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Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories contracts in East Midlands

0 live and 6 total public-sector opportunities matched to CPV 18000000 in East Midlands.

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Procuring clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories in East Midlands

This page tracks public-sector demand for clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (CPV 18000000) published by contracting authorities in East Midlands. Tendarix has indexed 6 matching contracts here.

Division 18 covers clothing, footwear and luggage — uniforms, PPE clothing, workwear, and specialist kit like body armour carriers. High-visibility and protective clothing straddles 18 and 35 depending on how the buyer classifies it, so watch both divisions.

The East Midlands centres on Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Lincoln, with county councils (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire) and a strong base of NHS trusts and universities. It hosts significant public-sector purchasing infrastructure: ESPO (Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation) is headquartered in Leicester, and many national education and council frameworks are run from the region.

Notices are aggregated from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, the devolved-nation portals and 400+ council procurement sites, then summarised in plain English. Suppliers working in East Midlands use the chart below to gauge how active this category is month-to-month, and the list to find live opportunities to bid on.

Procurement activity over the last 12 months

1 contracts worth £50k in disclosed value were published for Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories in East Midlands in the last year. Bars show monthly contract volume; the line tracks known award value.

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories opportunities in East Midlands

Frequently asked questions

How many Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories tenders are live in East Midlands?

There are 0 live Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories opportunities in East Midlands right now, out of 6 indexed in total. This page updates daily as buyers publish new notices.

Who buys Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories in East Midlands?

The most active buyers in East Midlands for this category on Tendarix include Nottingham City Council, Preston Hedges Trust, DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY. Police forces, fire and rescue services, ambulance trusts and the MoD are the big uniform buyers, typically on multi-year contracts. Councils buy workwear for operational staff, and NHS trusts buy scrubs and staff clothing outside the national supply chain.

What does CPV code 18000000 cover?

Division 18 covers clothing, footwear and luggage — uniforms, PPE clothing, workwear, and specialist kit like body armour carriers. High-visibility and protective clothing straddles 18 and 35 depending on how the buyer classifies it, so watch both divisions.

How do I win Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories contracts in East Midlands?

Sizing logistics and stock management win these contracts: buyers have been burned by suppliers who can price a garment but not manage 5,000 wearers with individual fittings and starters/leavers churn. Offer a managed wearer service with an online ordering portal, show ethical-supply-chain audits (modern slavery due diligence is scored), and hold relevant EN/ISO certifications for protective items. Getting listed on ESPO frameworks pays twice here — local authorities in the region default to them, and the frameworks sell nationally. EMPTN (the East Midlands portal, ProContract-based) carries most council opportunities including sub-threshold quotes; register once and it covers the bulk of the region's authorities.

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