Top suppliers
Top suppliers to ESPO
Top-five suppliers hold 43% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What ESPO buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest ESPO contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
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
ASPENS-SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-05-18
Lot 2. Paper and Cardboard Recycling
BAGNALL & MORRIS (WASTE SERVICES) LTD · 2026-04-13
£125.0M
Lot 1. General Waste
BAGNALL & MORRIS (WASTE SERVICES) LTD · 2026-04-13
£125.0M
Lot 9. Liquid Waste / Oil
BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-04-13
£125.0M
Lot 8. Specialist Waste Streams / Bulk Non-Hazardous Waste
BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-04-13
£125.0M
Lot 7. Hazardous Waste
BAGNALL & MORRIS (WASTE SERVICES) LTD · 2026-04-13
£125.0M
Lot 6. Food Waste
BAGNALL & MORRIS (WASTE SERVICES) LTD · 2026-04-13
£125.0M
Lot 5. Mixed Recycling
BAGNALL & MORRIS (WASTE SERVICES) LTD · 2026-04-13
£125.0M
Lot 4. Glass Recycling
BAGNALL & MORRIS (WASTE SERVICES) LTD · 2026-04-13
£125.0M
Lot 3. Metals and Plastic Recycling
BAGNALL & MORRIS (WASTE SERVICES) LTD · 2026-04-13
£125.0M
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Open ESPO tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
554_18 Apprenticeship Dynamic Purchasing System (ADPS)
Deadline: 2028-07-10
£100.0M
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, ESPO typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Lot 3. Premium Glue Sticks
Expires: 2027-03-31
£8.3M
Lot 2. Adhesives and Adhesive Tapes
Expires: 2027-03-31
£3.7M
Lot 1. Smartbuy Branded Adhesives and Adhesive Tapes
Expires: 2027-03-31
£4.0M
Market analysis
Bidding into ESPO — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
98%
Awards to SMEs
43%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 98% of ESPO’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to ESPO
How much does ESPO spend on procurement?
ESPO awarded 274 contracts totalling £8.9bn between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 144 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £32.5M.
Who are ESPO's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to ESPO by total award value are BAGNALL & MORRIS (WASTE SERVICES) LTD, ABACUS PLAYGROUNDS LIMITED, BFS GROUP LIMITED (t/a Bidfood). The top five suppliers together hold 43% of contract value.
What does ESPO buy from suppliers?
ESPO's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products, transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
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