Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation

General information

ESPO is a customer-focused, public sector owned professional buying organisation, serving the public sector and education establishments. We’re committed to delivering value by pursuing best practice in procurement, sourcing, supply chain partner support and management, contract management and procurement regulation compliance.

Established in 1981, ESPO has the purchasing power to achieve savings to pass on to customers. ESPO is jointly owned by its six member authorities: Leicestershire County Council, Lincolnshire County Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Norfolk County Council, Warwickshire County Council, and Peterborough City Council.

We offer our customers a complete procurement service including a market leading product catalogue containing 25,000 products, and a wide range of framework agreements, plus support from our in-house procurement experts.

We serve organisations in the following areas:

* Education - from nurseries through to universities
* Local authorities - including county, city, district and parish councils
* Central government bodies, agencies and ministries
* The NHS and emergency services such as fire and police