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Tender: Supply of Early Years and Curriculum Products – ESPO Framework (9 Lots, Delivery to Leicester or Customer Premises)

Released 12 months ago

Contract value£12.0M
Term12 monthsApr 2026 to Mar 2027
Awarded12 Mar 202692 days after closing
With this buyerFirst contract1 contract in total
Likely biddersNot on our listWe listed 10 others
Closed10 Dec 2025
Est. valueEstimate£110K to £10.7M
LocationUnited Kingdom
SourceFind a Tender
CategoryEducation & Training
Submissions closedClosed Wed, 10 Dec 2025

ESPO is seeking a supplier for a catalogue framework to provide early learning and curriculum product ranges, with goods to be delivered either to ESPO's distribution centre in Leicester or directly to ESPO customer premises. The framework is divided into nine lots and further details are available in the tender documents; the closing date for submission of tenders is 12:00 on 10 December 2025.

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Supply of Early Years and Curriculum Product Ranges via ESPO FrameworkEducation & TrainingArtstraws Ltd,Agenta Education Ltd.,A.B.Gee of Ripley Ltd,Arthur Heath & Co Ltd,Atlantic Europe Publishing,AUTOPRESS EDUCATION LTD,Bloomsbury Publishing PLC,BigJigs Toys,BGRP Ltd t/a Eden Learning Spaces,Commotion Ltd,Creativity International Ltd,Daydream Education,Cicada Education Ltd,Community Products (UK) Limited T/A Community Playthings,Churchfield Education Products Limited,Eastpoint,Drums for Schools Ltd,Eduk8 Worldwide Ltd,Education Essentials Ltd,Educational Advantage Ltd,Gamez Galore Ltd,First Celtic Toys and Learning Ltd.,Green Play Project Ltd,EQD Ltd,Marnita Ltd Trading As Halilit,Junior Learning,LEGO Education,Lanka Kade (UK) Ltd,Learning Resources Ltd,Lifetime Education Ltd,K-Play International Ltd.,Major Brushes Ltd,Le Toy Van Ltd,Multisensory Environments Ltd,Marbel Ltd,Mike Miller Associates Ltd T/A Twoey Learning Resources,Prim-Ed Publishing,Primo Play Limited,Proctor Paper & Board Ltd,playlearn ltd,Polydron (UK) Ltd,PROFILE EDUCATION LTD,Red Monkey Play Ltd,Scholastic Ltd,Robovison T/A Mookie & TP Toys,Spaceright Europe Ltd,Smart Kids UK Ltd,Sport and Playbase,Timotay Landscapes Ltd,The Green Board Game Company Limited,The Puppet Company Ltd,TTS Group Ltd,THE HIRA COMPANY LTD,Axon Education Ltd T/A Working Walls,Victoria Grant Ltd,Wildgoose Education Ltd,Yellow Door
£14,000,000
Supply of Early Years & Curriculum Products to ESPO Distribution Centre, LeicesterEducation & TrainingLearning Resources Ltd.
£131,040

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