Tenders and contracts - Procurement
Selling and Buying Goods and Services with South Shropshire District Council
The Council provides many different services to the public, and works with many different organisations in order to help deliver these services.
Procurement is pivotal to everything that we do as an organisation.
Every Council service procures goods and services both internally and externally and we must take every opportunity to examine all of the possible alternative methods of service delivery.
Each year South Shropshire District Council spends approximately £4 million on the procurement of goods, works and services.
The Council's strategic objectives for this procurement spend are as follows -
- Procurement must contribute to the realisation of the Council's vision and aims to support its core values and the achievement of strategic objectives and statutory duties;
- Best value must be obtained from the Council's procurement spend;
- All major procurement projects must be professionally managed so that they are successful and the intended benefits are realised;
- Partnering must be considered as a procurement strategy for all major projects; and
- There must be a successful transition to e-commerce as part of the Council's local e-government strategy.
Please view the Procurement Strategy, which has been produced within the remit of the National Procurement Strategy for Local Authorities.
How to do Business with the Council
If you wish to be added to the Council list of Contractors in respect of Maintenace and Energy Service Contracts please write to, telephone 01584 813221 or email: property.services@southshropshire.gov.uk the Councils Property Services Section for appropriate information.
Contractors will need to supply:
- Current and up to date copy of Employers Liability Insurance
- Current and up to date copy of Public Liability Insurance
- All relevant and current method Statements
- All current Risk Assessments
- Copy of current healtha and safety Policy
If you wish to be considered for the supply of IT Equipment please contact the Council's IT Services Manager email: computer.services@southshropshire.gov.uk
If a contract is subject to a Tender this will be advertised in the Shropshire Star, relevant trade publications and online in our Current Tenders section and through the West Midland Centre of Excellence E-tendering Service.
In all their dealings, Members and Officers must preserve the highest standards of honesty, integrity, impartiality and objectivity.
- Procurement activity will be transparent (and fully compliant with the Freedom of Information Act), fair and consistent and decisions made will be evidence based.
- This includes compliance with the Council's Contract Procedure Rules, Financial Procedural Rules, the Members Code of Conduct and any Employees Code of Conduct.
In addition Approved Officers shall comply with the substance of the Personal Code of Ethics of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply and the Code of Good Customer Practice of the Office of Government Commerce.
Future Contracts
Electric supply to:
- Public Toilets
- Industrial Sites
- Depots
- Kiosks
Current Supplier London Energy
Renewal date 30/7/2007
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