Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 1 Sept 2027 to 31 Aug 2031
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs
plannedFind a Tender · planning Update
NEPRO Four
BuyerThe Association of North East Councils Limited
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published6 May 2026
What is being bought
NEPRO³, originally NEPRO, was first introduced in 2012 acting as a neutral vendor framework delivered through a dedicated delivery partner. From the first iteration of NEPRO we have continued to grow, providing a fully compliant, outcomes‑based route for procuring Specialist Professional Services and Consultancy across the public sector. The current and third iteration of the framework, NEPRO³, is scheduled to run until 31 August 2027, at which point it will be re‑tendered. The framework agreement will require a Delivery Partner to strategically work with NEPO for the delivery of Specialist Professional Services procurements across various categories for our members. It is envisaged that this will continue to be a neutral vendor framework and will have an end-to-end process of support for our users across their individual projects. The current framework agreement has 20 categories of services to procure from, as well as a supply chain of over 6,000 suppliers. The solution will be procured using the procedures outlined in the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023). The purpose of this Pipeline Notice is to provide prior information to the market on the intentions of NEPO to procure such a framework. It is expected that the Delivery Partner will be able to meet the following, in line with ongoing business requirement discussions around NEPRO³: • Build a strategic relationship with NEPO, working to continuously improve the solution for our end users. • Deep understanding of public procurement regulations and specialist knowledge across categories to best support Members. • Ability to manage multiple projects of various scales across the UK public sector simultaneously and deliver value-for-money from beginning to end. • A strong qualified supply chain for Members to access. • Experience working in a Neutral Vendor framework or the evidence to provide that the supplier can. • Ability to monitor supplier performance and the end-to-end process. • Ability to work with our members to understand needs and support them with their projects, as well as building strong relationships. • Ability to collate and report on information for the benefit of our members and for transparency. • A clear focus on Social Value and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) benefits offered through the solution. • Ability to comply with rebate procedures. This may be subject to amendment following from Market Engagement which is expected to take place around late February/early March 2026. 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/current-associate-members 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 is 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 will be found in the procurement documents when published.
Delivery location
UK, GB · GG, GG · IM, IM · JE, JE
Categories
Financial and insurance services 66000000Housing services 70333000Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 71000000IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 72000000Research and development services and related consultancy services 73000000Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security 79000000Education and training services 80000000Health and social work services 85000000Environmental issues consultancy services 90713000Recreational, cultural and sporting services 92000000Other community, social and personal services 98000000
Lot details
What is included
| Item | Category | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financial and insurance services, Housing services, Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Research and development services and related consultancy services, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Education and training services, Health and social work services, Environmental issues consultancy services, Recreational, cultural and sporting services, Other community, social and personal services | Not published |
Comparable-procurement analytics
Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 66. The category anchor is Financial and insurance services (66000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.
| Comparison set | Procedures | Reported bids per procedure | Named award suppliers | Price evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market: CPV division 66 | 1,040 | 3 median · 20 average (325 of 1,040 with a bid count) | 2 average (373 of 1,040 with named award suppliers) | Not published |
| Same buyer | 3 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Delivery region: UK | 333 | 6 median · 12 average (83 of 333 with a bid count) | 2.7 average (103 of 333 with named award suppliers) | Not published |
“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.
Price-outcome signal
Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.
Procurement strategy & market signals
Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published
Planning & early market engagement
BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Documents & submission route
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tender planning · plannedProcurementNotice
Source data inventory
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-060847 |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 041648-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Wed May 06 2026 20:42:22 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | planned |
| Procurement method | Not published |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Main procurement category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 1 |
| Tender documents in source | 0 |
| Awards in latest release | 0 |
| Contracts in latest release | 0 |
| Parties in latest release | 1 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2026 | planningUpdate | 041648-2026 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | planning | 004160-2026 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
Complete current OCDS release JSON
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