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23_27 Cleaning Chemicals and Hand Soaps

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

Estimated Value

Up to £7,000,000

Deadline

19 October 2026

8 days remaining

Published

18 September 2026

Type

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East MidlandsGBopen

Overview

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 covering the supply of cleaning chemicals and hand soaps, including branded, unbranded and private label (ESPO Smartbuy) cleaning chemical and hand soap products.

All products are for resale via the ESPO Catalogue. The Framework is divided into 4 lots.

Additional details

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 19 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 23_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. This Lot is for the supply of cleaning chemicals for use in commercial kitchens, offices and classrooms in commercial, industrial and educational environments.

The products must be 'professional standard' brands that have established significant market presence and recognition within the professional cleaning and hygiene industry, demonstrated through widespread commercial use, distribution and awareness among professional users. Goods are for delivery to the ESPO warehouse, Leicester.

This Lot is for the supply of hand soaps, hand sanitisers and soap dispensers for use in commercial, industrial and educational environments. The products must be 'professional standard' standard brands that have established significant market presence and recognition within the professional cleaning and hygiene industry, demonstrated through widespread commercial use, distribution and awareness among professional users.

Goods are for delivery to the ESPO warehouse, Leicester. This Lot is for the supply of cleaning chemicals and hand soaps for use in commercial kitchens, offices and classrooms in commercial, industrial and educational environments.

The products must be 'professional standard'. Goods are for delivery to the ESPO warehouse, Leicester.

This Lot is for the supply of cleaning chemicals and hand soaps for use in commercial kitchens, offices and classrooms in commercial, industrial and educational environments. The products must be 'professional standard'.

All items are required to be supplied with ESPO’s own-brand "smartbuy" labelling adhered to the bottle/container. Goods are for delivery to ESPO’s warehouse, Leicester.

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5 found
  1. 1

    TEXET SALES LIMITED

    8 contracts wonlatest 7 May 2026ends 31 Mar 2028CH 01656138

    £17m

    total awarded

  2. 2

    AMPLE STAR ENTERPRISES UK LIMITED

    6 contracts wonlatest 7 May 2026ends 31 Mar 2028CH 09347228

    £12m

    total awarded

  3. 3

    PATTERSONS (BRISTOL) LIMITED

    5 contracts wonlatest 19 Mar 2026ends 31 Mar 2028CH 01107210

    £45m

    total awarded

  4. 4

    BANNER GROUP LIMITED

    4 contracts wonlatest 7 May 2026ends 31 Mar 2028CH 05510758

    £760,000

    total awarded

  5. 5

    WIGSTON PAPER LIMITED

    4 contracts wonlatest 7 May 2026ends 31 Mar 2028CH 11120462

    £5m

    total awarded

TEXET SALES 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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Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
Typepublic body
RegionUKF22
Total tenders88
Total spend£3,395,958,333
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Published

18 September 2026

Submission deadline

19 October 2026

Notice type

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