ESPO · Awarded contract
Awarded

Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Product Ranges to ESPO

Awarded 01 Mar 2022

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Awarded01 Mar 2022
Value£12,000,000.00
SupplierA B Gee of Ripley Ltd,A T Little & Sons Ltd, trading as Browns Books,Adboards Ltd,Arthur Heath & Co Ltd,ARTSTRAWS LTD,Autopress Education Ltd,Axon Education Ltd T/A Working Walls,BGRP Ltd (Trading as Eden Learning Spaces),Bigjigs Toys Ltd,BINO EDUCATION LTD,Bloomsbury Publishing PLC,Cardinal Education Supplies Ltd T/A Craftpacks,Cavendish Sports Ltd Tranding as Noyna Garments,Chris Malcolm Ltd t/a Daydream Education,Churchfield Education Product Limited,Collaborate & Innovate Ltd T/A Cosy Direct,Commotion Ltd,Community Products (UK) Limited t/a Community Playthings,Crossbow Education Limited,Daler-Rowney Ltd,Data Harvest Group Ltd,Drums for Schools Ltd,Dusyma Kindergartenbedarf GmbH,Eastpoint Global Ltd,edding UK Ltd,Education Essentials Ltd,Educational Advantage Ltd,Eduk8 Worldwide Ltd,EQD Ltd,First Celtic Toys and Learning Ltd,Frederick Hyde Ltd t/a Chamberlain Music,Gamez Galore Limited,Global Solutions for Clothing (GSC) Ltd,Insect Lore Europe,Junior Learning UK Ltd,Just Jigsaws Ltd,K'NEX UK Ltd,Lakeshore Learning Materials,Lanka Kade (UK) Ltd,Le Toy Van,Learn Well Trading Ltd,LEARNING RESOURCES LTD,LIFETIME EDUCATION LTD,Loggerhead Publishing Ltd,Magic Whiteboard Limited,Marnita LTD Trading As Halilit,Metroplan Ltd,Mike Miller Associates Limited,MINILAND S.A.,Morleys (Bicester) Ltd,Motivation in Learning Ltd,Muddy Puddles,Multisensory Environments Ltd,Nalestar Limited,NSW Clothing Limited,Octopus Publishing Group,Paul Norman Plastics Limited,PLAYLEARN LTD,Playmobil (UK) Ltd,Polydron (UK) Ltd,Profile Education Ltd,Rabo Tricycles A/S,Rashmian Limited,Red Monkey Play Ltd,Runvisual UK Ltd t/a CGE World Globes,SEJER,Smart Kids UK Limited,Spaceright Europe Ltd,Sport and Playbase Ltd,St-Majewski Spolka Akcyjna Sp.k.,Talking Products Ltd,The Doll Factory Europe, S.L.,The Hira Company Ltd,The Monogram Group Ltd,The Puppet Company Ltd,ThreadBear Design Ltd,Toynamics UK and Ireland Limited,UROFOAM LTD,Victoria Grant Limited,West Design Products Ltd,Wildgoose Education Limited,Yellow Door Ltd,Youngstart Ltd
AgencyESPO
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryEducation & Training
Ended 2y 7mo ago2y 1mo term
Awarded 1 Mar 2022Expired 31 Mar 2024

About

ESPO awarded a contract to A B Gee of Ripley Ltd, A T Little & Sons Ltd (trading as Browns Books), Adboards Ltd, Arthur Heath & Co Ltd, ARTSTRAWS LTD, Autopress Education Ltd, Axon Education Ltd T/A Working Walls, and BGRP Ltd for the supply of early learning and curriculum resources.

The framework covers delivery to the ESPO distribution centre in Leicester and direct delivery to individual customer establishments.

It includes seven lots: curriculum product ranges, early learning product ranges, classroom reward products, early outdoor play and garden furniture, bikes, trikes and ride-on vehicles, educational mini white board ranges, general supplementary curriculum resources, and children's aprons and outdoor clothing.

The contract value is £12,000,000, which includes an option to extend for up to a further 23 months.

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