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title: "NEPO425 - Volume Cut Sized Copier Paper and Production Specialist Paper"
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# NEPO425 - Volume Cut Sized Copier Paper and Production Specialist Paper

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nepo425-volume-cut-sized-copier-paper-and-production-specialist-paper-ocds-h6vhtk-078c08). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Association of North East Councils Limited: "NEPO425 - Volume Cut Sized Copier Paper and Production Specialist Paper". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £12,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Association of North East Councils Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-association-of-north-east-councils-limited-GB-PPON-PYVX-2132-JNMM)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £12,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Carbon paper, Carbon paper, self-copy paper, paper duplicator stencils and carbonless paper, Carbonless paper, Composite paper and paperboard, Embossed or perforated paper (+12 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nepo425-volume-cut-sized-copier-paper-and-production-specialist-paper-ocds-h6vhtk-078c08#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078c08`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nepo425-volume-cut-sized-copier-paper-and-production-specialist-paper-ocds-h6vhtk-078c08#tl-md)

## Description
The Association of North East Councils, trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO), is seeking to establish a multi-supplier, Framework for the provision of Volume Cut Sized Copier Paper and Production Specialist Paper, for a contract period of 48 months.
The Framework will provide for the supply and distribution of Volume Cut Sized Copier Paper and Production Specialist Paper products to a variety of Contracting Authority establishments on behalf of NEPO Member Authorities and NEPO Associate Members.
NEPO is a Centralised Procurement Authority as defined in the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), providing central purchasing activity on behalf of Contracting Authorities. 
The agreement will be available to NEPO Member Authorities and all current and future Associate Members. Current Associate Members are listed in the Associate Member section of the NEPO website at:  https://www.nepo.org/associate-membership  
NEPO intends to make the agreement available for use by all Contracting Authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (as defined by the Procurement Act 2023). 
A list of permissible users available at: http://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissible-users 
Organisations wishing to access the NEPO agreement will be required to register as a NEPO Associate Member in the first instance. Further information can be found at: www.nepo.org 
Further and full information regarding Contracting Authorities that may use the agreement can be found in the Procurement Documents.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 22990000, 30197610, 30197620, 30197630, 30197640, 30197642
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2027 to 31/08/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F099086-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-20T13:58:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T05:00:24.170Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078c08