Published date: 5 March 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 6 April 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Provision of services to the community - 75200000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£2,000,000

Procurement reference

NEPO528

Published date

5 March 2021

Closing date

6 April 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

17 May 2021

Contract end date

16 May 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The Association of North East Councils Limited trading as NEPO is inviting tenders for organisations to participate in a maximum 60 month Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision British Sign Language Interpreters to provide a compliant route to market for both planned and unplanned requirements related to the Provision of British Sign Language Interpreting Services for those members of public for whom British Sign Language is their primary method of communication.

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 Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof.


About the buyer

Contact name

Bethany Wake

Address

Association Of North East Councils Limited (NEPO)
Guildhall, Quayside
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 3AF
England

Telephone

0191 638 0040

Email

professional.services@nepo.org

Website

www.nepo.org