Notice Information
Notice Title
NEPO233 Retrofit and Energy Efficiency Works
Notice Description
The Association of North East Councils trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) is establishing a framework for Retrofit Works (NEPO233). This will be a multi-supplier, multi-lot framework for retrofit works across a variety of public-sector settings which may be throughout the United Kingdom or within the North East of England. This will be discussed and agreed as part of market consultation. 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 (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 (https://www.nepo.org)
Planning Information
As part of the market engagement process, NEPO will issue a Soft Market Testing (SMT) questionnaire to gather feedback from the supplier market. The questionnaire is expected to be published on the Open e-Tendering platform (www.open-uk.org (https://www.open-uk.org))on 28th July 2026 and will remain available until 11th September 2026. Suppliers will also have the opportunity to participate in one-to-one engagement sessions throughout the questionnaire period. These sessions will enable suppliers to ask questions, provide feedback and share insights to help inform the procurement strategy. One-to-one sessions will be available until shortly before the questionnaire closes. Details of how to register interest in a session will be included within the SMT documentation. Attendance 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 information may be subject to change and is indicative only. Suppliers wishing to access and complete the questionnaire must first register on the e-Tendering system using the following link (www.open-uk.org (https://www.open-uk.org)). For guidance on how to create an account or submit your questionnaire response through Open, please visit https://www.open-hub.org/training (https://www.open-hub.org/training) (https://www.open-hub.org/training (https://www.open-hub.org/training)) to access the available Training Guides. If you need technical assistance from the Open Support team, this can be requested via open.support@nepo.org. PLEASE NOTE: Open is accessible 24/7 however, technical support is available Monday to Thursday 08:30 - 17:00 and Friday 08:30 - 16:30.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06adac
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071345-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
45300000 - Building installation work
71314000 - Energy and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £500,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Jul 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 19 Nov 20264 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 29 Jun 2027 - 29 Jun 2031 4-5 years
- 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
- 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
- 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
- TLC North East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Gateshead
- Electoral Ward
- Bridges
- Westminster Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071345-2026
28th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053411-2026
5th June 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052873-2026
4th June 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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.
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