The Association of North East Councils Trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) is seeking to establish a multi-supplier, multi-lot Framework for Library Books & Digital Content for use by contracting authorities throughout the United Kingdom.
NEPO intends to publish an Invitation to Tender via the Open 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 Open eTender system at:
https://open-uk.org/
Tenders must be submitted using the link above. Tenders submitted via post or email methods will not be accepted.
Guidance for how to create an account, search for opportunities and respond is included within the Supplier's hub.
If you require further support please email open.support@nepo.org
The Association of North East Councils LimitedNorth East6 May 2026WAC-577843
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NEPO219 Building Materials & Managed Stores DPS
NEPO219 Building Materials DPS commenced on 3rd February 2020 and was due to expire in February 2025. The purpose of this notice is to extend the period of validity of the DPS and amend the title to provide greater clarity on the supplies covered under the solution.
The Agreement is available to all Members and Associate Members of NEPO (www.nepo.org) and all current and future members of the Procurement Partnerships Limited (TPPL) buying club (www.tppl.co.uk)
THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITEDNorth East31 Jan 2027WAC-30444
NEPO512 Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Translation and Interpreting Services
The NEPO512 - Translation and Interpreting Services DPS commenced on 1 September 2020 for a term of 60 months and was due to expire on 31 August 2025.
The purpose of this notice is to extend the period of validity of the DPS for a period of 36 months from 31 August 2025 to 31 August 2028.
To accommodate the extended period of validity and the anticipated value of future awards under the DPS, NEPO has revised the estimated total value (excluding VAT) for the DPS, increasing the total value to £20,000,000 over the term of the DPS.
NEPO512 - Translation and Interpreting Services has been established as a 'Dynamic Purchasing System' under a flexible approached based on the concept of Regulation 34 via Schedule 3, under the principles set out in Regulation 74-77 ('The Light Touch Regime').
The opportunity can be accessed via the NEPO eTender system. Suppliers wishing to be considered for this Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through the NEPO eTender System. If not already registered, candidates should register on the NEPO eTender system at https://procontract.due-north.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 Proactics 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 Dynamic Purchasing System pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof.
THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED T/A North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO)North East31 Aug 2028WAC-69262