Estimated Value
Up to £1,600,000
Deadline
24 September 2026
Published
28 May 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT (PME) NOTIFICATION - This is not a call for competition as THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. Note: For any questions or clarifications relating to this PME and RFI, these MUST be received via the Messaging facility on this eProcurement Portal only (as also stated below).We are conducting preliminary market engagement with the intention of establishing a framework for the supply of Drawing, Measuring and Geometry Equipment for use in Educational environments.
The products covered by this proposed Framework will be purchased for re-sale, and orders will be placed according to demand. Delivery shall be to ESPO’s distribution centre in Leicester.This Pre Market Engagement aims to identify capable suppliers in the market with track record in delivering goods within this product category. OTHERWISE, ANY QUESTIONS RELATING TO THIS PME SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO ESPO by accessing the Messages section on the Activity dashboard screen once an Expression of interest has been registered.
Submission
However, interest (Expression of interest) can be registered here, and please refer to the UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice for further details on the Engagement process being undertaken (which includes a Request for Information with associated return deadline, see also below) - see https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050143-2026... ACCESS THE MESSAGES SECTION ON THE ACTIVITY DASHBOARD (ONCE AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST HAS BEEN COMPLETED) FOR ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS FOR THIS PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) DOCUMENTATION AND ASSOCIATED RESPONSE DEADLINE - the deadline for responding to the RFI questionnaire is 17:00 (5pm) on 03 July 2026.
Contact & helpdesk
We are requesting information from relevant organisations to help us define our requirements.The duration of the framework agreement is expected to be for 25 months, with the option to extend for up to a further 23 months.The total estimated value stated includes the option to extend the framework as noted above.Note: the initial Expression of interest window (for this PME) will close at the end of the Engagement period, and will only reopen once Tender documents are available for publication, as planned to follow on from the PME (additionally, Expressions of interest only need to be completed once per applicable contact/Workgroup e.g., please do not attempt to recomplete at a later date where already registered - see the first page of the attached guide as an example of Expressions of interest being registered when logged into your account on ProContract - and instead once completed please check or access your ‘Activities’ in this eProcurement Portal, or otherwise contact Proactis Supplier Support for any other system related help).For any questions relating to the operation of the Portal itself, ProContract, these should be submitted to Proactis, and the following links (URL's) can be used for this for supplier support and system technical queries: https://www.proactis.com/uk/customers/supplier-support/ or via https://suppliersupport.proactisservicedesk.com/.
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
GLASDON (UK) LIMITED
£16m
total awarded
- 2
BESTWAY WHOLESALE LIMITED
£401m
total awarded
- 3
DALER-ROWNEY LIMITED
£2m
total awarded
- 4
DRYAD CREATIVE LIMITED (Previously DRYAD EDUCATION LIMITED)
£2m
total awarded
- 5
ST. MAJEWSKI SP. Z.O.O.
2 contracts wonlatest 24 Mar 2025£7m
total awarded
GLASDON (UK) LIMITED is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Key Dates
Published
28 May 2026
Submission deadline
24 September 2026
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