The Association of North East Councils Limited trading as the North East Procurement Organisation has awarded a Framework Contract for the Supply of Catering Disposables to be delivered on a direct delivery basis to Schools, Civic Catering and other establishments. The Framework Contract will be made available to all NEPO Member Authorities and Associate Member Authorities. The Framework Contract will commence 1.2.2017 for a maximum 48 month period. The Framework Contract has been awarded as a ranked Framework with the first ranked supplier being the Primary and second ranked being the contingency supplier. The ranking is based on the outcome of the Award Questionnaire and E-auction evaluation with the first ranked bidder having the highest overall score.

NEPO invited tenders for the supply of Catering Disposables and this notices reflects the outcome of this process. The tender was conducted via an open process with an e-auction to determine the most economically advantageous bid.