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title: "NEPO426 - ESG Delivery Partner"
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# NEPO426 - ESG Delivery Partner

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nepo426-esg-delivery-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-03b485). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Association of North East Councils Limited: "NEPO426 - ESG Delivery Partner". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £160,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.open-uk.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Association of North East Councils Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-association-of-north-east-councils-limited-coh-05014821)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £160,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 April 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nepo426-esg-delivery-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-03b485#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b485`

## 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/nepo426-esg-delivery-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-03b485#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.open-uk.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nepo426-esg-delivery-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-03b485#participate

## Description
NEPO seeks to establish a sole supplier Framework Agreement with a Delivery Partner who can develop a range of indicators and quantified outputs to support the delivery of NEPO and its Member Authorities social value ambitions.
The Delivery Partner will support in the delivery of NEPO's ESG Strategy through the development of an approach which will be used in the assessment, monitoring and management of Suppliers social value commitments throughout the procurement lifecycle.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £160,000
- **Description:** NEPO seeks to establish a sole supplier Framework Agreement with a Delivery Partner who can develop a range of indicators and quantified outputs to support the delivery of NEPO and its Member Authorities social value ambitions.
The Delivery Partner w...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 020546-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-CHC:No. 1089503`
  - Value: £160,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 020546-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £160,000
  - Signed Date: 18/06/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020546-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-17T18:32:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T15:18:36.818Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03b485