSME6
- Victoria Grant LimitedSME13
- W. V. Howe LimitedSME8
- W.T. Partnership Limited8
- Wagstaff Bros., Limited6
- WASHCO Limited1
- Weir & Carmichael Limited1
- Wernick Buildings Limited4
- West Design Products LimitedSME1
- WESTERN BUILDING SYSTEMS Ltd2
- WFL (UK) LIMITED (00594001) - t/a Watson Fuels39
- Wigston Paper Limited9
- Wilde Consultants Limited7
- William Freer LimitedSME1
- Willowbrook (Education) LimitedSME2
- Wolf Laundry Limited1
- Wood and Wood International Signs Limited6
- YMD Boon LimitedSME4
- YOUR NRG LTD (06263424) - Previously OIL NRG LTDSME18
- ZED Pods LtdSME4
- Zest Eco Limited4
- Urban Foresight Limited1
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Most active categories
- Business and professional services798
- Property and estates665
- Energy and fuel379
- Vehicles and transport equipment170
- CPV 24161
- CPV 37135
The CPV codes on this work
The codes Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO classifies its contracts under. Each one shows who else buys that work, the typical value, and what is coming up for renewal.
- 09000000Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy54
- 90500000Refuse and waste related services9
- 39000000Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products7
- 79600000Recruitment services5
- 70330000Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis4
- 70122000Land sale or purchase services3
- 55500000Canteen and catering services3
- 39530000Carpets, mats and rugs3
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Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO, in short
Who does Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO award contracts to?
Across 253 contracts recorded since 2021, Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO has used 991 different suppliers. The most frequent are MB ENERGY LIMITED (03256076) (53 contracts), CERTAS ENERGY UK LIMITED (04168225) (49 contracts), CRAGGS ENERGY LIMITED (07621614) (48 contracts).
What does Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO buy?
Its most active procurement categories are business and professional services, property and estates, energy and fuel. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.
When do Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO contracts come up for renewal?
133 contracts awarded by Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 31 Mar 2027. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.
How much does Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO spend on contracts?
The median published contract value is £41.7m, across the 233 contracts that state a value. Published values are not added up here: a framework's value is a ceiling shared by every supplier on it, and the same value is often repeated across lots, so adding them up would overstate what is spent.
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Other local authorities based in the East Midlands with a page39
Same type of body, by the address on their own notices. Most published awards first.
How these figures are worked out
- The last 12 months: award notices published from 9 November 2025 to 8 November 2026, each contract counted once however many suppliers or rows it has. The same window is used everywhere on this page.
- 29 contracts end in the next 6 months: Published end dates between 8 November 2026 and 8 May 2027, each contract counted once.
- Has published 27 planned procurements: Pipeline notices on Find a Tender whose expected tender date is still to come, or passed in the last 30 days.
- Took on 990 new suppliers in the last 12 months: Suppliers named on a contract it awarded and published since 9 November 2025, and on none before. Counted by organisation, not by spelling.
- Most recent award: recorded 29 Oct 2026 (10 days ago).
- Values: value figures cover the 233 of 253 contracts where a value was published. Values are never added up: framework ceilings and values repeated across lots would make a total meaningless.
- Since 2021: totals count contracts by award date from January 2021, and suppliers by organisation rather than by spelling.
Sources
Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear. Figures may lag the source portals. Relative dates (such as “in 6 days”) count from 8 November 2026, when this page was built.
How to cite this data
Tender Radar (2026) Public sector contracts from Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo (Accessed: 8 November 2026).
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