Published date: 19 March 2024
This notice was replaced on 16 July 2024
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Awarded contract (published 20 February 2025)
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Contract summary
Industry
Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work - 45200000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£600,000,000
Procurement reference
NEPO211
Published date
19 March 2024
Approach to market date
17 July 2024
Contract start date
3 March 2025
Contract end date
2 March 2031
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The Association of North East Councils Trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) is seeking to establish a multi-contractor, multi-lot Framework Agreement for the provision of Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Works
This prior information notice (PIN) is to provide advance notice to the marketplace of the tendering opportunity and intentions of NEPO to undertake market consultation activities with contractors 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 NEPO211 Framework Agreement design. The soft market testing questionnaire will be made accessible via the Open eTendering system on 18/03/2024 with a submission deadline of 4 p.m. on 10/04/2024.
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.
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) to access the available Training Guides. If you need technical assistance from the Open Support team, this can be requested via email at 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.
NEPO intends to hold group face-to-face market consultation meetings, it is intended these will take place on 15/04/2024 between 10am-12noon (Gateshead) and 19/04/2024 between 10am-12noon (Hartlepool) and 22/04/204 between 10am-12noon (Morpeth). Suppliers can express their interest in attending one of the meetings by completing the Soft Market Testing Questionnaire on Open as detailed above. If numbers exceed available spaces at each venue NEPO will confirm attendees on a first come first served basis.
Contractors interested in bidding for one, or more, of the lots are invited to attend the sessions however attendance is optional and does not provide suppliers with an advantage in any future related procurement. Presentations and Q&A from the sessions will be published as part of the procurement process.
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.
More information
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | £100,000,000 |
| 2026/2027 | £100,000,000 |
| 2027/2028 | £100,000,000 |
| 2028/2029 | £100,000,000 |
| 2029/2030 | £100,000,000 |
| 2030/2031 | £100,000,000 |
Links
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- www.open-uk.org
- Notice of planned procurement
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Link to market engagement questionnaire
Open reference number OPEN20242
About the buyer
Address
NEPO
Northern Design Centre, Abbot's Hill
Gateshead
NE8 3DF
England
Telephone
0191 638 0040
Website
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