The Association of North East Councils, through procurement body NEPO, is laying the groundwork for its next-generation NEPO210 Highway Surfacing Works Framework, which will span up to eight years from November 2025.

The deal will cover both planned and emergency surfacing to principal and minor roads, footways, and even off-highway sites such as car parks. Works will include resurfacing, reconstruction, patching, anti-skid treatments and pothole repairs.

Suppliers are being invited to help shape the framework through a market engagement questionnaire available through NEPO’s Open e-Tendering system. Interested firms must submit responses by 4pm on 2 May 2025.

An online briefing session is also planned for 6 May ahead of an invitation to tender being published on 26 June.

For more details, visit www.open-uk.org.