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

A re-tender asks for the same building blocks every time. Have these ready before the notice publishes, most take weeks to assemble:

• Cyber Essentials, and Cyber Essentials Plus if the framework requires it
• Up-to-date insurances (employer, public and professional indemnity)
• Financial evidence: your latest accounts and turnover figures
• Two or three case studies mapped to this framework's scope
• Core policies: equality, health and safety, data protection
• A capacity statement showing you can deliver at the required volume
• Temporary-labour compliance: IR35 status, umbrella and payroll arrangements
• Confirm the exact re-tender dates against the source notice; frameworks are frequently extended.

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CPV codes covered

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