Tail Spend Management Services

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    "id": "GB-FTS-52433",
    "name": "THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED"
  },
  "date": "2025-07-02T16:06:49+01:00",
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        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Gateshead",
        "postalCode": "NE8 3DF",
        "region": "UK",
        "streetAddress": "Northern Design Centre, Abbots Hill, Baltic Business Quarter"
      },
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        "email": "corporate.services@nepo.org"
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        "url": "https://www.nepo.org/"
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              "text": "NEPO is a Central Purchasing Body as\ndefined in the Public Contract\nRegulations 2015 (PCR15). The\nagreement will be available for use by\nall NEPO Members. A list of member\norganisations is available in the About\nsection of the NEPO website at:\nwww.nepo.org (https://www.nepo.org)\nThis agreement will also be made\navailable to all current and future\nNEPO Associate Members. Current\nAssociate Members are listed in the\nAssociate Member section of the\nNEPO website at:\nwww.nepo.org/associate-membership/current-associate-members\nNEPO intends to make the resulting\nagreement available for use by all\nContracting Authorities throughout all\nadministrative regions of the UK (as\ndefined by the Public Contracts\nRegulations 2015) including but not\nlimited to Government Departments\nand their Agencies, Non-Departmental\nPublic Bodies, Central Government,\nNHS Bodies, Local Authorities,\nEmergency Services, Coastguard\nEmergency Services, Educational\nEstablishments, Registered Social\nLandlords and Registered Charities\nwho have a need to purchase the\nabove services."
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              "text": "NEPO is a Central Purchasing Body as defined in\nthe Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR15).\nThis means that NEPO may provide central\npurchasing activity on behalf of Contracting\nAuthorities.\nThe agreement will be available for use by all\nNEPO Members within the North East region. A list\nof member organisations is available in the About\nsection of the NEPO website at:\nwww.nepo.org (https://www.nepo.org)\n(https://www.nepo.org (https://www.nepo.org))\nThis agreement will also be made available to all\ncurrent and future NEPO Associate Members\nthroughout the North East region. Current Associate\nMembers are listed in the Associate Member\nsection of the NEPO website at:\nwww.nepo.org/associatemembership/list\nNEPO intends to make the resulting agreement\navailable for use by all Contracting Authorities\nthroughout the North East region (as defined by the\nPublic Contracts Regulations 2015) including but\nnot limited to Government Departments and their\nAgencies, NonDepartmental Public Bodies, Central\nGovernment, NHS Bodies, Local Authorities,\nEmergency Services, Coastguard Emergency\nServices, Educational Establishments, Registered\nSocial Landlords and Registered Charities who\nhave a need to purchase the above services"
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    "classification": {
      "description": "Electronic marketplace retailing services",
      "id": "66151100",
      "scheme": "CPV"
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    "description": "NEPO seeks to establish a single provider Framework Agreement for the provision of Tail Spend Management Services.\nThe Framework Agreement will operate as a managed service for the delivery of tail spend management. The managed service provider will be capable of managing an accredited supply chain to deliver low value, ad hoc goods and services for public sector organisations.\nIt is envisaged that the Framework Agreement will provide Contracting Authorities with access to a pre accredited supply chain and product directory via an Online Platform. \nFull details can be found within the procurement documentation.",
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    "title": "Tail Spend Management Services"
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