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title: "50_27 Office Filing, Presentation and Storage Products"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06936e"
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buyer: "LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, TRADING AS ESPO"
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# 50_27 Office Filing, Presentation and Storage Products

Buyer: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, TRADING AS ESPO  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06936e

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## Summary

Leicestershire County Council, trading as the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO), has commenced the planning stage for a procurement process focused on establishing a framework for "Office Filing, Presentation and Storage Products". This initiative is part of ESPO's strategy to renew and add to its catalogue range, which serves the education sector and broader public sector demands. The procurement involves a comprehensive pre-market engagement (PME) to identify suitable suppliers and understand the marketplace offerings. The PME, scheduled to be concluded by 10th July 2026, invites suppliers to engage via the EastMidsTenders eProcurement Portal. The significant procurement items include punch pockets, binders, desktop products, and several other stationery-related products. The expected delivery locations include the ESPO distribution centre in Leicester, with some items requiring direct delivery to customers across the UK. This procurement is planned to operate under a framework agreement, with the tender process projected to kick off on 1st April 2027.

This procurement process presents significant opportunities for businesses within the stationery and office supplies industry, particularly those capable of delivering a broad range of filing and presentation products. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, promoting diversity within the supplier base. Companies with robust supply chains and a history of fulfilling public sector contracts will likely find this an attractive opportunity, given the contract's planned scope and substantial budget of approximately £8,000,000 GBP. Participating in the pre-market engagement phase could offer valuable insights into specific requirements and useful positioning for the subsequent competitive tender stage, allowing businesses to align their offerings with ESPO's framework objectives.

## Notice

ESPO is a trading department of Leicestershire County Council. It is a non-profit making body owned and operated jointly by six local authorities. We provide a catalogue range, providing our customers with access to over 28,000 products that cover all key areas of education and wider public sector requirements. We are conducting preliminary market engagement with the intention of establishing a framework for the supply of Office filing, Presentation and Storage Products. The products covered by this proposed Framework will be purchased for re-sale, and orders will be placed according to demand. Delivery shall typically be to ESPO's distribution centre in Leicester. Also, a small number of products will require delivery directly to ESPO's customers throughout the UK. The Framework is envisaged to include the following Lots (subject to change): Lot 1. Punch Pockets Lot 2. Plastic Pocket Wallets Lot 3. Plastic Files and Display Products Lot 4. Pencil and Document Cases Lot 5. Desktop Products Lot 6. Book Covers Lot 7. Clipboards and Carry Cases Lot 8. Manila document wallets and folders Lot 9. Lever Arch Files and Ring Binders Lot 10. Dividers Lot 11. Suspension Files Lot 12. Book Bags The above Lot structure is for information only and some details may be amended within the invitation to tender. This Pre Market Engagement aims to identify capable suppliers in the market with track record in delivering goods within this product category. We are requesting information from relevant organisations to help us define our requirements (please refer to the Engagement process description section of this notice for further details). This is not a call for competition. Tender documentation is not yet available.

### Planning Information

The purpose of the Pre-Market Engagement (PME) is to cover a range of topics designed to best explore our requirements in a possible future procurement. These topics may include:
1. Develop ESPO’s requirements and approach to the procurement.
2. Help better identify suitable suppliers in the market and to understand their supply chains.
3. Understand products/service offerings from suppliers and the marketplace in general.
Engagement with suppliers is anticipated to be a mix of methods, including Requests for Information (RFI) hosted on the EastMidsTenders eProcurement Portal (www.eastmidstenders.org), and meetings (both virtual and in-person). Visits to supplier’s premises may also be used where deemed to be of particular use.
Suppliers wishing to participate in the engagement process 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 tender opportunity '50_27' (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); d) Express an interest.
Suppliers can then access the RFI questionnaire in the ‘Messages’ section via the ‘Activity’ dashboard once an expression of interest has been registered - the deadline for responding to the RFI is 17:00 (5pm) on 03 July 2026. Responses to the RFI as well as any questions or clarifications should be submitted to ESPO as a message on the eProcurement Portal.
Notwithstanding the above process, as this procurement exercise is a renewal of an existing ESPO framework, ESPO reserves the right to engage with some, all or none of the incumbent suppliers appointed to the existing ESPO framework, alongside any additional suppliers identified following the above expressions of interests and/or a RFI exercise.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050103-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,666,667 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, TRADING AS 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
- 22 - Printed matter and related products
- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

### Codes

- 18923000 - Pouches and wallets
- 22852000 - Folders
- 30192134 - Pencil holders
- 30192700 - Stationery
- 30197210 - Ring binders
- 30199000 - Paper stationery and other items

## Release History

- 28 May 2026 at 09:16 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050103-2026
- 7 May 2026 at 13:09 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041958-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050103-2026
  28th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041958-2026
  7th May 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
- https://www.espo.org/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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