NEPO has scooped the award for digital service delivery at the GO Awards for its Open e-procurement platform.
In October 2022, NEPO and 12 North East local authorities launched Open, the e-procurement platform to help businesses find and bid for competitive opportunities. The system has been developed in partnership with Accenture, AWS and Version 1 to ensure that it takes advantage of cutting-edge technology.
The Go Award judges praised the Open submission for building a system for the public sector by the public sector. Judges were also impressed by the level of stakeholder engagement undertaken to deliver a system that works for both buyers and suppliers.