NEPRO x Financial Resilience

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

The Association of North East Councils Trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) seeks to establish a Framework for the provision of a Financial Resilience Solution (NEPRO x Financial Resilience), enabling Contracting Authorities to access a suite of financial-based services that can be deployed in a compliant and efficient manner to support Financial Resilience. The Framework is intended to commence on 1 April 2026 and will have an initial term of four years. NEPO may, at its sole discretion, extend the Framework for up to two further periods of two years, resulting in a maximum term of eight years.

Renewal Options

The framework is for a period of 48 months with the options to extend for up to a further 2 x 24-month periods. Justification for the longer framework term is provided under section 6 of this notice.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 48410000 - Investment management and tax preparation software package
• 48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package
• 48460000 - Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package
• 48810000 - Information systems
• 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
• 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
• 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
• 80500000 - Training services

Indicators

• Renewals are available.

Legal Justification

The Framework exceeds 48 months in duration. NEPO considers that the establishment of the collaborative community and the strategic nature of the services to be delivered requires a longer-term arrangement to foster enduring, value-driven partnerships between Contracting Authorities and appointed Suppliers. This is combined with the following: • The complexity of the Framework • The resource required by NEPO to procure the Framework • The complexity and value of projects to be procured under the Framework. NEPO recognises that these projects may span numerous years • The development of the Financial Resilience Collaborative Community.

Other Information

In accordance with Section 47(2) of the Procurement Act, NEPO considers that the nature of the services to be delivered under this Framework requires a longer duration than the standard 48 months. The establishment of the collaborative community and the strategic nature of the services necessitates a long-term arrangement to foster enduring, value-driven partnerships between Contracting Authorities and appointed Supplier(s). Suppliers wishing to access and complete the tender documents must first register on Open (eTendering system) using the following link: https://www.open-uk.org ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Amendments to Tender Documentation uploaded to OPEN (NEPO e-tendering Platform) This includes: - Tender Questionnaire 1 (Contract Details & Instructions) - Creation of a contract section (minor amendment made to document hierarchy) - Tender Questionnaire 3 (Tender Documentation & Response) - Framework Agreement and Call-off Contract