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title: "157_28 Pencils, Erasers, Sharpeners and Sketching Materials"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/157-28-pencils-erasers-sharpeners-and-sketching-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-06938b"
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# 157_28 Pencils, Erasers, Sharpeners and Sketching Materials

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/157-28-pencils-erasers-sharpeners-and-sketching-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-06938b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO: "157_28 Pencils, Erasers, Sharpeners and Sketching Materials". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £14,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo-GB-PPON-PYDD-1122-TCVN)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £14,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Office supplies
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/157-28-pencils-erasers-sharpeners-and-sketching-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-06938b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06938b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/157-28-pencils-erasers-sharpeners-and-sketching-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-06938b#tl-md)

## Description
Please note, this is a Pipeline notice only for ESPO contracts that are forecast to be re-procured or new procurement projects that are expected to be undertaken. The details captured are therefore only provided as an estimate, and no further information other than as captured can be provided at this time.
For all current ESPO opportunities, please visit https://www.eastmidstenders.org/.
ESPO is a trading department of Leicestershire County Council. It is a non-profit making body owned and operated jointly by six local authorities. We provide a catalogue range, providing our customers with access to over 28,000 products that cover all key areas of education and wider public sector requirements.
This Pipeline notice is being published to alert the supplier market that ESPO expects to establish a framework for the supply of Pencils, erasers, sharpeners and sketching materials including drawing and colouring pencil ranges for the ESPO catalogue, for delivery to the ESPO distribution centre, Leicester.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 30192000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2028 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F042007-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-07T13:31:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T22:26:54.440Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06938b