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390_27 Document Management Solutions

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

Estimated Value

Up to £83,333,333

Deadline

14 October 2026

Published

23 September 2026

Type

Not specified

East MidlandsGBopen

Overview

ESPO is a public sector-owned professional buying organisation that provides a comprehensive range of procurement services, including access to over 100 free-to-access framework solutions designed to support public sector organisations. We are establishing a framework to cover the provision document management solutions including digitisation, off-site storage, and confidential shredding of documents.

The Framework is divided into 7 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 has been extended to 12:00 (12 noon / 12pm) on 14 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 390_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.

Additional details

This Lot requires Suppliers to provide a full end-to-end scanning solution including preparation, scanning, indexing, encryption, electronic storage, transportation and secure disposal of documents. To include the supply, implementation and maintenance of EDRM (Electronic Document & Records Management Software), associated Project management and training.

This Lot requires Suppliers to provide preparation, collection, storage, retrieval and the secure disposal of documents plus any associated services. This Lot requires Suppliers to provide a full end-to end solution for all scanning, storage and consultancy requirements.

This includes scanning, indexing, encryption, electronic storage, transportation and secure disposal of documents, storage, retrieval and associated training. Suppliers will also be required to provide a consultancy Service designed to scope and shape a full document management solution to help customers manage all their documents.

This Lot requires Suppliers to provide enhanced safe and secure document management solutions for all scanning, storage and consultancy requirements. This includes secure handling of documents, scanning, indexing, encryption, electronic storage, transportation and secure disposal of documents, storage, retrieval and associated and training.

This Lot requires suppliers to provide on-site confidential shredding services. This Lot requires suppliers to provide off-site confidential shredding services. This Lot requires suppliers to provide high security shredding services to NPSA standards.

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Likely incumbents

Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.

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

23 September 2026

Submission deadline

14 October 2026

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