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Preliminary Market Engagement for the provision of stationery to Leicestershire County Council

Leicestershire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Leicestershire County Council has announced plans to buy printing work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 1 year, up to 3 years with extensions, starting 1 June 2026.

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.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 7 bids per contract for this buyer (from 19 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Leicestershire County Council is the local authority responsible for providing a wide range of public services to the residents, businesses, and communities across Leicestershire. As part of our ongoing commitment to deliver high-quality and cost-effective services, we are reviewing our approach to the procurement of stationery supplies in readiness to go out to the market. The purpose of this document is to engage with the market and seek information from potential suppliers. By gathering insights and feedback at this early stage, we aim to better understand the capabilities, innovations, and challenges within the stationery supply sector. The information collected will help us shape the…Read the full description
Leicestershire County Council is the local authority responsible for providing a wide range of public services to the residents, businesses, and communities across Leicestershire. As part of our ongoing commitment to deliver high-quality and cost-effective services, we are reviewing our approach to the procurement of stationery supplies in readiness to go out to the market. The purpose of this document is to engage with the market and seek information from potential suppliers. By gathering insights and feedback at this early stage, we aim to better understand the capabilities, innovations, and challenges within the stationery supply sector. The information collected will help us shape the specification and approach for any future procurement, ensuring that our requirements are realistic, comprehensive, and aligned with market best practice. This is not an invitation to bid, this is solely a request for information (RFI) and no direct business will be awarded as a result of completing this RFI. Responding to this document does not advantage or disadvantage any supplier in any possible future procurement process. No supplier selection or supplier preference is implied. Engagement Process Description Bidders must be registered as suppliers on Proactis to access the pre market engagement and participate in this opportunity. To download the documents and submit a response, search for DN804384 Pre Market Engagement for the provision of stationery to Leicestershire County Council. Once you have expressed an interest, you will gain access to the pre market engagement materials and full response instructions.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 006339-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 006428-2026

Last time this was bought

Ergonomic Equipment for Leicestershire County Council Employees

Awarded
19 March 2026
Value
£160,000
Bids
7

Matched on Leicestershire County Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

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From notice 006339-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 23 January 2026, last updated 26 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.