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# NEPO525 - Executive Recruitment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nepo525-executive-recruitment-ocds-h6vhtk-02df5b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Association of North East Councils Limited: "NEPO525 - Executive Recruitment". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £10,000,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.nepo.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):** £10,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 March 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recruitment services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKC
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nepo525-executive-recruitment-ocds-h6vhtk-02df5b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02df5b`

## 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/nepo525-executive-recruitment-ocds-h6vhtk-02df5b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [nepo.org](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nepo.org)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nepo525-executive-recruitment-ocds-h6vhtk-02df5b#participate

## Description
The Association of North East Councils Trading As the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Executive Recruitment services for use by Contracting Authorities throughout the UK.
The opportunity can be accessed via the NEPO eTender system. Suppliers wishing to be considered for this Framework Agreement must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through the NEPO eTender System. If not already registered, candidates should register on the NEPO eTender system at https://procontract.due-north.com/register.
Tenders must be submitted using the link above. Tenders submitted via post or email methods will not be accepted. If you require time-critical assistance on submitting your Tender please contact the System Support Team on 0330 0050352. For non time-critical issues, such as passwords, general account queries and location of information etc, please contact Proactis Supplier Support Helpdesk Ticketing System (http://proactis.kayako.com/) and select ProContract V3 support. You will then need to log in or submit a ticket to register your issue. Alternatively, you can email ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com this will automatically log a support ticket on the Proactis Supplier Support Helpdesk.
NEPO does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of orders (if any) which will be placed with the successful suppliers by any Contracting Authority using the Framework Agreement pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Executive Recruitment
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000
- **Description:** NEPO have established a Framework Agreement for the provision of executive recruitment services for use by Contracting Authorities throughout the UK.
The Framework Agreement consists of a maximum of eight Suppliers who are able to provide executive r...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Permanent Recruitment
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** All other roles.

### Lot 3: Additional Services
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** Including but not limited to:
•	Interview Coaching 
•	Assessment Centres

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** NEPO525 (active)
  - Award id: `005017-2026-NEPO525-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd, Badenoch and Clark Limited, Harvey Nash Limited (+5 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-54819`, `GB-FTS-54820`, `GB-FTS-59801`, `GB-FTS-71086`, `GB-FTS-59764`, `GB-FTS-59805`, `GB-FTS-59811`, `GB-FTS-59812`
  - Value: £10,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** NEPO525 (active)
  - Award id: `015661-2022-NEPO525-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd, Badenoch and Clark Limited, Harvey Nash Limited (+5 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-54819`, `GB-FTS-54820`, `GB-FTS-59801`, `GB-FTS-71086`, `GB-FTS-59764`, `GB-FTS-59805`, `GB-FTS-59811`, `GB-FTS-59812`
  - Value: £10,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** NEPO525 (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,000,000
  - Signed Date: 26/04/2022

- **Contract:** NEPO525 (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,000,000
  - Signed Date: 26/04/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005017-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-20T16:35:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T05:35:15.539Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02df5b