NEPO502 Office Educational and Catering Supplies

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.

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.

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.