Supply us with goods and services

Find out about our procurement processes and opportunities for supplying us with goods or services.

Our procurement team deal with contracts for providing goods and services to our organisation.

They do not arrange contracts to supply to care providers themselves or contracts for providing care services.

If you or your company is interested in a contract with our organisation, you can find more information below.

Contract and tender opportunities

We also advertise contract and tender opportunities in relevant publications, local or national press and on the website www.supply2.gov.uk as appropriate.

Find out more about our procurement processes below.

Contracts worth between £5,000 and £50,000

For purchases where the value is likely to be between £5,000 and £50,000, and we do not hold an existing contract, we will ask for written quotations from potential suppliers.

Quotations are less formal than going through the tendering process. But they still allow us to choose suppliers that meet our needs and offer value for money.

Contracts worth more than £50,000

For values in excess of £50,000, we will ask for a minimum of three formal tenders.

Formal tenders will follow our financial regulations, our procurement procedures and procurement best practice.

Contracts worth more than £93,898

If the estimated value of the contract is more than £93,898, plus VAT, we will follow European Union (EU) procurement rules.

The EU procurement rules apply to public authorities. Their aim is to ensure fair and non-discriminatory selection processes and the free movement of goods and services within the EU.

The rules set out detailed procedures for awarding contracts whose value equals or exceeds specific thresholds.

Our terms and conditions

We have general terms and conditions that apply to our contracts. To read these click on the link below.

Find out more

For general enquiries about our procurement processes email property.procurement@csci.gsi.gov.uk

Created: 4/8/2006 Last updated: 9/10/2007