NEPO214 - Grounds Maintenance, Equipment & Plant

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

The Association of North East Councils Limited (NEPO)

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

086118-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 03100000, 16000000, 24400000, 34144000, 42600000, 42990000, 43200000, 43300000, 43600000, 44511000, 44512000, 45500000, 60180000, 77111000, 77112000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

20 Sept 2026

The Association of North East Councils, trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO), in partnership with The Procurement Partnership Ltd (TPPL), is awarding a multi-supplier, multi-lot Framework Agreement for Grounds Maintenance, Equipment & Plant for use by contracting authorities throughout the United Kingdom. The Framework provides Contracting Authorities across the United Kingdom with access to a wide range of grounds maintenance equipment, horticultural chemicals, agricultural and construction plant equipment, handheld tools, and the hire of equipment on either an operated or non-operated basis. NEPO has established the overarching contractual terms and conditions governing the use of the Framework, with Contracting Authorities accessing the services through either further competition or direct award call-off contracts.

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Observed notice trail

How the published record developed

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1. Planning notice observed

   27 May 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   027848-2025

   Published tags

   planning

2. Planning notice observed

   15 Sept 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   056395-2025

   Published tags

   planning

3. Tender notice observed

   6 Feb 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   011014-2026

   Published tags

   tender

4. Award notice observed

   21 Aug 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 23 Aug 2026.

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Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Grounds Maintenance Equipment & Horticultural Chemicals

  Buyer: The Association of North East Councils Limited (NEPO)Supplier: SCOT J C B LIMITED

  End date in notice

  31 Aug 2030Date from the linked contract

  Value shown in notice

  £200,000,000Value from the linked contract

  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.
  • This value appears on 4 awards in the same procurement, so it is not included in summary totals.
  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.

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  Source

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  Award or lot reference

  1

• Grounds Maintenance Equipment & Horticultural Chemicals

  Buyer:

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Options are statedLot 4

  The hire rates submitted under lot 4 for grounds and plant equipment will form the basis of a rate book to be used by members seeking to hire those items via the Framework. This does not limit members from accessing this lot of the Framework to hire equipment not covered by the rate book.

  Published 6 Feb 2026.Open supporting notice 011014-2026

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