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231_26 Asphalt, Aggregates, Ready-mixed Concrete and Related Materials

Leicestershire County Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

21 Sep 2026 at 15:55

UK4 - Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

01 Sep 2026 at 12:14

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

10 Aug 2026 at 14:04

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

22 May 2025 at 17:35

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO, is procuring a client-specific framework for Leicestershire County Council and Leicester City Council. It covers the supply of asphalt, roadstone, aggregates, topsoil, chippings, ready-mixed concrete and related road and construction materials. Suppliers may provide delivery to sites across Leicestershire and Leicester, with the councils or their subcontractors also able to collect small loads. The four lots cover asphalt materials; stone, aggregates and topsoil; surface-dressing chippings and possible reprocessing of recovered chippings for Leicestershire County Council; and ready-mixed concrete. The arrangement is intended to support road maintenance, surfacing and related construction activity. Lot 3 includes specified surface-dressing chippings with Polished Stone Values of 55, 60, 63 and 65, in 6mm and 10mm sizes, plus washing and storage of recovered sweepings for redelivery.

The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open procedure. It is a four-lot framework, with call-offs made either without competition or through further competition; an electronic auction may also be used. Enquiries had to be submitted by 16 September 2026 at 17:00, and tenders by 7 October 2026 at 12:00. The award decision was due by 15 October 2026, with the framework running from 3 November 2026 to 2 November 2030. Its overall estimated value is £16,666,667 excluding VAT, or £20,000,000 including VAT; the same figures are recorded against each lot and are not guaranteed lot values. Each lot is evaluated on 80% price and 20% non-price criteria. A framework fee of 1% of awarded turnover is payable by suppliers to ESPO.

This opportunity suits suppliers able to manufacture, source, store and reliably deliver bulk road and construction materials across Leicestershire and Leicester, while supporting customer or subcontractor collection of small loads. It is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Asphalt suppliers should be able to serve multiple county and city areas. Aggregates suppliers should cover stone, sand, gravel, crushed stone, limestone, granite, sandstone and topsoil. The specialist chippings lot suits firms supplying 55 and 60 Polished Stone Value chippings in 6mm and 10mm sizes and 63 and 65 PSV chippings in 10mm, with an additional capability for washing and storing recovered surface-dressing sweepings. Ready-mixed concrete suppliers need dependable production and delivery capacity. Economic and technical participation conditions apply, with detailed requirements in the tender documents.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

231_26 Asphalt, Aggregates, Ready-mixed Concrete and Related Materials

Notice Description

ESPO is a public sector-owned professional buying organisation that provides a comprehensive range of procurement services, including access to over 100 free-to-access framework solutions designed to support public sector organisations. We are establishing a client-specific framework for Leicestershire County Council and Leicester City Council, for the supply and delivery/collection of asphalt, roadstone, aggregates, topsoil, chippings, reprocessing of chippings, ready-mixed concrete, and related materials. The Framework is divided into 4 lots. Note: The overall framework value has been automatically assigned to each lot in this notice as ESPO offers no guarantees or estimates of value that may pass through each individual lot (but the overall usage across all lots is not expected to exceed this overall framework value). 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 has been extended to 12:00 (12 noon / 12pm) on 07 October 2026. To tender: (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 231_26 (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. Note: ESPO has not conduced preliminary market engagement in respect of this procurement.

Lot Information

Asphalt materials

The customers are seeking to appoint a minimum of 2 suppliers to supply asphalt materials for delivery within the County of Leicestershire and the City of Leicester and for the collection of small loads by the customers or their subcontractors. The geographical areas of the customers are represented within the Lot, with Leicestershire County Council being split into 6 separately identified regional areas within the County of Leicestershire and Leicester City Council into 1 area covering the City of Leicester.

Stone, aggregates and topsoil materials

The customers are seeking to appoint a minimum of 3 suppliers to supply stone, aggregates and topsoil materials for delivery within the County of Leicestershire and the City of Leicester and for the collection of small loads by the customers or their subcontractors. The geographical areas of the customers are represented within the Lot, with Leicestershire County Council being split into 6 separately identified regional areas within the County of Leicestershire and Leicester City Council into 1 area covering the City of Leicester.

Surface dressing chippings and reprocessing of recovered surface dressing chippings (Leicestershire County Council only)

Surface dressing chippings: Leicestershire County Council only is seeking to appoint a minimum of 1 supplier to supply 55 and 60 Polished Stone Value (PSV) surface dressing chippings in 6mm and 10mm and 63PSV and 65PSV chippings in 10mm for delivery within the County of Leicestershire. Reprocessing of recovered surface dressing chippings: Suppliers bidding to supply surface dressing chippings can also provide prices to wash and store the aftercare sweepings ready for redelivery to the customer. The geographical areas of the Customer (Leicestershire County Council only) are represented within the Lot as being split into 4 separately identified depots.

Ready-mixed concrete

The customers are seeking to appoint a minimum of 2 suppliers to supply ready-mixed concrete materials for delivery within the County of Leicestershire and the City of Leicester and for the collection of small loads by the customers or their subcontractors. The geographical areas of the Customers are represented within the Lots, with Leicestershire County Council being split into 6 separately identified regional areas within the County of Leicestershire and Leicester City Council into 1 area covering the City of Leicester.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051f59
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089300-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

14 - Mining, basic metals and related products

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

CPV Codes

14210000 - Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates

44111000 - Building materials

44113140 - Roadstone

44113300 - Coated materials

44113310 - Coated road materials

44113320 - Coated roadstone

44113600 - Bitumen and asphalt

44113610 - Bitumen

44113620 - Asphalt

44113700 - Road-repair materials

44113800 - Road-surfacing materials

44113810 - Surface dressing

44113900 - Road-maintenance materials

44114000 - Concrete

44140000 - Products related to construction materials

44420000 - Goods used in construction

44912100 - Granite

44912200 - Sandstone

44920000 - Limestone, gypsum and chalk

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£16,666,667 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£16,666,667 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
7 Oct 2026Today
Future Notice Date
1 Jul 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Nov 2026 - 2 Nov 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leicestershire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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
TLF21 Leicester, TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Enderby
Westminster Constituency
South Leicestershire

Further Information

Notice Documents

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