161_27 Artist Grounds’, Brushes, Art Pads and Painting Tools

Published 3 Sep 2026

3 Sep 2026

Closed 2 Oct 2026

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

Primary CPV: 37800000 *
Handicraft and art supplies
Location: 🇬🇧 Leicestershire County and Rutland, East Midlands
Value: £6,666,667
Contract: 2.1 years Duration
01/03/2027 31/03/2029
Contract Types: 37 *Musical instruments, sports goods, games...
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SME suitable: Not stated

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Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1ES, United Kingdom · UKF22

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Award Criteria

Price (80%)
Non-Price (20%)

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Reference: 161_27

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 establishing a catalogue framework for the supply of Artist brushes, Artist grounds, portfolios, easels and mats for delivery to ESPO’s distribution centre and to individual customers. The Framework is divided into 6 lots. Please refer to the tender documents for any further details (including further details on each of the lots) - the closing date for submission of Tenders is 12:00 (12 noon / 12pm) on 02 October 2026. To tender (please proceed to step (e) if an expression of interest has already been completed): (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract e.g., via https://procontract.due-north.com/Register); (c) Search for tender opportunity 161_27 (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal, or alternatively via searching on https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen). Any questions or clarifications relating to this tender opportunity should be submitted to ESPO as a message on the eProcurement Portal, once an Expression of interest has been completed.

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37800000 — Handicraft and art supplies (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Local authority
Competition: Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type: Goods
Lots: 6
Procurement method: Open procedure
Main category: Goods
Above threshold: Yes
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Active
Renewal: Once the initial period of the contract has ended (i.e., 31 March 2029), there is an option to extend the framework by up to a further 23 months. This is dependent on ESPO, ESPO Customers, and market needs, as well as the performance of sales. Total estimated values captured in this notice include the option to extend the framework as noted above.
Options: ESPO reserves the right to add or remove products (i.e., those products listed within the Framework Pricing Schedule, 161_27) throughout the lifetime of the Framework, so long as they are within the Framework scope.
Framework agreement: Yes
Framework details: It should be noted that the Framework could be used, as outlined in option 1 and 2 below, by ESPO where Artists Ground’s, Brushes, Art Pads and Painting Tools are required: Option 1 - Call-off without competition 'Calling-off' Goods from the awarded Supplier who is a) included in the Framework and b) identified as offering the most advantageous solution to ESPO's requirements, based on the Framework award decision. For all Lots (including sub-lots), purchase orders will be placed with the awarded Supplier(s) as required by ESPO. Option 2 - Call-off with competition (Further Competitive Selection Process) 'Calling-off' through a further competitive selection process between suppliers appointed to the relevant Lot or Sub-Lot and capable of meeting the requirement. As such, all Framework Suppliers may not be invited to every further competition. Please refer to the tender documents for any further details.
Submission method: Refer to all instructions captured via https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ (or alternatively by searching for the Opportunity on https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index).
Enquiries close: 25 Sep 2026
Award decision expected: 7 Jan 2027
Covered by GPA: Yes
Number of lots: 6
Language: EN
Published: 03 Sep 2026 14:03
Deadline: 02 Oct 2026 12:00
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069373
Notice ID: 161_27

Lots (6)

Lot 1: Artist Brushes £603,333

The purpose of this Lot is to offer ESPO customers high quality and competitively priced artist brushes made of various materials such as hog hair brushes, synthetic brushes, round and flat brushes. These products are intended for use primarily within educational sector, with delivery to ESPO’s distribution centre (Sup...