Notice Information
Notice Title
NEPRO Innovation
Notice Description
NEPO is establishing a Closed Framework which will operate as a Neutral Vendor Managed Service; NEPRO Innovation. The objective of this procurement is to provide Contracting Authorities with access to a single Supplier (the Delivery Partner) who will provide a managed service for the delivery of services, goods, works, technology and research and development. NEPRO Innovation is a new Framework for NEPO. As a strategic procurement solution, the Framework will fall under NEPO's 'NEPRO' brand. NEPRO provides outcomes-based frameworks for the public sector. The Delivery Partner will adopt a Managed Service for the delivery of projects in the following areas: * Goods * Works * Services * Technology * Research and Development A single project may include more than one of the above. The Delivery Partner will be able to flexibly deliver projects incorporating all areas, to suit Contracting Authorities' bespoke requirements. The Delivery Partner shall act as an innovation enabler, meeting the following innovation deliverables: * Reduce barriers to innovation * Create guidance and signpost existing guidance to support Contracting Authorities * Promote and facilitate innovative procurement practices * Encourage challenge-based procurement * Drive increased spend with SMEs and VCSEs * Raise innovation awareness through the Innovation Community NEPO expects the typical value of projects being delivered under the Framework, will be at PS25k and above. There will be no maximum project value. For the avoidance of doubt, the Delivery Partner will not provide services, goods, works and technology in its own right, but rather will deliver a Managed Service that allows Contracting Authorities to procure these elements. The Delivery Partner will bring together the bespoke requirements of Contracting Authorities and a perpetual Supply Chain capable of meeting those requirements. Equal importance will be placed on the service provided to Contracting Authorities and the management of the Supply Chain delivering the requirements. Through market-led, Outcome-based pricing, the Delivery Partner will provide a 'one stop shop' for all in-scope goods, services, technology, works and research and development and will have a positive impact at every stage of the delivery. The Delivery Partner will act as a single point interface between the Contracting Authority and the Supply Chain. The Delivery Partner will be required to accommodate the bespoke needs of each Contracting Authority in each project. This will require the ability to flexibly deliver goods, works, services, technology and research and development contracts and offer innovative and/or bespoke procurement processes. The successful bidder has been chosen through a two-stage competitive flexible procedure.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The Framework is for a period of 48 months with the options to extend for up to a further 2 x 24-month periods. Justification for the longer framework term is provided under section 6 of this Notice.
Planning Information
This notice has been created in retrospect as the original preliminary market engagement activities were scheduled prior to the Procurement Act 2023 commencement date and the ability to produce this notice was not yet available. The original notice can be found here: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002475-2025?origin=SearchResults&p=1 NEPO sent out a Prior Information Notice on 24th January 2025 with the following information: "NEPO seeks to establish a Framework for provision of goods, works, services and technology ("NEPRO x Innovation"). It is envisaged NEPRO x Innovation will operate as a Neutral Vendor Managed Service vehicle. The purpose of the prior information notice (PIN) is to provide advance notice to the marketplace for the future opportunity and the intentions of NEPO to hold market engagement meetings with suppliers to help shape the future Framework. NEPO are not advertising this PIN as a mechanism to reduce future procurement timescales. The market engagement meetings are advertised openly via this PIN but are limited to a particular number. Market engagement meetings will take place between Tuesday 18th February and Friday 21st February. The "Market Consultation Questionnaire" (market engagement invite) will be made accessible via the Open e-tendering system on Friday 24th January 2025 with a submission deadline of 5 p.m. Friday 7th February 2025. Suppliers wishing to access and complete the "Market Consultation Questionnaire" (Market engagement invite) must first register on the e-tendering system using the following link https://www.open-uk.org.(https://www.open-uk.org). Within the Questionnaire, Suppliers will be given the opportunity to register for a market engagement meeting by directly emailing NEPRO to select two meeting dates highlighting their preferred choice. Market engagement meetings are limited in number and will take place the week commencing Monday 17th February 2025. Appointments will be no longer than 150 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-serve basis via directly emailing NEPRO to select two meeting dates highlighting their preferred choice. Suppliers wishing to attend the market engagement meetings should be capable of meeting the requirements outlined above. NEPO reserves the right to seek assurances from interested suppliers prior to allocating a place. Attendance at the market engagement 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, nor does the meeting location. Please note the above dates may be subject to change depending on availability and supplier uptake. In addition to the market engagement meetings, NEPO may also publish a soft market testing questionnaire via our Open E-Procurement system. Should this be issued, the questionnaire will allow a further opportunity for those suppliers unable to attend the market consultation meetings to contribute towards shaping the future NEPO535 Framework design. Should the questionnaire be issued, this will be published through Open for access and completion." All those who attended preliminary market engagement sessions were either in attendance in-person at NEPO offices or via an arranged Microsoft Teams call online. All clarifications were made available on our Open E-procurement system ('Open'). Preliminary market engagement was restricted to six face-to-face sessions allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Due to the high interest in the preliminary market engagement sessions, NEPO allocated an additional six online sessions. To facilitate the additional sessions, NEPO needed to shorten the online sessions to 75 minutes. The same information was disseminated in both the face-to-face and online sessions. As a result, NEPO engaged in four 150-minute face-to-face preliminary market engagement sessions and two 75-minute online sessions. These took place between 18th February and 24th February 2025. To ensure the preliminary market engagement was sufficiently robust, NEPO also issued a Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire on 28th February 2025 via Open. This allowed NEPO to obtain wider feedback and assess the appetite and capability of the market. NEPO issued the presentation slides from the preliminary market engagement sessions with this questionnaire, to ensure transparency and to ensure that no distortion of competition and no unfair advantage was gained by those able to attend market engagement. Within the questionnaire, NEPO sought feedback on: pricing, rebate, contract value and term, contract governance and terms and conditions, financial appraisal and insurances. The deadline for submitting the preliminary market engagement exercise was 10th March 2025 concluding the preliminary market engagement period. A copy of the preliminary market engagement presentation slides, clarifications and a summary of NEPO's findings from preliminary market engagement can be provided by NEPO. Please contact us to request these documents via the following email address: nepro@nepo.org
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04eb42
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026045-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
14 - Mining, basic metals and related products
15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
19 - Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials
22 - Printed matter and related products
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
41 - Collected and purified water
43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
48 - Software package and information systems
50 - Repair and maintenance services
51 - Installation services (except software)
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
66 - Financial and insurance services
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
76 - Services related to the oil and gas industry
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
85 - Health and social work services
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
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- CPV Codes
03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
14000000 - Mining, basic metals and related products
15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
16000000 - Agricultural machinery
18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
19000000 - Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials
22000000 - Printed matter and related products
24000000 - Chemical products
30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
35000000 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
37000000 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
41000000 - Collected and purified water
42000000 - Industrial machinery
43000000 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
44000000 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
45000000 - Construction work
48000000 - Software package and information systems
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
51000000 - Installation services (except software)
55000000 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
63000000 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services
65000000 - Public utilities
66000000 - Financial and insurance services
70000000 - Real estate services
71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services
76000000 - Services related to the oil and gas industry
77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80000000 - Education and training services
85000000 - Health and social work services
90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £20,000,000,000 Over £10B
- Lots Value
- £20,000,000,000 Over £10B
- Awards Value
- £20,000,000,000 Over £10B
- Contracts Value
- £20,000,000,000 Over £10B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Mar 20265 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 26 Mar 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 2 Dec 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 25 Feb 2026 - 24 Feb 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- The Association of North East Councils Limited
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GATESHEAD
- Postcode
- NE8 3DF
- Postcode Area
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
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- 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
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- Local Authority
- Gateshead
- Electoral Ward
- Bridges
- Westminster Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026045-2026
23rd March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078964-2025
2nd December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015755-2025
17th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011612-2025
27th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010802-2025
24th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008624-2025
11th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.open-uk.org/
All Procurement Documents can be accessed on NEPO's eTendering platform, Open. If not already registered, suppliers should register on the NEPO eTendering System at https://www.open-uk.org/
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.