NEPRO³ — Specialist Professional Services

NEPRO³ — Specialist Professional Services (NEPRO3) is a UK public-sector framework agreement managed by NEPO (North East Procurement Organisation) · delivered by Bloom. It is expected to expire around September 2027. Neutral-vendor managed service for specialist professional services and consultancy across UK public bodies.

When does it re-tender?

The current term is expected to end around September 2027. The re-tender competition typically opens in the months before that date, so the practical window to prepare a bid is roughly December 2026 onward. It was awarded September 2019 for a 8-year term.

Extendable to 2029. Being re-tendered as NEPRO4 (pre-procurement as of 2026 — no award/dates yet).

How to prepare a bid

• Confirm the exact re-tender dates against the source notice, frameworks are frequently extended.
• Get your accreditations in order early: Cyber Essentials, insurances, financial evidence and relevant policies are commonly required and take weeks to assemble.
• Prepare case studies mapped to this framework's scope (CPV codes below) so your response is ready when the tender opens.
• Set an alert now so you're notified the moment the contract notice publishes, rather than discovering it mid-window.

CPV codes covered

The Common Procurement Vocabulary codes that describe this framework's scope. Match these to your business to judge relevance.