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title: "231_26 Asphalt, Aggregates, Ready-mixed Concrete and Related Materials"
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# 231_26 Asphalt, Aggregates, Ready-mixed Concrete and Related Materials

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/231-26-asphalt-aggregates-ready-mixed-concrete-and-related-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-051f59). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO: "231_26 Asphalt, Aggregates, Ready-mixed Concrete and Related Materials". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £16,666,667. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.eastmidstenders.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo-GB-PPON-PYDD-1122-TCVN)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £16,666,667 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 October 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Asphalt, Bitumen, Bitumen and asphalt, Building materials, Coated materials (+14 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKF21, UKF22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/231-26-asphalt-aggregates-ready-mixed-concrete-and-related-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-051f59#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051f59`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** Leicestershire County Council
Leicester City Council

## 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/231-26-asphalt-aggregates-ready-mixed-concrete-and-related-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-051f59#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [eastmidstenders.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastmidstenders.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/231-26-asphalt-aggregates-ready-mixed-concrete-and-related-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-051f59#participate

## Description
ESPO is a public sector-owned professional buying organisation that provides a comprehensive range of procurement services, including access to over 100 free-to-access framework solutions designed to support public sector organisations.
We are establishing a client-specific framework for Leicestershire County Council and Leicester City Council, for the supply and delivery/collection of asphalt, roadstone, aggregates, topsoil, chippings, reprocessing of chippings, ready-mixed concrete, and related materials.
The Framework is divided into 4 lots.
Note: The overall framework value has been automatically assigned to each lot in this notice as ESPO offers no guarantees or estimates of value that may pass through each individual lot (but the overall usage across all lots is not expected to exceed this overall framework value).
Please refer to the tender documents for any further details (including further details on each of the lots) - the closing date for submission of Tenders has been extended to 12:00 (12 noon / 12pm) on 07 October 2026.
To tender:
(a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract  e.g., via https://procontract.due-north.com/Register); (c) Search for tender opportunity 231_26 (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal, or alternatively via searching on https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen).
Any questions or clarifications relating to this tender opportunity should be submitted to ESPO as a message on the eProcurement Portal, once an Expression of interest has been completed.
Note: ESPO has not conduced preliminary market engagement in respect of this procurement.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Asphalt materials
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 44113140, 44113300, 44113310, 44113320, 44113600, 44113610
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £16,666,667
- **Description:** The customers are seeking to appoint a minimum of 2 suppliers to supply asphalt materials for delivery within the County of Leicestershire and the City of Leicester and for the collection of small loads by the customers or their subcontractors.
The g...
- **Contract Period:** 03/11/2026 to 02/11/2030

### Lot 2: Stone, aggregates and topsoil materials
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 14210000, 44113140, 44912100, 44912200, 44920000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £16,666,667
- **Description:** The customers are seeking to appoint a minimum of 3 suppliers to supply stone, aggregates and topsoil materials for delivery within the County of Leicestershire and the City of Leicester and for the collection of small loads by the customers or their...
- **Contract Period:** 03/11/2026 to 02/11/2030

### Lot 3: Surface dressing chippings and reprocessing of recovered surface dressing chippings (Leicestershire County Council only)
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 14210000, 44113140, 44113700, 44113810, 44113900
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £16,666,667
- **Description:** Surface dressing chippings:
Leicestershire County Council only is seeking to appoint a minimum of 1 supplier to supply 55 and 60 Polished Stone Value (PSV) surface dressing chippings in 6mm and 10mm and 63PSV and 65PSV chippings in 10mm for delivery ...
- **Contract Period:** 03/11/2026 to 02/11/2030

### Lot 4: Ready-mixed concrete
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 44111000, 44114000, 44140000, 44420000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £16,666,667
- **Description:** The customers are seeking to appoint a minimum of 2 suppliers to supply ready-mixed concrete materials for delivery within the County of Leicestershire and the City of Leicester and for the collection of small loads by the customers or their subcontr...
- **Contract Period:** 03/11/2026 to 02/11/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F075755-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-21T14:55:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T14:51:06.770Z
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