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Shaped by public sector insight NEPO's procurement solutions are the result of extensive consultation with the public sector, suppliers and end users, so that we deliver positive outcomes for the communities we serve.

Our History Established in 1976, NEPO works in partnership with North East local authorities and the wider public sector to ensure public sector spending delivers value and drives positive outcomes.

We are governed by the twelve North East local authorities:

Doing business with us We procure a wide range of goods and services which means our procurement solutions feature suppliers of all shapes and sizes, from SMEs to large multinationals.

From October 2022, NEPO and the North East local authorities launched Open, a new e-procurement platform.

Open will replace the NEPO Portal as the place to do business with NEPO and the twelve North East local authorities.

NEPO will be the first public sector organisation to use Open to run a competitive opportunity. Following a phased implementation in 2023, all North East local authorities will be using Open to buy goods, works and services.

Register today at www.open-uk.org

NEPO also supports businesses in improving their tendering skills via the NEPO Business Club programme of free training.

Visit the supplier section of our website to find out more.