NEPRO Innovation

Framework Agreement

Method

withoutReopeningCompetition

Type

open

Buyer Categories

NEPO is a Centralised Procurement Authority as defined in the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), providing central purchasing activity on behalf of Contracting Authorities. The agreement will be available to NEPO Member Authorities and all current and future Associate Members. Current Associate Members are listed in the Associate Member section of the NEPO website at: https://www.nepo.org/associate-membership NEPO intends to make the agreement available for use by all Contracting Authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (as defined by the Procurement Act 2023). A list of permissible users is available at: https://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissible-users Organisations wishing to access the NEPO agreement will be required to register as a NEPO Associate Member in the first instance. Further information can be found at: https://www.nepo.org/.

Description

The successful tenderer has entered into a Framework Contract (NEPRO Innovation) with NEPO. The Framework will be accessible to Contracting Authorities through a Call-Off Contract. NEPO has established Framework Terms and Conditions which govern the relationship between NEPO and the Delivery Partner, stipulating the core terms encapsulating the Managed Service. The Framework will be accessible to Contracting Authorities through a Call-Off Contract. NEPO has established a Call-Off Contract which can be found at Schedule 5 to the Framework Agreement (Call-Off Contract). The Call-Off Contract governs the contractual relationship between the Contracting Authority and the Delivery Partner, focusing on the Managed Service provided by the Delivery Partner. To access the Framework, all Contracting Authorities must initially become an Associate Member of NEPO. The Delivery Partner must refer all new Contracting Authorities to NEPO in the first instance to register and become a NEPO Associate Member before entering into a Call-Off Contract. Contracting Authorities must not access any services provided for under the Framework Agreement without first having an active Call-Off Contract. Following the completion of the Call-Off Contract, Contracting Authorities can procure Projects, through a Statement of Work, on a per-project basis. Each Call-Off Contract includes standard goods and services terms and conditions. These allow Contracting Authorities to procure straightforward goods or services Projects, through a Statement of Work, without the requirement for project-specific terms and conditions to be developed. When a Contracting Authority with an active Call-Off Contract identifies that a need can be fulfilled through the Framework, they will enter into a Statement of Work with the Delivery Partner for the provision of the Project Supplies. The Core Terms of this Statement of Work have been established at the Framework level and will apply for every Project. For simple goods or services Projects, the Statement of Work refers to the goods or services terms and conditions which are included in the Call-Off Contract. For complex projects (those involving more than one Project Supply or where the Contracting Authority and/or Delivery Partner determine the standard Goods or Services terms and conditions are not appropriate), Project-specific terms and conditions will thereafter be incorporated by the Delivery Partner, in agreement with the Contracting Authority. Following the Award Process, the Delivery Partner will be responsible for flowing down the key terms of the Statement of Work, to a Supplier Delivery Agreement. The Supplier Delivery Agreement will be entered into by the Delivery Partner and each Appointed Project Provider. Each Supplier Delivery Agreement will be based on a corresponding Statement of Work. The Core Terms of this Supplier Delivery Agreement have been established at Framework level and will apply to every Project. These govern the common elements in every Project and specify the Delivery Partner's role in ensuring the successful delivery of the Project. Project-specific terms and conditions will thereafter be incorporated into each Supplier Delivery Agreement by the Delivery Partner.