Workwear and PPE

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

cc077c8d-e0ad-40f8-a68a-ab2ae60f3e82-798591

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 18000000, 35811000, 35815000

Published tags

award

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

The Association of North East Councils Trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) is seeking to establish a multi-supplier, multi-lot Framework Agreement for the provision of Workwear and PPE for use by contracting authorities throughout the United Kingdom. It is envisaged that the Framework Agreement will be for a period of 48 months with an option to extend for a further 1 x 24-month period. NEPO intends to publish an Invitation to Tender via the Open eTendering system. Suppliers wishing to be considered for this Framework Agreement must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through the NEPO's eTendering system. If not already registered, candidates should register on the Open eTender system at: https://www.nepo.org/open Tenders must be submitted using the link above. Tenders submitted via post or email methods will not be accepted. Guidance for how to create an account, search for opportunities, and respond is included within the Supplier's Hub. If you require further support, please email open.support@nepo.org.

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Observed notice trail

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1. Tender notice observed

   15 Feb 2024

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 20 Aug 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   07b70730-e7c4-4acc-8db6-61236ddf2e09-707533

   Published tags

   tender

2. Award notice observed

   8 Nov 2024

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   cc077c8d-e0ad-40f8-a68a-ab2ae60f3e82-798591

   Published tags

   award

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Workwear and PPE

  Buyer: THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITEDSupplier: 1st Coverall

  End date in notice

  4 Nov 2028

  Value shown in notice

  £73,200,000Whole award value; not assigned to one supplier

  Official source

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  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.

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  Source

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  Award or lot reference

  ocds-b5fd17-2895e059-da66-4bd0-908d-a54c0d37ddb4-1

• Workwear and PPE

  Buyer: THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITEDSupplier: BATES OFFICE SERVICES LIMITED

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