AwardedAwarded 22 October 2026

236_27 Matting

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO · Local authority

In brief

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO awarded this contract to Denis Rawlins Limited, HAGLEY CARPETS & FLOORING LTD - t/a Commercial Flooring Midlands (CFM) and Make an Entrance Limited and 4 others on 22 October 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £1,416,667 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

It is split into 3 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

The procurement has been undertaken as per UK4 Tender notice identifier: 2026/S 000-076022 (000-076022); Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-069377. 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. This procurement establishes a catalogue framework for the supply of matting (resale is via the ESPO catalogues). Goods are for direct delivery to ESPO customers. The Framework is divided into 3 lots.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Entrance Mats (Indoor/Outdoor) 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029 What this lot covers The supply of Entrance mats for indoors and outdoors, for direct delivery to ESPO customers.	—	£250,000
Multipurpose Mats 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029 What this lot covers The supply of Multipurpose mats, for direct delivery to ESPO customers.	—	£166,667
Learning Mats 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029 What this lot covers The supply of Learning mats, for direct delivery to ESPO customers.	—	£1,000,000

Who won

Winner	Lot	Value	Dates
Denis Rawlins Limited (SME) HAGLEY CARPETS & FLOORING LTD - t/a Commercial Flooring Midlands (CFM) (SME) Make an Entrance Limited (SME) 8 bids received	Entrance Mats (Indoor/Outdoor)	£250,000	Awarded 22 October 2026
Reliant Rubber Engineers Limited (SME) Denis Rawlins Limited (SME) HAGLEY CARPETS & FLOORING LTD - t/a Commercial Flooring Midlands (CFM) (SME) Sport & Playbase Limited (SME) 8 bids received	Multipurpose Mats	£166,667	Awarded 22 October 2026
Profile Education Limited (SME) Denis Rawlins Limited (SME) Sport & Playbase Limited (SME) ONE FOR FUN LIMITED (SC062650 Previous company name H GROSSMAN LIMITED) - t/a Kit for Kids (SME) 8 bids received	Learning Mats	£1,000,000	Awarded 22 October 2026

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

Timeline

7 May 2026Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 041977-2026
28 May 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 050003-2026
11 August 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 076022-2026
22 October 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 100090-2026

About the buyer

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOLast 12 months

Procurements

Awards

Suppliers it has used most

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Bright Ideas Marketing Limited3 contracts
Bunzl UK Ltd T/A Greenham3 contracts

All tenders and awards from Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

From notice 041977-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 7 May 2026, last updated 22 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 22 October 2026.