Official UK procurement notice
NEPRO Four · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Association of North East Councils Limited (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNEPO seeks to establish a Framework Agreement for Specialist Professional Services ("NEPRO Four"). It is envisaged NEPRO Four will operate as a Neutral Vendor Managed Service vehicle for the delivery of Specialist Professional Services. The Neutral Vendor will not provide Specialist Professional Services in its own right and must maintain neutrality at all times when selecting suitable suppliers to deliver services under the Framework Agreement.
NEPO's existing Framework Agreement for Specialist Professional Services (NEPRO Three) will expire on 31st August 2029.
For the avoidance of doubt, NEPO seeks to procure a single provider solution to manage a perpetual supply chain, capable of delivering a full spectrum of Specialist Professional Services. The scope of services covered under NEPRO Four will not include Temporary or Permanent Recruitment.
The solution will be procured using the procedures outlined in the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023).
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Education and training services · Environmental issues consultancy services · Financial and insurance services · Health and social work services · Housing services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Other community, social and personal services · Recreational, cultural and sporting services · Research and development services and related consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Sept 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “NEPRO Four” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How The Association of North East Councils Limited buys Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis (CPV 7033): the notice lists UK and non-UK locations
The Association of North East Councils Limited’s published record is shown without a UK market comparison because the notice lists UK and non-UK delivery areas without one confirmed UK market. Check the notice description and tender documents for the actual site. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis (CPV 7033) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
The notice lists UK and non-UK delivery areas, so this procedure has no confirmed single UK region; the buyer’s figure reads its other awards, each against its own delivery region.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 118 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid16%
2–343%
4–619%
7+22%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Published estimate£6.0bn
The notice lists UK and non-UK delivery areas for this lot. The figures below use UK market history and may not describe competition across every area.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. Published delivery includes UK and non-UK areas, so the UK model may not describe every area.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Jan 2026, 08:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Sept 2026, 16:50 BST
- Authority reference
NEPO503- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087047- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060847Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
19 Jan 2026 → 1 Sept 2027 · 5 dates- Planning notice published274 days ago19 Jan 2026, 08:22 GMT
- Latest notice published36 days ago14 Sept 2026, 16:50 BST
- Market engagement12 days ago8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is to provide advance notice to the marketplace for the future opportunity and the intentions of NEPO to hold preliminary market engagement meetings with suppliers to help shape the framework NEPO503: NEPRO Four.
Preliminary market engagement will begin with the "Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire" which will be made accessible via the Open e-tendering system on 14 September 2026 with a submission deadline of 17:00 on 28 September 2026.
Suppliers wishing to access and complete the " Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire " must first register on the e-tendering system using the following link www.open-uk.org ↗.
Within the Questionnaire, Suppliers will be given the opportunity to register for a market engagement face to face session via the questionnaire.
The preliminary market engagement meetings are advertised openly via this notice but are limited in number. Preliminary market engagement meetings will take place between 05/10/2026 - 08/10/2026. Appointments will be no longer than 60 mins.
NEPO intends to conduct these sessions in person in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. In person meetings will be determined via correspondence but are expected to take place at NEPO's offices. The time and location of each appointment will be confirmed following the registration deadline. NEPO may, by exception, use its discretion to facilitate online meetings in the event that in-person meetings are not feasible for suppliers. Places will be secured on a first-come, first-served basis.
Suppliers wishing to attend the preliminary market engagement meetings should be capable of meeting the requirements outlined within this notification.
NEPO reserves the right to seek assurances from interested suppliers prior to allocation of places. Attendance at the preliminary market engagement event is optional and will not provide suppliers with an advantage in any future related procurement. Attendance also does not constitute an intention to tender for any future related procurement.
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Tender notice expectedin 32 days20 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 315 days1 Sept 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jan 2026- Pipeline notice published19 Jan 2026, 08:22 GMTUK1
- Pipeline notice published6 May 2026, 21:42 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Sept 2026, 16:50 BSTUK2
- Published value published: £6,000,000,00014 Sept 2026, 16:50 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender