We procure many goods, works and services, and want to help suppliers and contractors when quoting or tendering for contracts, understand the processes by which we do business and how we select and award contracts etc. We are always looking for new as well as existing suppliers who can assist us in providing an improved service to our customers.
To help we have created the following information;
- Our Procurement Strategy - Our Procurement Strategy explains how we intend to meet the Government’s national agenda for improvement and gives an explanation and a breakdown of each element with the date we aim to complete it and the officer responsible.
- Selling to the Council Guide - A key element of our Procurement Strategy is to make it easy for potential suppliers to do business with us. We have therefore produced guidance notes to explain our internal rules and the legislation which we have to observe.
- Register of contract opportunities -It is also important that suppliers are able to understand the scope of the Council’s requirements so we have incorporated details of all our current contracts and forthcoming tendering opportunities together with contact details of the officer who can advise you.
We recognise the importance of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) to the local economy and have confirmed our commitment to their development by signing up to the Procurement Concordat for SMEs’. This represents a statement of principles we will observe in our dealings with them.
