Award

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

24_25 Commercial and Industrial Laundry Equipment

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

This public procurement record has 7 releases in its history.

AwardUpdate

20 Feb 2026 at 17:28

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

19 Feb 2026 at 13:39

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

17 Nov 2025 at 16:35

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

29 Sep 2025 at 11:07

UK4 - Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

17 Sep 2025 at 14:11

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

18 Aug 2025 at 12:33

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

27 Mar 2025 at 10:47

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO, has embarked on a public procurement process for a national framework agreement titled "24_25 Commercial and Industrial Laundry Equipment." This undertaking falls under the industry category of electrical domestic appliances and laundry machines, encompassing the supply, installation, and servicing of commercial and industrial washing machines, tumble dryers, and associated goods. Located in Leicester, UKF22, the procurement journey began with strategic planning in March 2025 and progressed to tender updates, concluding with the award phase in November 2025. The procurement, which is being conducted through an open procedure under the legal framework of the Procurement Act 2023, covers all administrative regions of the United Kingdom. The contract was awarded on 27th November 2025, with an option to extend the framework by up to 24 months depending on performance, lasting until November 2027 and potentially stretching to 2029.

This tender represents significant growth opportunities for businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), across the UK. It suits suppliers specialising in laundry equipment, offering them access to supply and service national and local authorities, educational establishments, emergency services, and healthcare bodies. The framework method, which allows call-offs with and without competition, provides flexible business engagement models and potentially increases market reach. The structured procurement process, supported by ESPO Trading Limited, further expands clients to third sector organisations, not constrained by public procurement legislation, thus amplifying market potential for suppliers. The participation fee structure facilitates sustainable vendor collaboration while recognising the turnover from framework transactions.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

24_25 Commercial and Industrial Laundry Equipment

Notice Description

ESPO national framework agreement for the supply, installation, and servicing of commercial and industrial washing machines, tumble dryers, electric rotary irons, and associated goods/services. The Framework is NOT divided into lots. For any additional details please also refer to the ESPO website as follows: https://www.espo.org/commercial-and-industrial-laundry-equipment-24-25.html Note: Overall framework award was concluded on 22/01/2026, with this notice being published to follow on from this.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months (under normal circumstances this will either be completed in full or in 12-month periods and is subject to the performance of the framework). The total estimated value captured in this notice includes the option to extend the framework as noted above.

Planning Information

Suppliers will be engaged with to determine: • If there have been any changes or developments within the market, • Capacity to meet the framework requirements, • Feedback on ESPO's proposed procurement methodology, • If Social Value can be provided to framework users, • Any potential risks within the market etc. • Feedback on our proposed procurement strategy For the purposes of this Preliminary market engagement (PME), please express your interest as follows: (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '24_25' (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); d) Express an interest. Please access the Messages area/section of the eProcurement Portal (ProContract / EastMidsTenders - Messages can be accessed via the Activity dashboard once an Expression of interest has been completed) for any further communications on this preliminary market engagement, including the RFI documentation. In the case of any questions or clarifications relating to this PME, these should also be submitted to ESPO as a Message on the eProcurement Portal (again once an Expression of interest has been completed). Economic operators should note that this is a preliminary market engagement exercise (and NOT a competitive tender process at this stage). The participation of an economic operator in this preliminary market engagement will not constitute any contractual agreement between the respondent and the Contracting Authority/Client. An economic operator's participation, or lack of participation, in this preliminary market engagement shall not impact the ability of the economic operator to participate in any resulting tender exercise. Economic operators should note that any interest indicated does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f951
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015860-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

42 - Industrial machinery

CPV Codes

39713000 - Electrical domestic appliances for cleaning; smoothing irons

42716000 - Laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£26,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£26,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£26,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£21,666,667 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Feb 20266 months ago
Submission Deadline
2 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
25 Apr 2025Expired
Award Date
13 Nov 20259 months ago
Contract Period
27 Nov 2025 - 26 Nov 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE19 1ES
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Enderby
Westminster Constituency
South Leicestershire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
16
Supplier Names

ALLSOP & FRANCIS LTD

CE-Tech

CHERRYTREE MACHINES LIMITED

DEAN LAUNDRY SYSTEMS LIMITED

ELECTROLUX PROFESSIONAL LIMITED

F.DONALD FORBES & CO.LIMITED (t/a Forbes Professional)

GIRBAU UK LIMITED

INDUSTRIAL LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT LTD

JENSEN UK LIMITED

JLA LIMITED

JTM SERVICE LIMITED

MAG EQUIPMENT LIMITED

ONE STOP KITCHENS LTD

WASHCO LIMITED

WASHWORKS LTD

WOLF LAUNDRY LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

Loading OCDS record...