Welcome

Each year councils in England alone spend almost
£40 billion of public money externally on goods and services

Opportunities for suppliers

Local government recognises the need for a diverse and competitive supply base to help improve value for money and the need to help suppliers meet new or emerging requirements.

£40 billion of expenditure makes local
government potentially your best customer

Local government is committed to obtaining best value for money procurement “Best value for money” means choosing the bid that offers “the optimum combination of whole life costs and benefits to meet the customer’s requirement, not lowest price”.

Because local government recognises the need to encourage a mixed range of suppliers to help stimulate a varied and competitive marketplace, there are opportunities for virtually all suppliers – large and small. These events are designed to help suppliers (new and current) gain a better understanding of the many business opportunities available and the processes and practices undertaken by local government and its partners when offering contracts.