RFP QuestBeta
OpenStage · planning

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

235_27 Sports Equipment

Leisure GoodsCPV 37411230
Value£3.7m
Deadline
Published28 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
Catalogue Procurement Team
tenders@espo.org

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£3.7mtotal contract value
median £78k
this tender£0£4.0m

This is a large award for Musical, Sports & Leisure Goods — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 1,946 valued Musical, Sports & Leisure Goods tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

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 Sports Equipment.

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.

Balls and Ball Sports Lot 2.

Batting Sports Lot 3.

ESPO Branded Sports Equipment Lot 4.

Other Sports Equipment 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.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

We provide a catalogue range, providing our

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.

02

We are conducting preliminary market engagement

We are conducting preliminary market engagement with the intention of establishing a framework for the supply of Sports Equipment.

03

Delivery shall typically be to ESPO’s distribution

Delivery shall typically be to ESPO’s distribution centre in Leicester.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069376
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
050125-2026
View the original notice on Find a Tender

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