Notice Information
Notice Title
16_26 Flooring (Supply, Fit and Refurbishment)
Notice Description
ESPO are conducting preliminary market engagement with the intention of establishing a national framework agreement for the supply, fit and refurbishment of a number of types of flooring including carpet, vinyl, rubber, linoleum, laminate and hardwood, including associated services. Please note this is not a call for competition, the tender documentation is not yet available.
Planning Information
Suppliers are required to register and complete the relevant stages on the Central Digital Platform if they wish to participate in or bid for this framework. Engagement is being undertaken via a Request for Information (RFI) questionnaire hosted on the EastMidsTenders eProcurement Portal (www.eastmidstenders.org). The deadline for responding to the RFI is 17:00 (5pm) on 30 January 2026. Suppliers wishing to participate in the RFI MUST first express an interest as follows: (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for opportunity '16_26' (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); d) Express an interest. Suppliers can access and respond to the RFI questionnaire in the Messages section of the eProcurement Portal (via the Activity dashboard once an expression of interest has been registered). Any questions or clarifications should similarly be submitted to ESPO as a message on the eProcurement Portal. Following review of completed RFIs, ESPO may undertake further engagement e.g., via a secondary RFI. This will be used to seek further information on points raised within Suppliers initial RFI responses.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051d5c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081701-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
19 - Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
03418100 - Hardwood
19510000 - Rubber products
39531000 - Carpets
39534000 - Industrial carpeting
44112200 - Floor coverings
44112210 - Solid flooring
44112230 - Linoleum
44112240 - Parquet
44191200 - Laminated wood
45432000 - Floor-laying and covering, wall-covering and wall-papering work
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £20,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Dec 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 13 Mar 20263 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 12 Jul 2026 - 12 Jul 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, TRADING AS ESPO
- Contact Name
- Food, Communities and Technology Procurement Team
- Contact Email
- tenders@espo.org
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE19 1ES
- Post Town
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081701-2025
10th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024721-2025
22nd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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