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title: "Support Services for the Development of the Built Environment"
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# Support Services for the Development of the Built Environment

Buyer: THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-af8040c9-5196-4cbd-9daa-01a0f03c4cd2

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## Summary

The Association of North East Councils Limited, acting as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO), has awarded a contract for "Support Services for the Development of the Built Environment." This multi-Supplier, multi-Lot Framework Agreement aims to provide skilled expertise and resources for construction, civil engineering, highways, and transportation services. The contract, with a value of £42,000,000 GBP, has a contract period from December 19, 2022, to December 18, 2028. The tender period ended on September 16, 2022.

This procurement opportunity presents potential growth avenues for businesses in the architectural, construction, engineering, and inspection services industry. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and other organisations that can offer specific expertise and resources in the built environment sector are well-suited to compete for appointments under this Framework Agreement. The initiative focuses on providing a compliant route to market for consultancy services, offering opportunities for business expansion and collaboration with Contracting Authorities in the North East region of the United Kingdom.

## Notice

The Association of North East Councils Limited Trading As the North East ProcurementOrganisation (NEPO) seeks to establish a multi-Supplier, multi-Lot Framework Agreement to provide Support Services for the Development of the Built Environment. The resulting solution will facilitate the provision of skilled expertise & resources to assist Contracting Authorities in circumstances where they deem appropriate. These circumstances may include managing peaks in workload, occasions where the required skills are not available in-house, demonstration of best value, facilitating benchmarking, driving service improvement, additional innovation and efficiencies. It is NEPO's intention that the Framework Agreement will provide a compliant route to market for Contracting Authorities to appoint consultants for construction, civil engineering, highways and transportation. The appointments will be made under the following Terms & Conditions: JCT Consultancy Agreement (Public Sector) 2016 edition NEC3 - Professional Services Contract NEC3 - Professional Services Short Contract NEC4 - Professional Services Contract NEC4 - Professional Services Short Contract ACE Professional Services Agreement Advisory, Investigatory and other Services 2019 Edition ACE Professional Services Agreement 2017 This list is not exhaustive and other standard forms of contract are permissible including bespoke contracts of the Contracting Authority. The opportunity can be accessed via the NEPO eTendering system. Suppliers wishing to be considered for this Framework Agreement must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through the NEPO eTendering System. If not already registered, candidates should register on the NEPO eTendering system at https://procontract.duenorth.com/register. Tenders must be submitted using the link above. Tenders submitted via post or email methods will not be accepted. If you require time-critical assistance on submitting your Tender please contact the System Support Team on 0330 0050352. For non time-critical issues, such as passwords, general account queries and location of information etc, please contact Proactis Supplier Support Helpdesk Ticketing System (http://proactis.kayako.com/) and select ProContract V3 support. You will then need to log in or submit a ticket to register your issue. Alternatively, you can email ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com this will automatically log a support ticket on the Proactis Supplier Support Helpdesk. NEPO does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of orders (if any) which will be placed with the successful suppliers by any Contracting Authority using the Framework Agreement pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof. Additional information: The initial period of this framework is 48 months, there are also optional extensions of up to 24 months available.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b16b3cf-c26b-4741-bc2d-4cf6ab77ac35 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | 19 Dec 2022 - 18 Dec 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £42,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £42,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED |
| Locality | GATESHEAD |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE8 3DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Gateshead |
| Electoral ward | Bridges |
| Westminster constituency | Gateshead Central and Whickham |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 42 |
| Supplier names | AECOM; ALIGN PROPERTY PARTNERS; ARCADIS (UK; ATKINS; BILLINGHURST GEORGE & PARTNERS; CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES; CUNDALL JOHNSTON & PARTNERS; DPP ONE; ELVET CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS; FAIRHURST GROUP; FAITHFUL + GOULD; GARDINER & THEOBALD; GLEEDS COST MANAGEMENT; GOTCH SAUNDERS & SURRIDGE LLP T/A GSS ARCHITECTURE; GT3 ARCHITECTS; HENRY RILEY; HOWARTH LITCHFIELD PARTNERSHIP; HYDROCK CONSULTANTS; IDENTITY CONSULT; JACOBS; JBA CONSULTING; LYNAS ENGINEERS; MA COST CONSULTING; MASON CLARK ASSOCIATES; MOTT MACDONALD; NATHANIEL LICHFIELD & PARTNERS; OVE ARUP & PARTNERS; P+HS ARCHITECTS; PELL FRISCHMANN CONSULTANTS; PORTLAND CONSULTING ENGINEERS; RIDER LEVETT BUCKNALL; RPS CONSULTING SERVICES; SHUTTLEWORTH PICKNETT & ASSOCIATES T/A SPA ARCHITECTS; SPACE ARCHITECTS (EUROPE; STANTEC; STORM TEMPEST; SUMMERS-INMAN CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY CONSULTANTS; SWECO; TURNER & TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT; WATERMAN INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT; WSP; WSP (REAL ESTATE & INFRASTRUCTURE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

## Release History

- 29 Nov 2022 at 14:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b16b3cf-c26b-4741-bc2d-4cf6ab77ac35
- 15 Jul 2022 at 06:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f1414f3d-6bbf-4681-9af2-055e68e1421f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b16b3cf-c26b-4741-bc2d-4cf6ab77ac35
  29th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f1414f3d-6bbf-4681-9af2-055e68e1421f
  15th July 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019343-2022
  FTS notice

## Notice URLs

- http://proactis.kayako.com/
- http://www.nepo.org
- https://procontract.duenorth.com/register

## Provenance

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