Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdd-6c55-7324-8dd9-6222c517cfbf/189-28-paper-hygiene-consumables-dispensers-espo-private-label-smartbuy pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # 189\_28 Paper Hygiene Consumables & Dispensers (ESPO Private Label "Smartbuy") [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 paper hygiene consumables and dispensers for washrooms and kitchens - all goods are to be branded with ESPO's private label 'Smartbuy' on the outer packaging - for the ESPO catalogue, for delivery to the ESPO distribution centre, Leicester. ## CPV classification Toilet paper, handkerchiefs, hand towels and serviettes Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-069390-2026-05-07T14:35:13+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-069390-2026-05-07T14:35:13+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 Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/medical-equipment-pharmaceuticals) ## More tenders like this [Cochlear Implants · The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c8ee-7311-a960-2c841b8ccbb0/cochlear-implants) [Delivery and supply of 11 Hoists · North East London NHS Foundation Trust · 13 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c9a1-7022-be69-dade0279382a/delivery-and-supply-of-11-hoists) [AFBI - Supply and Delivery of Transmissibile Spongiform Encephalopathy Rapid Test Kits · Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-ce94-70b0-92b3-33b530124d4d/afbi-supply-and-delivery-of-transmissibile-spongiform-encephalopathy-rapid-tes) [Custom made Cranial Plates Tender · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · 28 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a158c1-0673-726d-b0b6-25ad41206a9b/custom-made-cranial-plates-tender) [Orthopaedic implants – Dostawa implantów ortopedycznych · Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Białymstoku · 30 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-a014-7092-93fd-a23b17232c85/poland-orthopaedic-implants-dostawa-implantow-ortopedycznych) [Pharmaceutical products – Open-House-Rabattverträge 2026-17 Tafamidis · Techniker Krankenkasse · 773 days left · 30 Nov 2028](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-aa23-7217-b0b6-daa9dc9fe3b2/germany-pharmaceutical-products-open-house-rabattvertrage-2026-17-tafamidis)