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92_26 Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) and BioLPG

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

Buyer Address: Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, UKF22, LE19 1ES, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Energy Procurement Team

Contact Email: tenders@espo.org

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
16666667.0 GBP
Gross: 20000000 GBP
Published
17 Feb 2026, 09:22
Deadline
20 Mar 2026, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
goods
CPV
09100000 - Fuels
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

ESPO is inviting tender submissions for a framework agreement covering Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG). The framework will cover: • Bulk Propane • Cylinders (Butane and Propane) Suppliers must be able to supply LPG throughout England, Scotland and Wales and must comply at all times with the latest Liquid Gas UK (LGUK) Codes of Practice (CoPs) and all relevant HSE guidance. BioLPG is included within the scope of this Framework to support emerging customer needs across the public sector. The Framework is NOT divided into lots. Please refer to the tender documents for further details (including further details on each of the Lots) - the closing date for submission of Tenders is 12:00 (12 noon / 12pm) on 20 March 2026. To tender (please proceed to step (e) if an expression of interest has already been completed): (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '92_26' (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); (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.

Linked Documents

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/

Link Description: To tender (please proceed to step (e) if an expression of interest has already been completed): (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '92_26' (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen).

Link Description: Please refer to the tender documents (see above for further details including summary instructions on how to access these).

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014122-2026

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 16,666,667

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 20,000,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-04-20T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2028-03-31T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price (60%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Non-Price (40%)

Documents

Document Description: To tender (please proceed to step (e) if an expression of interest has already been completed): (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '92_26' (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen).

Document Description: Please refer to the tender documents (see above for further details including summary instructions on how to access these).

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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