AwardedAwarded 25 June 2026

169_26 Paper Stationery, Office Storage Boxes and Associated Products

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO · Local authority

In brief

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO awarded office supplies and printing work to Cromwell Polythene Ltd, Banner Group Ltd and Harlow Printing Limited T/A Harlow Solutions and 24 others on 25 June 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £8,000,000 including VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 13 months, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 March 2026.

It is split into 9 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

ESPO catalogue framework covering the supply of repositionable notes, self-adhesive labels, envelopes, notebooks, pads, flipchart pads, cardboard storage boxes, filing modules and other associated products. The Framework is divided into 9 lots.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Envelopes
1 March 2026 to 31 March 2027
What this lot covers

This Lot is for the supply and delivery of envelopes including, but not limited to envelopes with windows, enveloped without windows, air cushioned envelops, board backed envelopes and large format envelopes to the ESPO distribution centre. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

Office supplies and equipment£912,000
Adhesive Labels (including ESPO's smartbuy range)
1 March 2026 to 31 March 2027
What this lot covers

This Lot is for the supply and delivery of adhesive labels including, but not limited to multipurpose labels, recycled standard labels, spine labels and coloured labels to the ESPO distribution centre. The objective of the smartbuy products included within this Lot is to provide the best value option for ESPO customers. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

Office supplies and equipment£1,440,000
Premium Adhesive Labels
1 March 2026 to 31 March 2027
What this lot covers

This Lot is for the supply and delivery of premium adhesive labels including, but not limited to laser address labels, laser shipping labels, resistant labels, recycled quick peel labels and jam free labels to the ESPO distribution centre. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

Office supplies and equipment£576,000
Repositionable Notes (including ESPO's smartbuy range)
1 March 2026 to 31 March 2027
What this lot covers

This Lot is for the supply and delivery of repositionable notes including, but not limited to branded repositionable notes, recycled notes, extra sticky notes, pop up notes and repositionable index tabs to the ESPO distribution centre. The objective of the smartbuy products included within this Lot is to provide the best value option for ESPO customers. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

Printing, Office supplies and equipment£720,000
Premium Repositionable Notes
1 March 2026 to 31 March 2027
What this lot covers

This Lot is for the supply and delivery of premium repositionable notes including, but not limited to standard colour notes, extra adhesive notes, recycled notes and repositionable index tabs to the ESPO distribution centre. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

Printing, Office supplies and equipment£576,000
Notebooks and Pads (including ESPO's smartbuy range)
1 March 2026 to 31 March 2027
What this lot covers

This Lot is for the supply and delivery of notebooks and pads including, but not limited to twin wirebound notebooks, project books, casebound notebooks, shorthand notebooks, pocket sized notebooks and refill pads to the ESPO distribution centre. The objective of the smartbuy products included within this Lot is to provide the best value option for ESPO customers. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

Printing£989,000
Educational Notebooks, Registers and Revision Aids
1 March 2026 to 31 March 2027
What this lot covers

This Lot is for the supply and delivery of educational notebooks, registers and revision aids including, but not limited to diaries, planners, education books, registers, index and revision cards, revision notepads and laboratory books to the ESPO distribution centre. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

Printing£867,000
Flipchart Pads (including ESPO's smartbuy range)
1 March 2026 to 31 March 2027
What this lot covers

This Lot is for the supply and delivery of flipchart pads to the ESPO distribution centre. The objective of the smartbuy products included within this Lot is to provide the best value option for ESPO customers. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

Office supplies and equipment£1,440,000
Office Storage Boxes and Filing Modules
1 March 2026 to 31 March 2027
What this lot covers

This Lot is for the supply and delivery of office storage boxes and filing modules including, but not limited to storage boxes, archive boxes, magazine files and environmentally friendly boxes to the ESPO distribution centre. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

Printing, Furniture, Office supplies and equipment£480,000

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Cromwell Polythene Ltd (SME)
Banner Group Ltd
Harlow Printing Limited T/A Harlow Solutions (SME)
Samuel Grant (Leeds) Limited (SME)
Nuco International Limited (SME)
Heritage Envelopes Limited (SME)
MOROAK LIMITED - t/a Blake Envelopes and Packaging (SME)
Samuel Grant (Leeds) Limited (SME)
MOROAK LIMITED (t/a Blake Envelopes and Packaging) (SME)
Heritage Envelopes Limited (SME)
34 bids received
Envelopes£760,000
Awarded 7 May 2026
25 June 2026 to 31 March 2027
Texet Sales Limited (SME)
PFW Label Solutions Ltd (SME)
West Design Products Limited (SME)
PFW Label Solutions Ltd (SME)
34 bids received
Adhesive Labels (including ESPO's smartbuy range)£1,200,000
Awarded 7 May 2026
25 June 2026 to 31 March 2027
CCL LABEL LIMITED - t/a Avery UK (SME)
CCL LABEL LIMITED (t/a Avery UK) (SME)
34 bids received
Premium Adhesive Labels£480,000
Awarded 7 May 2026
25 June 2026 to 31 March 2027
Whitecroft Essentials (Lydney) Ltd (SME)
Ample Star Enterprises UK Limited (SME)
34 bids received
Repositionable Notes (including ESPO's smartbuy range)£600,000
Awarded 7 May 2026
25 June 2026 to 31 March 2027
3M United Kingdom Plc
3m United Kingdom Public Limited Company
34 bids received
Premium Repositionable Notes£480,000
Awarded 7 May 2026
25 June 2026 to 31 March 2027
Banner Group Ltd
Nuco International Limited (SME)
Hamelin Brands Limited (SME)
Plastoreg Eastlight Limited (SME)
Victor Stationery OU (registered with the Tallinn City Court Registry Department, Estonia - Registration code 10990423) (SME)
WILLIAM SINCLAIR & SONS (STATIONERS) LIMITED - t/a Sinclairs (SME)
Plastoreg Eastlight Limited (SME)
Hamelin Brands Limited (SME)
WILLIAM SINCLAIR & SONS (STATIONERS) LIMITED (t/a Sinclairs) (SME)
34 bids received
Notebooks and Pads (including ESPO's smartbuy range)£824,167
Awarded 7 May 2026
25 June 2026 to 31 March 2027
Banner Group Ltd
Texet Sales Limited (SME)
Wigston Paper Limited (SME)
Plastoreg Eastlight Limited (SME)
WILLIAM SINCLAIR & SONS (STATIONERS) LIMITED - t/a Sinclairs (SME)
Plastoreg Eastlight Limited (SME)
WILLIAM SINCLAIR & SONS (STATIONERS) LIMITED (t/a Sinclairs) (SME)
34 bids received
Educational Notebooks, Registers and Revision Aids£722,500
Awarded 7 May 2026
25 June 2026 to 31 March 2027
3M United Kingdom Plc
3m United Kingdom Public Limited Company
Victor Stationery OU (registered with the Tallinn City Court Registry Department, Estonia - Registration code 10990423) (SME)
Bi-Silque Visual Communication Products Limited (SME)
Bi-Silque Visual Communication Products Limited (SME)
34 bids received
Flipchart Pads (including ESPO's smartbuy range)£1,200,000
Awarded 7 May 2026
25 June 2026 to 31 March 2027
Profile Education Limited (SME)
Acco UK Limited
Fellowes Ltd (SME)
Profile Education Limited (SME)
Fellowes Ltd (SME)
34 bids received
Office Storage Boxes and Filing Modules£400,000
Awarded 7 May 2026
25 June 2026 to 31 March 2027

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 065621-2025
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 071866-2025
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 055911-2026
  4. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 070390-2026

About the buyer

  1. Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Concession

    Cornwall CouncilSouth WestOffice supplies and equipment, Construction

    Closing soon2 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £92.8mestimated
  2. 50_27 Office Filing, Presentation and Storage Products

    Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOUK-widePrinting, Office supplies and equipment

    Closing soon2 days left10 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £7.33mframework ceiling
  3. 161_27 Artist Grounds’, Brushes, Art Pads and Painting Tools

    Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOUK-wideFurniture, Office supplies and equipment

    Closing soon4 days left6 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £6.67mframework ceiling
  4. TWBC - Payment Kiosk

    Tunbridge Wells Borough CouncilSouth EastOffice supplies and equipment, IT services and software

    Closing soon4 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  5. Postal Vote Printing for Elections

    Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilYorkshire and the HumberPostal and courier, Printing

    Closing soon4 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £165kestimated

From notice 065621-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 15 October 2025, last updated 24 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.