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Workplace Charging Scheme for state-funded education institutions

Workplace Charging Scheme for state-funded education institutions
A grant has been introduced for state-funded schools and education institutions to provide support towards the costs of the purchase, installation and infrastructure of electric vehicle chargepoint sockets at their site(s). Installations usually cost around £1,500 to £2,500, depending on ...
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Supplier Feature: Could a digital bridge help you to extend the life of your analogue equipment?

Supplier Feature: Could a digital bridge help you to extend the life of your analogue equipment?
What is a digital switchover ?The digital switchover has already begun, and is scheduled to be completed by December 2025. This means the old analogue telephone network will be turned off and upgraded to services using digital technology to provide a more reliable and dependable service throughout ...
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Our latest Smart Solutions Reference Guide is now live

Our latest Smart Solutions Reference Guide is now live
ESPO has created a range of services that will allow us to provide procurement solutions to a wider group of customers who are not required to follow public procurement law, but for many, still wish to incorporate the best practice, and spirit of public procurement in their procurement processes. ...
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Our April 2024 Reference Guide is now live

Our April 2024 Reference Guide is now live
At ESPO, we aim to make procurement as simple as possible for our customers. Our market-leading frameworks ensure a quick and compliant route to sourcing products and services that meet the ever changing needs of the public sector. We understand that selecting a procurement solution can be a ...
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A Beginner's Guide to Education Procurement

A Beginner's Guide to Education Procurement
Sourcing high quality goods and services in the education sector is becoming increasingly difficult; countless regulations, fragmented processes and tighter budgets are just a few issues encountered by institutions across the UK. ESPO's procurement solutions have been designed with this in mind, to ...
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Find out more about Library Hardware Solutions (350)

Find out more about Library Hardware Solutions (350)
This ESPO framework offers customers a quick, simple and competitive route to procure library RFID solutions and self service technology. This also includes integration, training and associated support services. ...
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How to apply for food waste funding

How to apply for food waste funding
The requirement to collect separate food waste weekly from all properties will be a New Burden for English local authorities, and Defra has confirmed in its Net Zero Strategy that £295M capital funding will be made available to Local Authorities for food waste collection vehicles and ...
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Find out more about Consultancy for Decarbonisation / Net Zero Strategies (500)

Find out more about Consultancy for Decarbonisation / Net Zero Strategies (500)
This new ESPO framework provides access to a range of consultants in the low-carbon energy sector, who are able to provide a wide breadth of both advice relating to decarbonisation, and support for customers on reducing their energy demands and carbon emissions through the development of ...
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Find out more about Ready Meals (58)

Find out more about Ready Meals (58)
This framework offers a simple and competitive route for a variety of single-portion and multi-portion meal component frozen ready meals including main meals, side dishes, desserts and sweet and savoury sauces. Includes meal options that cater to specific dietary requirements, and meals that meet International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation.  ...
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Find out more about Secure Shredding and Disposal (Confidential Materials) (981)

Find out more about Secure Shredding and Disposal (Confidential Materials) (981)
This framework offers shredding and secure disposal services of approved confidential materials, such as paper documents, folders, files, diaries, etc. (i.e. those types of confidential materials that are more commonly produced in the workplace), on either an on or off-site basis. Some service providers also offer 'additional shredding services' that may be of interest such as the destruction of uniforms, x-ray films, hard drives, DVD's and other types of magnetic media. ...
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