NEPO425 - Volume Cut Sized Copier Paper and Production Specialist Paper
The Association of North East Councils Limited · Local or regional public body
In brief
The Association of North East Councils Limited has announced plans to buy printing and office supplies work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
It is a framework worth up to £12,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 September 2027.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 33 awards in the last 12 months).
Framework
Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £12,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.
What the notice says
The Association of North East Councils, trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO), is seeking to establish a multi-supplier, Framework for the provision of Volume Cut Sized Copier Paper and Production Specialist Paper, for a contract period of 48 months. The Framework will provide for the supply and distribution of Volume Cut Sized Copier Paper and Production Specialist Paper products to a variety of Contracting Authority establishments on behalf of NEPO Member Authorities and NEPO Associate Members. NEPO is a Centralised Procurement Authority as defined in the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), providing central purchasing activity on behalf of Contracting Authorities. The…Read the full description
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 099086-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
35Awards
10Suppliers it has used most for printing
- Constellia Public Ltd2 contracts
- Adare Sec Limited1 contract
- Alliance Disposables Limited1 contract
- Allwag Promotions Limited1 contract
- Askews and Holts Library Services Ltd.1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open printing tenders- £750kestimated
- £144mframework ceiling
- £400kestimated
- £360kestimated
- £3.33mframework ceiling
From notice 099086-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 20 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 20 October 2026.