Tag Archives: Frameworks

What does this framework cover?This ESPO framework offers customers a quick, simple and effective route for a variety of washroom services, such as the collection and disposal of sanitary waste, the provision of hand dryers on a rental basis and the supply of associated washroom related equipment. ...

The new regime aims to make it easier for small businesses to win public sector contracts. The Procurement Act 2023 requires contracting authorities to have regard to barriers facing SMEs and consider what can be done to overcome them, as well as including mechanisms intended to help SMEs do business with the public sector. ...

In preparation for the new regulations which launched on 24 February 2025, knowledge drops and e-learning modules have been released to support procurement practitioners in implementing the new regime. ...

What does this framework cover? This framework is designed primarily for use by Local Authority or School Library Services with a requirement for the supply of ‘shelf ready’ library stock serviced to individual specifications. It offers the supply of adult and children’s library ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...