NEPRO Total Talent
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 consultancy and recruitment 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 £25,000,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 4 years, up to 8 years with extensions, 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 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 34 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 £25,000,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.
What the notice says
NEPO is considering the establishment of NEPRO Total Talent, a solution designed to provide public sector organisations with a compliant and flexible route for accessing and managing a broad range of workforce and talent requirements. The proposed solution is intended to support requirements both inside and outside IR35 and may encompass contingent labour, consultancy services, Statements of Work (SoW), project-based delivery, specialist professional resources and other workforce-related services. It is envisaged that the solution will provide a single, integrated approach to workforce engagement through the appointment of a specialist supply partner. The appointed provider would be…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 087380-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 087471-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 087472-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
33Awards
11Similar open tenders
All open consultancy tenders- £125kestimated
- Value not stated
- £4.12mestimated
- £1.3bnframework ceiling
- £60kestimated
From notice 087380-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 September 2026, last updated 15 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.