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The Association of North East Councils Limited

NEPO502 Office Educational and Catering Supplies

ValueValue not published
Awarded
Published6 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
LYRECO UK LIMITED + 1 more

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
cdpnepoteam@nepo.org

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

The Association of North East Councils, trading as the North East Procurement Organisation ("NEPO"), is establishing a multi‑supplier, multi‑lot Framework Agreement for the provision of Office Supplies, Educational Supplies and Catering Disposables.

The Framework will be accessible to Contracting Authorities throughout the United Kingdom.

The Framework is intended to support a wide range of requirements and encompasses, but is not limited to, the following categories of goods: General Office Supplies Electronic Computer Consumables Educational Products Promotional Print Materials Catering Disposables Light Kitchen Equipment The Framework incorporates Social Value commitments and provides robust governance, compliance and contract management arrangements.

It offers a multi‑supplier solution that enables Contracting Authorities to employ flexible call‑off and award procedures, supported by suitably experienced suppliers.

A NEPO Core List has been developed in collaboration with NEPO Member Authorities and comprises high‑demand items within the following Lots: Lot 1: General Office Supplies Lot 2: Electronic Computer Consumables Lot 3: Educational Products Lot 5: Catering Disposables Lot 6: Light Kitchen Equipment A future‑proofing mechanism has been built into the Core List through annual reviews, ensuring it can be adapted to meet the evolving ordering requirements of Contracting Authorities.

Items that are frequently purchased outside of the Core List (Non‑Core items) will be assessed and may be incorporated into the NEPO Core List.

Conversely, items currently on the Core List that are no longer regularly ordered will also be reviewed and may be removed from the Core List accordingly.

Lot 4 - Promotional Print Materials has been structured to allow Contracting Authorities to specify their own bespoke requirements during call‑off.

The Lot has been awarded on the basis of a pricing structure in which suppliers submitted a percentage cost‑plus margin applied to defined order‑value thresholds.

The successful suppliers have been appointed following completion of a single‑stage Open Procedure in accordance with PA23 Regulations.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The Framework is intended to support

The Framework is intended to support a wide range of requirements and encompasses, but is not limited to, the following categories of goods:.

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The gates

What this notice demands of you

3 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

ESPO / YPO / NEPOFrameworks & routes to market
The Association of North East Councils, trading as the North East Procurement Organisation ("NEPO"), is establishing a multi‑supplier, multi‑lot Framework Agreement for the provision of Office Supplies, Educational Supplies and Catering Disposables.
Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
The Association of North East Councils, trading as the North East Procurement Organisation ("NEPO"), is establishing a multi‑supplier, multi‑lot Framework Agreement for the provision of Office Supplies, Educational Supplies and Catering Disposables.
Social valuePolicies & commitments
The Framework incorporates Social Value commitments and provides robust governance, compliance and contract management arrangements.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055cf1
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
041373-2026
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