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NEPO528 Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of British Sign Language Interpreters
Issued by The Association of North East Councils Limited · via UK Find a Tender Service
- Published
- 17 Mar 2026
- Open to join until
- 31 Aug 2028
- Value
- GBP 2,000,000
- Reference
- NEPO528
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Sector
- Financial & Professional Services
- Type
- services
At a glance
The Association of North East Councils Limited in United Kingdom has published an open-admission purchasing arrangement in financial & professional services: “NEPO528 Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of British Sign Language Interpreters”. Suppliers can apply to join until 31 August 2028. The stated value is GBP 2,000,000. Quote reference NEPO528 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 4 notices from this buyer since 2026, 4 of them currently open. There are 382 open financial & professional services notices in United Kingdom on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.
Details
The NEPO528 - British Sign Language DPS commenced on 24 May 2021 for a term of 60 months and was due to expire on 24 May 2026. The original Contract Notice for this DPS was published on 5 March 2021: 2021/S 000-004508. The purpose of this notice is to extend the period of validity of the DPS for a period of 27 months from 24 May 2026 to 31 August 2028. The value of the DPS remains unchanged and NEPO do not anticipate that the extension of the validity of the DPS requires variation to the published value. NEPO528 - British Sign Language has been established as a 'Dynamic Purchasing System' under a flexible approached based on the concept of Regulation 34 via Schedule 3, under the principles set out in Regulation 74-77 ('The Light Touch Regime'). The opportunity can be accessed via the Open eTendering system. Suppliers wishing to be considered for this Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through the Open eTendering System. Suppliers wishing to access the DPS must first register on the e-Tendering system using the following link https://www.open-uk.org For guidance on how to create an account or submit your response through Open, please visit https://www.open-hub.org/training to access the available Training Guides. If you need technical assistance from the Open Support team, this can be requested via [contact details removed]. PLEASE NOTE: Open is accessible 24/7 however, technical support is available Monday to Thursday 08:30 - 17:00 and Friday 08:30 - 16:30. NEPO does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of orders (if any) which will be placed with the successful suppliers by any Contracting Authority using the Dynamic Purchasing System pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof.
Context for bidders
We hold 4 notices from The Association of North East Councils Limited, going back to March 2026 — 4 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, Financial & Professional Services and Transport & Logistics. There are 382 open Financial & Professional Services tenders in United Kingdom. This one closes in 677 days.
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