NEPO's Professional Services category provides members with a range of value for money, expertly procured solutions.
The solution offers a compliant and efficient route to manage all temporary agency resourcing requirements. This is a sole supplier solution managed by a neutral vendor managed service, Magnit Global.
A nationally-available solution to provide UK public sector organisations with access to British Sign Language (BSL) interpreting services.
NEPO521 Early Payment Service is available to UK public sector organisations. Oxygen Finance are the sole supplier to the solution.
The framework covers both election and electoral registration print requirements for North East local authorities.
NEPO is developing a procurement solution to provide UK public sector organisations with support for their event management requirements.
NEPO525 Executive Recruitment provides access to specialist recruitment suppliers, capable of sourcing candidates across a broad range of specialisms.
NEPO is working in partnership with ESPO and YPO to establish a DPS for the provision of financial innovation, digital payments and fund disbursement services.
NEPO is developing a multi-supplier solution for general banking services.
NEPO in collaboration with YPO and ESPO have created a compliant and efficient route to procuring insurance cover.
NEPO in collaboration with YPO and ESPO have created a compliant and efficient route to procuring insurance cover
A framework for the provision of external specialist legal advice
NEPRO³ offers UK public sector organisations a compliant and efficient route to appointing specialist professional services and consultancy.
A nationally-available solution that provides UK public sector organisations with access to office supplies and electronic office consumables.
Open is the new fully integrated e-procurement solution, designed and developed by NEPO and powered by AWS.
NEPO505 Payment Card Services is a multi-lot, multi-supplier framework agreement for prepaid and corporate payments.
This framework agreement will cover products and services in relation to technology enabled care services and lone working solutions.
NEPO has established a Dynamic Purchasing System for External Training Provision
A solution for a range of interpreting and translation services.
NEPO507 covers the provision of a travel management service for the booking of rail and air travel as well as hotel accommodation and other requirements related to business travel.
This framework offers the wider public sector the opportunity to select paper stock from the most competitively priced supplier catalogues and purchase of higher volume or bespoke requirements through the mini competition process.
1st February 2023
With the Procurement Bill set to strengthen prompt payment within the public sector, and widespread impact of the rising cost of living, Early Payment programmes can help both buyers and suppliers unlock efficiencies.
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10th November 2022
Gateshead Council, on behalf of NEPO, has issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for a new solution covering the provision of products and services in relation to technology enabled care services and lone working solutions.
9th November 2022
NEPO and Bloom took part in a special Q&A session reflecting on the achievements of NEPRO to date and plans for the future.
27th October 2022
NEPO has invited suppliers to participate in market consultation activity, to help shape a new procurement solution that will provide core transactional banking services.
26th September 2022
NEPO, ESPO and YPO have launched a collaborative partnership to meet the UK public sector’s financial service requirements.
30th August 2022
NEPO and Bloom are celebrating ten years of providing the public sector with specialist professional services.
20th July 2022
The Collaborative Procurement Performance Report 2021/22 is now available to download.
4th July 2022
NEPO has launched a new solution that covers the provision of executive recruitment services.
23rd June 2022
NEPO has issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for a new solution covering the provision of events management and infrastructure services.
4th May 2022
North East councils are leading the way in helping small businesses get paid faster, supported by NEPO.
1st March 2022
NEPO has issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for a new solution covering the provision of payment card services.
24th February 2022
NEPO has issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for a new solution covering the provision of executive recruitment services.
21st February 2022
NEPO is working in partnership with ESPO and YPO to offer its members access to a wide range of financial services solutions.
16th February 2022
Gateshead Council, Middlesbrough Council and Northumberland County Council have launched new Supplier Incentive Programmes using NEPO521 Early Payment Service.
2nd December 2021
NEPO has launched a new solution that covers the provision of election and electoral registration print services.
12th October 2021
NEPO and Bloom are working in partnership with DfE to deliver a free webinar on how NEPRO³ can support schools with their requirements.
25th May 2021
NEPO has launched a nationally-available solution for UK public sector organisations to access British Sign Language services.
13th April 2021
NEPRO³ can help support public sector authorities with their preparation for PFI contract expiry.
12th April 2021
NEPO is inviting suppliers to participate in market consultation activity, to help shape a new procurement solution for the UK public sector's event management requirements.
9th March 2021
The Department for Education (DfE) has published guidance to help schools recruit temporary staff to support with their on-site testing programmes.
8th March 2021
NEPO has issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for a new solution covering the provision of British Sign Language (BSL) interpreting services.
23rd February 2021
Oxygen Finance, sole supplier to NEPO521 Early Payment Service, have launched their first Almanac, a Third Party Spend review of 2019/2020
9th February 2021
NEPO and Bloom are working in partnership with DfE to provide free webinars to help schools understand how NEPRO³ can help support their HR needs.
3rd February 2021
DWF are holding a free webinar for UK public sector bodies to consider what actions need to be taken following the publication of new subsidy control rules.
20th January 2021
NEPO has appointed Lyreco to deliver its nationally-available office supplies solution.
3rd November 2020
NEPRO³ has been recommended in the latest Department for Education (DfE) guidance for estate management.
30th September 2020
NEPO has appointed Oxygen Finance to deliver NEPO521 Early Payment Service.
28th September 2020
Following a compliant procurement process, NEPO has appointed Click Travel to deliver its travel management solution.
14th September 2020
NEPO has invited suppliers to participate in market consultation activity, to help shape a new procurement solution for election and electoral registration printing requirements.
10th September 2020
NEPO has issued an invitation to tender for the renewal of NEPO502 Office Supplies.
27th August 2020
NEPO has launched a nationally-available solution for UK public sector organisations to access translation and interpreting services.
31st July 2020
Hosted by NEPO and Bloom Procurement Services. Takes place Thursday 13 August 2020 (14.00 – 15.00)
7th July 2020
On 29 June 2020, the Prime Minister announced over £1 billion funding to support the first 50 projects of a transformative ten-year rebuilding programme, starting in 2020/21.
17th June 2020
NEPO has developed a guide to help public sector organisations understand how prepaid cards can support their service users, suppliers and staff during challenging times.
15th June 2020
NEPO has launched a nationally available solution for public sector organisations to access early payment services.
12th March 2020
The collaborative insurance solutions developed by NEPO, YPO and ESPO have won the Initiative of the Year Award at the National Insurance Awards 2020.
29th January 2020
NEPO have been crowned winners of the Project Award for Embedding Social Value in Procurement at the National Social Value Awards 2020.
A buyers guide to NEPRO, the Neutral Vendor solution for specialist professional services. DOWNLOAD >
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