Pipeline Framework: Managed Remarketing of Vehicles and Plant

A pipeline has been launched for Managed Remarketing of Vehicles and Plant.The contract start Date is 1 February 2025. Approach to market date is 17 May 2024.The Association of North East Councils Trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the Managed Remarketing of Vehicles and Plant for use by contracting authorities throughout the United Kingdom.The purpose of the prior information notice (PIN) is to provide advance notice to the marketplace of the tendering opportunity and intentions of NEPO to hold market consultation activities with suppliers to help shape the future Framework Agreement. NEPO are not advertising this PIN as a mechanism to reduce future procurement timescales.NEPO intends to publish a soft market testing questionnaire via the Open eTendering system. The questionnaire will be used to assess interest in the tendering opportunity and to gain information and insight from the market to help shape the future NEPO202 Framework Agreement design. The soft market testing questionnaire will be made accessible via the Open eTendering system on 18/04/2024 with a submission deadline of 12 p.m. on 02/05/2024.Suppliers wishing to access and complete the soft market testing questionnaire must first register on the eTendering system using the following link .Guidance for how to create an account search for opportunities and respond are included on Page 4 to 15 within the Supplier’s Hub. If you require further support, please email open.support@nepo.org.In addition, NEPO intends to hold a group market consultation meeting on 17/05/2024. Suppliers wishing to register attendance must do so in writing to Michelle Graham (michelle.graham@nepo.org) no later than 5p.m. on 16/05/2024. The Market Consultation session will be no longer than 60 minutes and NEPO intends to conduct these sessions virtually through online meeting platform applications.NEPO anticipates this virtual meeting session will take place via Microsoft Teams. The time of the appointments will be confirmed following the registration deadline. Suppliers wishing to attend the virtual market consultation meetings should be capable of meeting the requirements under any of the applicable lots.Attendance at market consultation is optional and does not provide suppliers with an advantage in any future related procurement. Attendance also does not constitute as an intention to tender for any future related procurement. Please note the above dates may be subject to change depending on availability and supplier uptake.This is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: The Association of North East Council Limited, NEPO, Northern Design Centre, Abbots Hill, Baltic Business Quarter, Gateshead NE8 3DF. Tel: 01916380040. Email: fleet@nepo.org Website: (Michelle Graham)