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title: "172_24 Stationery and Office Sundries (Including Scissors and Calculators for Educational Use)"
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# 172_24 Stationery and Office Sundries (Including Scissors and Calculators for Educational Use)

Buyer: ESPO  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a6d02638-6df9-4a06-9b26-310b3e540ade

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## Summary

The buying organisation responsible for the procurement process is Espo, based in Leicester, England. The procurement process is at the award stage, with the title "Stationery and Office Sundries (Including Scissors and Calculators for Educational Use)". It falls under the industry category of Stamps. The tender has a value of £6,720,000 and the contract period starts on January 1, 2024, and ends on March 31, 2026. The deadline for the tender submission was September 6, 2023.

This procurement offers opportunities for SMEs and other businesses in the goods category to supply stationery and office products. Businesses dealing in items such as whiteboard accessories, office consumables, calculators, scissors, and more would find this tender suitable for competing. The open procedure allows a competitive bidding process, suitable for organisations looking to interact with public sector entities like local authorities, educational establishments, and government departments.

## Notice

Framework for the supply of Stationery and Office Sundry Products (including Scissors and Calculators for Educational Use). For both stock delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre and direct delivery to ESPO Customers. Lot 1 - Whiteboard Accessories Lot 2 - Office Consumables Lot 3 - Tackers Lot 4 - Staplers, Staples and Perforators Lot 5 - Calculators Lot 6 - Scissors The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 21 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period. This framework will operate on-going contract monitoring procedures following award, to ensure financial stability requirements are maintained. Credit rating checks will be carried out on a regular basis, using a credit rating agency. Any changes will be assessed (compared with a baseline credit rating score obtained at contract award stage) and significant changes or sustained degradation will be investigated. Additional information: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/47d64e8d-f7f1-43af-bd7e-6eec3727627a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2024 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,720,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,439,548 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESPO |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE19 1ES |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Enderby |
| Westminster constituency | South Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 16 |
| Supplier names | ACCO; AMPLE STAR ENTERPRISES; BDS OFFICE; BIC; CASIO ELECTRONICS; DECREETHERMO; EASTPOINT GLOBAL; EDDING (UK; HELIX TRADING; MOTIVATION IN LEARNING; PENTEL (STATIONERY; PINTOREX; RAPESCO OFFICE PRODUCTS; SNOPAKE; TEXET SALES; WHITECROFT ESSENTIALS (LYDNEY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products
- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 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)

### Codes

- 22410000 - Stamps
- 30141100 - Pocket calculators
- 30141200 - Desktop calculators
- 30191000 - Office equipment except furniture
- 30192000 - Office supplies
- 30195911 - Whiteboard accessories
- 30197000 - Small office equipment
- 39241200 - Scissors
- 39541130 - String
- 44421790 - Cash boxes
- 44425300 - Rubber bands

## Release History

- 20 Dec 2023 at 12:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/47d64e8d-f7f1-43af-bd7e-6eec3727627a
- 7 Aug 2023 at 15:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1978adb3-8e30-4a8a-bacd-bd7499e79d18

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/47d64e8d-f7f1-43af-bd7e-6eec3727627a
  20th December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1978adb3-8e30-4a8a-bacd-bd7499e79d18
  7th August 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
  EastMidsTenders Procurement Portal
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037449-2023
  Find a Tender Contract award notice

## Notice URLs

- https://www.espo.org/
- https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/
- https://www.espo.org/legal

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