Tail Spend Management Services

  • THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-036906

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03ed1f

Published 2 July 2025, 4:06pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED

Northern Design Centre, Abbots Hill, Baltic Business Quarter

Gateshead

NE8 3DF

Email

corporate.services@nepo.org

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.nepo.org/


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Tail Spend Management Services

Reference number

NEPO534

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 66151100 - Electronic marketplace retailing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NEPO seeks to establish a single provider Framework Agreement for the provision of Tail Spend Management Services.

The Framework Agreement will operate as a managed service for the delivery of tail spend management. The managed service provider will be capable of managing an accredited supply chain to deliver low value, ad hoc goods and services for public sector organisations.

It is envisaged that the Framework Agreement will provide Contracting Authorities with access to a pre accredited supply chain and product directory via an Online Platform.

Full details can be found within the procurement documentation.


Section six. Complementary information

six.6) Original notice reference

Notice number: 2024/S 000-016886


Section seven. Changes

seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice

Section number

VI.3.

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NEPO is a Central Purchasing Body as defined in

the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR15).

This means that NEPO may provide central

purchasing activity on behalf of Contracting

Authorities.

The agreement will be available for use by all

NEPO Members within the North East region. A list

of member organisations is available in the About

section of the NEPO website at:

www.nepo.org (https://www.nepo.org)

(https://www.nepo.org (https://www.nepo.org))

This agreement will also be made available to all

current and future NEPO Associate Members

throughout the North East region. Current Associate

Members are listed in the Associate Member

section of the NEPO website at:

www.nepo.org/associatemembership/list

NEPO intends to make the resulting agreement

available for use by all Contracting Authorities

throughout the North East region (as defined by the

Public Contracts Regulations 2015) including but

not limited to Government Departments and their

Agencies, NonDepartmental Public Bodies, Central

Government, NHS Bodies, Local Authorities,

Emergency Services, Coastguard Emergency

Services, Educational Establishments, Registered

Social Landlords and Registered Charities who

have a need to purchase the above services

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NEPO is a Central Purchasing Body as

defined in the Public Contract

Regulations 2015 (PCR15). The

agreement will be available for use by

all NEPO Members. A list of member

organisations is available in the About

section of the NEPO website at:

www.nepo.org (https://www.nepo.org)

This agreement will also be made

available to all current and future

NEPO Associate Members. Current

Associate Members are listed in the

Associate Member section of the

NEPO website at:

www.nepo.org/associate-membership/current-associate-members

NEPO intends to make the resulting

agreement available for use by all

Contracting Authorities throughout all

administrative regions of the UK (as

defined by the Public Contracts

Regulations 2015) including but not

limited to Government Departments

and their Agencies, Non-Departmental

Public Bodies, Central Government,

NHS Bodies, Local Authorities,

Emergency Services, Coastguard

Emergency Services, Educational

Establishments, Registered Social

Landlords and Registered Charities

who have a need to purchase the

above services.