The Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO) is a Local Authority purchasing and distribution consortium, formed in early 1981.
ESPO was established by its Member Authorities to provide a comprehensive purchasing service to their spending departments and other approved customers.
ESPO's membership covers Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Warwickshire, Leicester City and Peterborough City but ESPO also supplies to other areas which are not members of the consortium .
ESPO supplies schools, colleges, County Councils, City and District Councils along with other statutory bodies such as charitable organisations which elect to make use of its specialised knowledge and services.
ESPO currently manages expenditure in excess of £400 million each year on goods and services. These are supplied to over 14,000 organisations with more then 19,000 individual customer delivery points.
For more information about ESPO and how to become one of their suppliers please visit their web page: How to become an ESPO supplier |