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282_26 Office, Leisure and Residential Furniture

Awarded to BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD, BEDCARE LTD, COMPLETE CONTRACT FURNITURE INSTALLATIONS LIMITED +18 more

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO(buyer)

Published
Published 30 April 2025
Deadline
Closed 30 October 2025

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Overview

Leicestershire County Council (trading as ESPO) has awarded a framework agreement worth £8 million for the supply and delivery of office, leisure, and residential furniture across seven lots, including operator chairs, desks, storage, meeting room furniture, screens, breakout furniture, and specialist items for direct delivery to customer establishments. The framework was awarded on 12 February 2026 to 21 suppliers including Bates Office Services Ltd, Flexiform Business Furniture Limited, Senator International Limited, and others.

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Lots (7)

  • Smart Buy Office Furniture

    This Lot is for the supply and delivery of office furniture including, but not limited to operator chairs, conference chairs and tables, filing cabinets, cupboards, desks, drawer units and screens via delivery direct to individual customer establishments. The objective of this Lot is to provide the best value option for ESPO customers. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

    £1,859,167Won by BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTDWon by OFFICE UPDATE LIMITEDWon by WAGSTAFF BROS.,LIMITEDWon by WW (UK) LIMITED (t/a Titan Furniture)
  • Office Furniture Standard Ranges

    This Lot is for the supply and delivery of office furniture including, but not limited to operator chairs, reception seating, desks, drawer units, cupboards, screens as well as conference tables via delivery direct to individual customer establishments. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

    £4,250,000Won by BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTDWon by ELITE OFFICE FURNITURE (UK) LTD.Won by EMERGENT CROWN CONTRACT OFFICE FURNISHINGS LIMITEDWon by EVERTAUT LTDWon by FG LIBRARY PRODUCTS LIMITEDWon by FLEXIFORM BUSINESS FURNITURE LIMITEDWon by LEICESTER OFFICE FURNISHERS LIMITEDWon by MILLAR WEST LIMITEDWon by OFFICE UPDATE LIMITEDWon by POSTURITE LIMITEDWon by THOMAS STONER SUPPLIES LIMITEDWon by WAGSTAFF BROS.,LIMITEDWon by WW (UK) LIMITED (t/a Titan Furniture)
  • Break-out Furniture

    This Lot is for the supply and delivery of break-out furniture including, but not limited to modular chairs and tables, meeting pods as well as café/dining furniture via delivery direct to individual customer establishments. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

    £743,333Won by BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTDWon by ELITE OFFICE FURNITURE (UK) LTD.Won by EMERGENT CROWN CONTRACT OFFICE FURNISHINGS LIMITEDWon by EVERTAUT LTDWon by FG LIBRARY PRODUCTS LIMITEDWon by FLEXIFORM BUSINESS FURNITURE LIMITEDWon by LEICESTER OFFICE FURNISHERS LIMITEDWon by LISMARK OFFICE PRODUCTS LIMITEDWon by OFFICE UPDATE LIMITEDWon by WAGSTAFF BROS.,LIMITEDWon by WW (UK) LIMITED (t/a Titan Furniture)
  • Steel Storage

    This Lot is for the supply and delivery of steel storage including but not limited to filing cabinets and cupboards via delivery direct to individual customer establishments. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

    £425,000Won by OFFICE UPDATE LIMITED
  • Smart Buy Leisure and Residential Furniture

    This Lot is for the supply and delivery of leisure and residential furniture including, but not limited to dining chairs, armchairs, settees, coffee tables, dining tables, chest of drawers as well as wardrobes via delivery direct to individual customer establishments. The objective of this Lot is to provide the best value option for ESPO customers. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

    £212,500Won by BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTDWon by FURNCARE LIMITEDWon by RENRAY HEALTHCARE LIMITEDWon by WAGSTAFF BROS.,LIMITED
  • Living, Eating and Sleeping Furniture

    This Lot is for the supply and delivery of eating, living and sleeping furniture including, but not limited to armchairs, dining chairs, coffee tables, chest of drawers, wardrobes and bedside cabinets via delivery direct to individual customer establishments. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

    £371,667Won by BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTDWon by COMPLETE CONTRACT FURNITURE INSTALLATIONS LIMITEDWon by FG LIBRARY PRODUCTS LIMITEDWon by FLEXIFORM BUSINESS FURNITURE LIMITEDWon by FURNCARE LIMITEDWon by FURNITURE RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITEDWon by POPPI CONTRACT FURNITURE LTDWon by RENRAY HEALTHCARE LIMITEDWon by SENATOR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (t/a Teal Furniture)Won by WAGSTAFF BROS.,LIMITED
  • Beds and Mattresses

    This Lot is for the supply and delivery of beds and mattresses including but not limited to bed bases and mattresses for challenging environments via delivery direct to individual customer establishments. For further details, please refer to the tender documents.

    £138,333Won by BEDCARE LTDWon by FURNITURE RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITEDWon by POPPI CONTRACT FURNITURE LTDWon by WAGSTAFF BROS.,LIMITED

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Procedure
Open
Contract type
Framework agreement
SME suitable
Yes
Published
30 April 2025
Questions by
23 October 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

Award outcome

Awarded value
£8,000,000
Award date
12 February 2026
Contract period
31 March 2026 → 31 March 2028
Winners
  • BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD
  • BEDCARE LTD
  • COMPLETE CONTRACT FURNITURE INSTALLATIONS LIMITED
  • ELITE OFFICE FURNITURE (UK) LTD.
  • EMERGENT CROWN CONTRACT OFFICE FURNISHINGS LIMITED
  • EVERTAUT LTD
  • FG LIBRARY PRODUCTS LIMITED
  • FLEXIFORM BUSINESS FURNITURE LIMITED
  • FURNCARE LIMITED
  • FURNITURE RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED
  • LEICESTER OFFICE FURNISHERS LIMITED
  • LISMARK OFFICE PRODUCTS LIMITED
  • MILLAR WEST LIMITED
  • OFFICE UPDATE LIMITED
  • POPPI CONTRACT FURNITURE LTD
  • POSTURITE LIMITED
  • RENRAY HEALTHCARE LIMITED
  • SENATOR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (t/a Teal Furniture)
  • THOMAS STONER SUPPLIES LIMITED
  • WAGSTAFF BROS.,LIMITED
  • WW (UK) LIMITED (t/a Titan Furniture)

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    24 April 2026

  2. Contract

    24 February 2026

  3. Contract Notice

    30 September 2025

  4. Planning Update

    4 June 2025

  5. Prior Information Notice

    30 April 2025

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