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# Office Supplies

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/office-supplies-ocds-h6vhtk-044b87). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Association of North East Councils Limited: "Office Supplies". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £102,000,000. 4 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Association of North East Councils Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-association-of-north-east-councils-limited-coh-05014821)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £102,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Disposable catering supplies, Disposable cups, Disposable cutlery and plates, Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages, Office items (+5 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-044b87`

## 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/office-supplies-ocds-h6vhtk-044b87#tl-md)

## Description
The Association of North East Councils Trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) is seeking to establish a multi-supplier, multi-lot Framework Agreement for the provision of Office Supplies including Catering Disposables, Educational Products, Electronic Consumables, and Office First Aid Kits for use by contracting authorities throughout the United Kingdom.
The purpose of the prior information notice (PIN) is to provide advance notice to the marketplace of the tendering opportunity and intentions of NEPO to hold market consultation activities with suppliers to help shape the future Framework Agreement. 
NEPO are not advertising this PIN as a mechanism to reduce future procurement timescales.
NEPO intends to publish a soft market testing questionnaire via the Open eTendering system. The questionnaire will be used to assess interest in the tendering opportunity and to gain information and insight from the market to help shape the future NEPO502 Framework Agreement design. The soft market testing questionnaire will be made accessible via the Open eTendering system on Friday 22nd March 2024 with a submission deadline of midday on Tuesday 2nd April 2024.
Suppliers wishing to access and complete the soft market testing questionnaire must first register on the eTendering system using the following link https://www.open-uk.org.
Guidance for how to create an account search for opportunities and respond are included within the Supplier's Hub. If you require further support, please email open.support@nepo.org.
In addition, NEPO intends to hold a group market consultation meeting. NEPO intends to hold the group Market Consultation meeting, which will be advertised openly via this PIN
and will take place on Tuesday 16 April 2024. Suppliers wishing to register attendance must do so in writing to Steph Westgarth (stephanie.westgarth@nepo.org) no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday 11 April 2024. The Market Consultation session will be no longer than 90 minutes and NEPO intends to conduct this session virtually through online meeting platform applications. NEPO anticipates this virtual meeting session will take place via Microsoft Teams or alternative online platforms. The time of the appointment will be confirmed following the registration deadline. Suppliers wishing to attend the virtual market consultation meeting should be capable of meeting the requirements under any of the applicable lots. 
Attendance at market consultation is optional and does not provide suppliers with an advantage in any future related procurement. Attendance also does not constitute as an intention to tender for any future related procurement. Please note the above dates may be subject to change depending on availability and supplier uptake.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Office Supplies
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 30000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Supply of Office Supplies

### Lot 2: Electronic Consumables
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 30124000, 30125000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Supply of Electronic Consumables

### Lot 3: Educational Products
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 22111000, 22112000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Supply of Educational products

### Lot 4: Catering Disposables
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 39222100, 39222110, 39222120
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Supply of Catering Disposable products

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009310-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-22T10:09:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T08:50:55.712Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-044b87