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Espo

Espo has awarded 238 UK public contracts worth £12.1bn since 4 Jan 2021. Suppliers include J.B. Tool Hire Limited, Sunbelt Rentals Limited.

East Midlands Official websiteFirst contract 4 Jan 2021Latest contract 19 Aug 2026

Contracts: 238
Published value: £12.1bnwhere stated
Without competition: 0%1 contracts
Won by SMEs: 93%of 228 with size known

Contracts awarded per month, last 24 months 157 contracts · busiest month March 2025

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Suppliers used most

J.B. Tool Hire Limited SME 20 contracts · £200m
Sunbelt Rentals Limited 19 contracts · £191m
GAP Group Limited SME 17 contracts · £170m
HSS SERVICE GROUP LIMITED (t/a HSS The Hire Service Company) 13 contracts · £130m
Daler Rowney Ltd 13 contracts · £45.1m
Playcubed LTD SME 12 contracts · £1.68bn
Eibeplay Limited SME 11 contracts · £1.54bn
Lawrence Vehicles Limited SME 11 contracts · £751m
Volvo Group UK Limited 11 contracts · £748m
OpenView Security Solutions Ltd SME 11 contracts · £171m

What they buy

Vehicles & transport equipment 33 contracts · £1.43bn
Electrical equipment & lighting 26 contracts · £1.65bn
Furniture & domestic appliances 22 contracts · £217m
Business services 19 contracts · £4.27bn
Construction & mining machinery 13 contracts · £106m
Sports, games & art materials 13 contracts · £456m
Waste, cleaning & environmental 12 contracts · £175m
Construction materials 11 contracts · £20.4m

All contracts awarded by Espo

Contracts awarded by Espo
Date	Contract	Supplier	Value
19 Aug 2026	Call-off Award - YPO 001229 Network Connectivity and Telecommunication Solutions II Framework - Cisco Network Switches (additional)	Logicalis Uk Ltd SME	£54,259
12 May 2026	704FC11/25-01 Further competition under ESPO Framework 704_22 Lot 1 (Education Catering) for the supply of Catering Services to the Leicestershire Schools Group No competition	Aspens services Ltd	£8.27m
11 May 2026	Call-off Award - YPO 001229 Network Connectivity and Telecommunication Solutions II Framework - Cisco Network Switches	Logicalis Uk Ltd SME	£50,889
16 Apr 2026	Call-off Award via RM1557.14 (G-Cloud 14) - Incident Response Retainer	Nettitude Limited	£73,515
18 Dec 2025	192_27 Supply of Mains Gas	TotalEnergies Gas & Power Ltd	£400m
10 Dec 2025	Call-off Award via CCS RM6100 Framework - ESPO DR2896C BC Renewal	Wavenet Ltd	£72,247
4 Nov 2025	664_25 Consultancy Services	Not named	£73m
4 Nov 2025	664_25 Consultancy Services	Not named	£23m
4 Nov 2025	664_25 Consultancy Services: Lot 3 - Food and Catering	Not named	£2m
4 Nov 2025	664_25 Consultancy Services	Not named	£70m
4 Nov 2025	664_25 Consultancy Services: Lot 5 - Highways, Traffic and Transport	Not named	£66m
4 Nov 2025	664_25 Consultancy Services	Not named	£9m
4 Nov 2025	664_25 Consultancy Services: Lot 7 - Sport Leisure, Culture and Tourism Lot No	Not named	£7m
4 Nov 2025	664_25 Consultancy Services	Not named	£58m
4 Nov 2025	664_25 Consultancy Services	Not named	£7m
4 Nov 2025	664_25 Consultancy Services: Lot 10 - Strategic Programmes and Projects	Not named	£5m
16 Oct 2025	203_25 Technology Enabled Care Products and Services: Lot 1.1 - Technology Enabled Care (Telecare) products and associated services	Access UK Ltd, Alcove SME +20 more	£5.6m
16 Oct 2025	203_25 Technology Enabled Care Products and Services: Lot 1.2 - Technology Enabled Care (Telecare) services	Alcove SME, Appello Smart Living Solutions Ltd SME +27 more	£8.8m
16 Oct 2025	203_25 Technology Enabled Care Products and Services: Lot 2.1 - Telehealth products and associated services	Abilia Ltd SME, Baywater Healthcare UK Ltd SME +11 more	£800k
16 Oct 2025	203_25 Technology Enabled Care Products and Services: Lot 2.2 - Telehealth services	Baywater Healthcare UK Ltd SME, Broomwell Healthwatch +14 more	£800k
16 Oct 2025	203_25 Technology Enabled Care Products and Services	Abilia Ltd SME, Access UK Ltd +42 more	£16m
18 Jul 2025	83_25 Supply of Ambient, Chilled, Frozen Foods and Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Salads: Lot 1 - Ambient, Chilled and Fresh Foods	A.F.BLAKEMORE AND SON LIMITED (t/a Blakemore Foodservice), Arthur David (Food With Service) Limited +17 more	£400m
18 Jul 2025	83_25 Supply of Ambient, Chilled, Frozen Foods and Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Salads: Lot 2 - Frozen Foods	A.F.BLAKEMORE AND SON LIMITED (t/a Blakemore Foodservice), BFS Group Limited t/a Bidfood +15 more	£400m
18 Jul 2025	83_25 Supply of Ambient, Chilled, Frozen Foods and Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Salads: Lot 3 - Ambient, Chilled, Fresh and Frozen Foods	A.F.BLAKEMORE AND SON LIMITED (t/a Blakemore Foodservice), BFS Group Limited t/a Bidfood +13 more	£400m
18 Jul 2025	83_25 Supply of Ambient, Chilled, Frozen Foods and Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Salads: Lot 4 - Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Salads	A.F.BLAKEMORE AND SON LIMITED (t/a Blakemore Foodservice), A.G. Axton & Sons (Wholesale) Limited SME +18 more	£400m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 1 - Materials Handlers	Balloo Hire Centre Limited SME, Clee Hill Plant Ltd SME +6 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 2 - Excavators	A E Faulks Limited SME, Clee Hill Plant Ltd SME +6 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 3 - Kerb and Slab Lifters	GAP Group Limited SME, J.B. Tool Hire Limited SME +1 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 4 - Dumpers/Skip Loaders	Balloo Hire Centre Limited SME, Clee Hill Plant Ltd SME +6 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 5 - Rollers	Clee Hill Plant Ltd SME, GAP Group Limited SME +3 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 6 - Multi-Tyred Rollers	Balloo Hire Centre Limited SME, Clee Hill Plant Ltd SME +3 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 7 - Pumps	Balloo Hire Centre Limited SME, CASTLEVILLE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (t/a Parker Hire Services) SME +4 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 8 - Compactors	CASTLEVILLE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (t/a Parker Hire Services) SME, GAP Group Limited SME +4 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 9 - Compressors and Air Tools	Balloo Hire Centre Limited SME, GAP Group Limited SME +3 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 10 - Breakers	Balloo Hire Centre Limited SME, CASTLEVILLE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (t/a Parker Hire Services) SME +5 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 11 - Drilling and Fixing Equipment	CASTLEVILLE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (t/a Parker Hire Services) SME, GAP Group Limited SME +4 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 12 - Saws/Cutters	CASTLEVILLE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (t/a Parker Hire Services) SME, GAP Group Limited SME +4 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 13 - Concreting Equipment	CASTLEVILLE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (t/a Parker Hire Services) SME, GAP Group Limited SME +3 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 14 - Hydraulic Platforms/Lifts	Balloo Hire Centre Limited SME, GAP Group Limited SME +4 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 15 - Trench Support/Access Equipment	CASTLEVILLE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (t/a Parker Hire Services) SME, GAP Group Limited SME +3 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 16 - Generators/Floodlights	Balloo Hire Centre Limited SME, CASTLEVILLE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (t/a Parker Hire Services) SME +6 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 17 - Temporary Site and Office Accommodation	Clee Hill Plant Ltd SME, HSS SERVICE GROUP LIMITED (t/a HSS The Hire Service Company) +3 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 18 - Horticultural and Forestry Equipment	GAP Group Limited SME, J.B. Tool Hire Limited SME +1 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 19 - Pothole Repair Machines	Clee Hill Plant Ltd SME, Dawsongroup Environmental Municipal Civil Limited SME +2 more	£10m
8 Jul 2025	536_25 Hire of Plant (without operator): Lot 20 - Other Items	Balloo Hire Centre Limited SME, CASTLEVILLE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (t/a Parker Hire Services) SME +3 more	£10m
24 Jun 2025	380_25 Supply of Catalogue Printing Services for ESPO	Sterling Press Limited SME, Walstead Roche Limited +1 more	£1.2m
19 Jun 2025	115_25 Outdoor Playground, Fitness and Sports Facilities and Equipment (Design, Supply, Delivery, Installation, Maintenance and Inspection): Lot 1 - Playground Equipment	Dragon Play & Sports SME, Eibeplay Limited SME +14 more	£140m
19 Jun 2025	115_25 Outdoor Playground, Fitness and Sports Facilities and Equipment (Design, Supply, Delivery, Installation, Maintenance and Inspection): Lot 2 - Bespoke Design Playground Equipment / Play areas	Eibeplay Limited SME, Fawns Recreational Services Limited SME +10 more	£140m
19 Jun 2025	115_25 Outdoor Playground, Fitness and Sports Facilities and Equipment (Design, Supply, Delivery, Installation, Maintenance and Inspection): Lot 3.1 - Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) - Steel - Macadam Surface	Blakedown Sport and Play Ltd SME, Eibeplay Limited SME +10 more	£140m
19 Jun 2025	115_25 Outdoor Playground, Fitness and Sports Facilities and Equipment (Design, Supply, Delivery, Installation, Maintenance and Inspection): Lot 3.2 - Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) - Steel - Synthetic Grass Surface (Sand Filled)	Blakedown Sport and Play Ltd SME, Eibeplay Limited SME +9 more	£140m