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169_26 Paper Stationery, Office Storage Boxes and Associated Products

Awarded to 3M UNITED KINGDOM PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, 3M UNITED KINGDOM PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (01123045), ACCO UK LIMITED +42 more

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO(buyer)

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Published 29 April 2025
Deadline
Closed 21 November 2025

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Overview

Leicestershire County Council (ESPO) has awarded a framework agreement for the supply of paper stationery and office storage products, including repositionable notes, self-adhesive labels, envelopes, notebooks, pads, flipchart pads, cardboard storage boxes, and filing modules, divided into 9 lots. The contract was awarded on 6 May 2026 to 23 suppliers including 3M UK, ACCO UK, Fellowes, and others, with a total contract value of £6.67 million. Delivery is currently in progress or complete.

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Lots (9)

  • Envelopes

    This Lot is for the supply and delivery of envelopes including, but not limited to envelopes with windows, enveloped without windows, air cushioned envelops, board backed envelopes and large format envelopes to the ESPO distribution centre. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

    £760,000Won by BANNER GROUP LIMITEDWon by MOROAK LIMITED (t/a Blake Envelopes and Packaging)Won by CROMWELL POLYTHENE LIMITEDWon by HARLOW PRINTING LIMITEDWon by HERITAGE ENVELOPES LIMITEDWon by NUCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDWon by SAMUEL GRANT (LEEDS) LIMITEDWon by BANNER GROUP LIMITED (05510758)Won by CROMWELL POLYTHENE LIMITED (02230104)Won by HARLOW PRINTING LIMITED (00435445)Won by HERITAGE ENVELOPES LIMITED (02035889)Won by MOROAK LIMITED (03734189) - t/a Blake Envelopes and PackagingWon by NUCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (03195826)Won by SAMUEL GRANT (LEEDS) LIMITED (02708462)
  • Adhesive Labels (including ESPO's smartbuy range)

    This Lot is for the supply and delivery of adhesive labels including, but not limited to multipurpose labels, recycled standard labels, spine labels and coloured labels to the ESPO distribution centre. The objective of the smartbuy products included within this Lot is to provide the best value option for ESPO customers. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

    £1,200,000Won by PFW LABEL SOLUTIONS LTDWon by TEXET SALES LIMITEDWon by WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LIMITEDWon by PFW LABEL SOLUTIONS LTD (13599665)Won by TEXET SALES LIMITED (01656138)Won by WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LIMITED (02723202)
  • Premium Adhesive Labels

    This Lot is for the supply and delivery of premium adhesive labels including, but not limited to laser address labels, laser shipping labels, resistant labels, recycled quick peel labels and jam free labels to the ESPO distribution centre. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

    £480,000Won by CCL LABEL LIMITED (t/a Avery UK)Won by CCL LABEL LIMITED (04310986) - t/a Avery UK
  • Repositionable Notes (including ESPO's smartbuy range)

    This Lot is for the supply and delivery of repositionable notes including, but not limited to branded repositionable notes, recycled notes, extra sticky notes, pop up notes and repositionable index tabs to the ESPO distribution centre. The objective of the smartbuy products included within this Lot is to provide the best value option for ESPO customers. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

    £600,000Won by AMPLE STAR ENTERPRISES UK LIMITEDWon by WHITECROFT ESSENTIALS (LYDNEY) LTDWon by AMPLE STAR ENTERPRISES UK LIMITED (09347228)Won by WHITECROFT ESSENTIALS (LYDNEY) LTD (08843941)
  • Premium Repositionable Notes

    This Lot is for the supply and delivery of premium repositionable notes including, but not limited to standard colour notes, extra adhesive notes, recycled notes and repositionable index tabs to the ESPO distribution centre. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

    £480,000Won by 3M UNITED KINGDOM PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYWon by 3M UNITED KINGDOM PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (01123045)
  • Notebooks and Pads (including ESPO's smartbuy range)

    This Lot is for the supply and delivery of notebooks and pads including, but not limited to twin wirebound notebooks, project books, casebound notebooks, shorthand notebooks, pocket sized notebooks and refill pads to the ESPO distribution centre. The objective of the smartbuy products included within this Lot is to provide the best value option for ESPO customers. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

    £824,167Won by BANNER GROUP LIMITEDWon by HAMELIN BRANDS LIMITEDWon by NUCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDWon by PLASTOREG EASTLIGHT LIMITEDWon by WILLIAM SINCLAIR & SONS (STATIONERS) LIMITED (t/a Sinclairs)Won by Victor Stationery OU (registered with the Tallinn City Court Registry Department, Estonia - Registration code 10990423)Won by BANNER GROUP LIMITED (05510758)Won by HAMELIN BRANDS LIMITED (05680323)Won by NUCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (03195826)Won by PLASTOREG EASTLIGHT LIMITED (14839297)Won by WILLIAM SINCLAIR & SONS (STATIONERS) LIMITED (00602428) - t/a Sinclairs
  • Educational Notebooks, Registers and Revision Aids

    This Lot is for the supply and delivery of educational notebooks, registers and revision aids including, but not limited to diaries, planners, education books, registers, index and revision cards, revision notepads and laboratory books to the ESPO distribution centre. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

    £722,500Won by BANNER GROUP LIMITEDWon by PLASTOREG EASTLIGHT LIMITEDWon by WILLIAM SINCLAIR & SONS (STATIONERS) LIMITED (t/a Sinclairs)Won by TEXET SALES LIMITEDWon by WIGSTON PAPER LIMITEDWon by BANNER GROUP LIMITED (05510758)Won by PLASTOREG EASTLIGHT LIMITED (14839297)Won by TEXET SALES LIMITED (01656138)Won by WIGSTON PAPER LIMITED (11120462)Won by WILLIAM SINCLAIR & SONS (STATIONERS) LIMITED (00602428) - t/a Sinclairs
  • Flipchart Pads (including ESPO's smartbuy range)

    This Lot is for the supply and delivery of flipchart pads to the ESPO distribution centre. The objective of the smartbuy products included within this Lot is to provide the best value option for ESPO customers. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

    £1,200,000Won by 3M UNITED KINGDOM PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYWon by BI-SILQUE VISUAL COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS LIMITEDWon by Victor Stationery OU (registered with the Tallinn City Court Registry Department, Estonia - Registration code 10990423)Won by 3M UNITED KINGDOM PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (01123045)Won by BI-SILQUE VISUAL COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS LIMITED (03093943)
  • Office Storage Boxes and Filing Modules

    This Lot is for the supply and delivery of office storage boxes and filing modules including, but not limited to storage boxes, archive boxes, magazine files and environmentally friendly boxes to the ESPO distribution centre. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

    £400,000Won by ACCO UK LIMITEDWon by FELLOWES LTDWon by PROFILE EDUCATION LIMITEDWon by ACCO UK LIMITED (00197754)Won by FELLOWES LTD (00865306)Won by PROFILE EDUCATION LIMITED (06280226)

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Procedure
Open
Contract type
Framework agreement
SME suitable
Yes
Published
29 April 2025
Questions by
14 November 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
School booksPaper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationerySticky-note padsFile holdersVarious office equipment and suppliesSelf-adhesive labelsFlipchart padPaper stationery and other items+1 more

Award outcome

Awarded value
£6,666,667
Award date
6 May 2026
Contract period
1 March 2026 → 31 March 2027
Winners
  • 3M UNITED KINGDOM PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
  • 3M UNITED KINGDOM PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (01123045)
  • ACCO UK LIMITED
  • ACCO UK LIMITED (00197754)
  • AMPLE STAR ENTERPRISES UK LIMITED
  • AMPLE STAR ENTERPRISES UK LIMITED (09347228)
  • BANNER GROUP LIMITED
  • BANNER GROUP LIMITED (05510758)
  • BI-SILQUE VISUAL COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS LIMITED
  • BI-SILQUE VISUAL COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS LIMITED (03093943)
  • CCL LABEL LIMITED (04310986) - t/a Avery UK
  • CCL LABEL LIMITED (t/a Avery UK)
  • CROMWELL POLYTHENE LIMITED
  • CROMWELL POLYTHENE LIMITED (02230104)
  • FELLOWES LTD
  • FELLOWES LTD (00865306)
  • HAMELIN BRANDS LIMITED
  • HAMELIN BRANDS LIMITED (05680323)
  • HARLOW PRINTING LIMITED
  • HARLOW PRINTING LIMITED (00435445)
  • HERITAGE ENVELOPES LIMITED
  • HERITAGE ENVELOPES LIMITED (02035889)
  • MOROAK LIMITED (03734189) - t/a Blake Envelopes and Packaging
  • MOROAK LIMITED (t/a Blake Envelopes and Packaging)
  • NUCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  • NUCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (03195826)
  • PFW LABEL SOLUTIONS LTD
  • PFW LABEL SOLUTIONS LTD (13599665)
  • PLASTOREG EASTLIGHT LIMITED
  • PLASTOREG EASTLIGHT LIMITED (14839297)
  • PROFILE EDUCATION LIMITED
  • PROFILE EDUCATION LIMITED (06280226)
  • SAMUEL GRANT (LEEDS) LIMITED
  • SAMUEL GRANT (LEEDS) LIMITED (02708462)
  • TEXET SALES LIMITED
  • TEXET SALES LIMITED (01656138)
  • Victor Stationery OU (registered with the Tallinn City Court Registry Department, Estonia - Registration code 10990423)
  • WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LIMITED
  • WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS LIMITED (02723202)
  • WHITECROFT ESSENTIALS (LYDNEY) LTD
  • WHITECROFT ESSENTIALS (LYDNEY) LTD (08843941)
  • WIGSTON PAPER LIMITED
  • WIGSTON PAPER LIMITED (11120462)
  • WILLIAM SINCLAIR & SONS (STATIONERS) LIMITED (00602428) - t/a Sinclairs
  • WILLIAM SINCLAIR & SONS (STATIONERS) LIMITED (t/a Sinclairs)

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    24 July 2026

  2. Contract

    12 June 2026

  3. Tender Update

    7 November 2025

  4. Contract Notice

    15 October 2025

  5. Planning Update

    4 June 2025

  6. Planning Update

    2 May 2025

  7. Prior Information Notice

    29 April 2025

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