The Association of North East Councils trading as NEPO intend to establish a 48 month framework agreement for the provision of a managed remarketing service for the disposal by auction of vehicles and plant. Contractors will be responsible for the collection, preparation for sale, storage, remarketing, sale of vehicles and plant and similar assets with the prompt return of sale proceeds after disposal. The sale process must be managed by the contractors to return optimum residual sale proceeds after disposal. The sale process must be managed by the contractor/s to return maximum value. NEPO intends to make this framework agreement available for use by all contracting authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (as defined by the Public Contracts regulations 2015).

The framework agreement for the supply of a service for the remarketing of vehicles and plant is to be made available for use by all contracting authorities throughout the UK (as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) including but not limited to government departments and their agencies, non-departmental public bodies, central government, NHS bodies, local authorities, emergency services, coastguard emergency services, educational establishments, registered social landlords and registered charities who have a need to purchase the above services. The framework agreement is awarded to a maximum of seven (7) suppliers on a none ranked basis with awarded suppliers mapped on a matrix which demonstrates their specialisms and their ability to supply. The contracting authority will issue a call-off by way of direct award without opening up competition or through the operation of a mini-competition. The call-off contract will be on the terms specified in the framework call-off terms and conditions, supplemented as appropriate by such details as price and quantity which will be specified in the call-off order. NEPO procured the framework agreement using the open tender procedure. Tenderers were evaluated in accordance with the award criteria contained within the invitation to tender documents. The most economically advantageous tenderers were awarded to the Framework Agreement. NEPO does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of the services (if any) which will be placed with the awarded suppliers by any contracting authority using the framework agreement pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof. In accordance with the framework agreement, each contracting authority will enter into a call-off contract. The call-off contract is to be entered into by both the contracting authority and awarded provider and will be based on the terms and conditions as provided for in the framework agreement.