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98_26 Heavy and Light Catering Equipment - Supply, Maintenance and Kitchen Design

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

Awarded
goods
SME-friendly
VCSE-friendly

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Key details

Contracting authority
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
Public authority - sub-central government
Region
Leicester
Delivery: United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Contract value
£54,000,000ex VAT
£54,000,000 inc VAT
Submissions closed
22 September 2025
Published
9 May 2025

Procurement

Contract period
1 April 2026 - 31 March 2028
2 years
Possible extension to 1 April 2030 · 4 years in total
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 39221000 Kitchen equipment
  • 39222000 Catering supplies
  • 39310000 Catering equipment
  • 42500000 Cooling and ventilation equipment
  • 45212500 Kitchen or restaurant conversion
  • 45421151 Installation of fitted kitchens
  • 50883000 Repair and maintenance services of catering equipment

What happened

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO awarded this contract to ABM CATERING FOR LEISURE LIMITED worth £45,000,000 on 5 Mar 2026. The contract runs until 31 Mar 2028.

Description

This is for prior information (a Planned procurement) where the tender documentation is not yet available. However, interest (Expressions of interest) can still be registered (see below for details on how to complete).

This Planned procurement notice is being published to alert the supplier market that ESPO is looking to establish a National Framework for the supply of various heavy and light commercial catering equipment, maintenance and servicing of catering equipment and turnkey kitchen design. Suppliers will be able to bid on a regional and/or sub-regional basis.

Lot details are yet to be confirmed.

To express an interest:

(a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '98_26' (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); d) Express an interest.

For further details on the Procurement Act, including registration on the Central Digital Platform, this can be found as follows:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/information-and-guidance-for-suppliers

Or otherwise, please refer to the ESPO Website as follows:

https://www.espo.org/the-procurement-act-2023

Awarded supplier

Supplier
ABM CATERING FOR LEISURE LIMITED
Award value
£45,000,000
Award date
5 March 2026

Contact

Address
Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1ES
Contact name
Food, Communities and Technology Procurement Team

Bid documents

Identifiers

Buyer reference
98_26
Notice ID
019990-2025
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050f87

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