Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdd-6bf1-72ba-8a15-a6542df0653f/157-28-pencils-erasers-sharpeners-and-sketching-materials pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # 157\_28 Pencils, Erasers, Sharpeners and Sketching Materials [Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO](https://tendernation.io/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo) Estimated value Not stated Published 7 May 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Please note, this is a Pipeline notice only for ESPO contracts that are forecast to be re-procured or new procurement projects that are expected to be undertaken. The details captured are therefore only provided as an estimate, and no further information other than as captured can be provided at this time. For all current ESPO opportunities, please visit [eastmidstenders.org](https://www.eastmidstenders.org/). 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. This Pipeline notice is being published to alert the supplier market that ESPO expects to establish a framework for the supply of Pencils, erasers, sharpeners and sketching materials including drawing and colouring pencil ranges for the ESPO catalogue, for delivery to the ESPO distribution centre, Leicester. ## CPV classification Office supplies Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06938b-2026-05-07T14:31:50+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06938b-2026-05-07T14:31:50+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo) [Sector More Office & computing equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/office-computing-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Portable computers – Aukšto našumo nešiojami kompiuteriai (I pirkimo objekto dalis) · VĮ Registrų centras (PV) · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6399-717a-90eb-1002f38cf6f1/lithuania-portable-computers-auksto-nasumo-nesiojami-kompiuteriai-i-pirkimo) [Personal computers – Zakup sprzętu komputerowego na potrzeby Urzędu Miejskiego w Bielsku-Białej · Miasto Bielsko-Biała Urząd Miejski w Bielsku-Białej · 7 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-73fd-7128-9dbb-60651c159c4c/poland-personal-computers-zakup-sprzetu-komputerowego-na-potrzeby-urzedu-mie) [Printers and plotters – ZSD III · LVR-InfoKom · 10 days left · 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7b56-737f-b851-b3a8955e49c7/germany-printers-and-plotters-zsd-iii) [Paper stationery and other items – Доставка на канцеларски материали и офис консумативи за нуждите на Община Несебър и второстепенните разпоредители по обособени позиции · ОБЩИНА НЕСЕБЪР · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6238-7308-bb10-e99c0a17193c/bulgaria-paper-stationery-and-other-items-dostavka-na-kancelarski-materiali) [Personal identification accessories – Tunnuslevyt 2027 - 2030 · Puolustusvoimien logistiikkalaitos · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7000-733c-a326-cb067686ebb5/finland-personal-identification-accessories-tunnuslevyt-2027-2030) [Desktop computer – Contrat de furnizare - "Echipamente IT și software" in cadrul proiectului “SIDCAL - SISTEM INTEGRAT DIGITAL DE TESTARE SI CALIBRARE PENTRU CONTOARE MASTER DE LICHIDE ALTELE DECAT APA” Cod SMIS 336894 · S.C. Acr Technology S.R.L. · 38 days left · 26 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-745b-7081-b4ed-e4b909870bb5/romania-desktop-computer-contrat-de-furnizare-echipamente-it-si-software)