Notice Information
Notice Title
Office Supplies
Notice 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.
Lot Information
Office Supplies
The Supply of Office Supplies
Electronic ConsumablesSupply of Electronic Consumables
Educational ProductsSupply of Educational products
Catering DisposablesSupply of Catering Disposable products
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-044b87
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009310-2024
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
-
- CPV Codes
22111000 - School books
22112000 - Textbooks
30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
30100000 - Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture
30124000 - Parts and accessories of office machines
30125000 - Parts and accessories of photocopying apparatus
39222100 - Disposable catering supplies
39222110 - Disposable cutlery and plates
39222120 - Disposable cups
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £102,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Mar 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 11 Jul 2024Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED
- Contact Name
- NEPO
- Contact Email
- facilities.management@nepo.org
- Contact Phone
- +44 1916380040
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GATESHEAD
- Postcode
- NE8 3DF
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Gateshead
- Electoral Ward
- Bridges
- Westminster Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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