NEUPC is looking to establish a new Framework Agreement which is for the provision of signs and signage products and related services. NEUPC intends to award up-to the 7 top ranked bidders to the framework, see the ITT document for full details. As geographic coverage is important, particularly for any under-represented regions, NEUPC reserves the right to increase the numbers of suppliers awarded to the framework to ensure the needs of member universities across the UK are met.

NEUPC is looking to establish a new Framework Agreement which is for the provision of signs and signage products and related services. The intended outcome is a single lot framework available to the Higher Education Sector and Consortia members via the memberships of the UK University Purchasing Consortia. Service provision will include the supply of various signs and signage, and the provision of an end to end solution for signs and signage products including way finding plus consultancy design, management, supply and installation of signage projects and products. The framework will be made available to all members of participating consortia: their respective memberships (found by following the relevant links) are:

http://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members

https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members

https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members

http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members

http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/

http://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list and

https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/

The framework will be for an initial period of three years, with the option for a further extension period of up-to 12 months to a total period of 4 years. This agreement will be open to universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of the PCR 2015. It is anticipated that some of the future call off contracts under this framework may be part funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding and (ERDF/ESF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding assessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.