Tenders and contract opportunities

Contracts

We advertise tendering opportunities on the Supplying the South West Procurement portal that helps councils and suppliers work together.

This regional portal gives you a one-stop shop window on contract opportunities from a growing number of councils in the South West. Even without registering, you can use the portal to look for information about new opportunities.

If you register (free of charge), you can:

  • post a profile of your company, indicating what sorts of opportunity you are interested in
  • receive email notifications whenever opportunities matching your profile become available
  • register an expression of interest in a published opportunity and request contract documentation to be sent to you

Advertised procurement projects that exceed the relevant Public Contract Regulations Thresholds, will also be published via 'Find a Tender', the UK’s e-notification service. This replaces the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) from Friday, 1 January 2021.

Performance management

Suppliers and contractors are monitored to assess their compliance against the pre-determined performance criteria set out in the contract documentation. We work continually to improve our performance and expect our contractors to do the same.

We have dedicated Contract Management Officers to provide support services. They are responsible for:

  • contract monitoring and performance reporting
  • operating the terms and conditions of contract in the event of service breach
  • supporting audit inspections

Electronic trading

E-procurement (electronic procurement) allows us to buy goods and services online.

Visa purchasing cards are used for low-value (less than £500 per transaction), high-volume items. As a Visa Purchasing Card merchant, approved suppliers will receive a cash settlement directly from their acquiring bank within four days of processing the transaction.

Existing suppliers ‘may’ be approached by the council to join the Visa Purchasing Card programme. Your business will need to be able to accept and process VISA Purchasing Card transactions at level 2 or 3.

Rules and regulations

We have a duty under Best Value legislation (April 2000), to review our services and make arrangements to ensure continuous improvement on economy, efficiency and effectiveness.

All public sector contracts must comply with the relevant Public Contract Regulations.

The regulations require councils to follow detailed procedures for all procurements above the relevant financial thresholds.

At levels below these thresholds, we have our own contract procedure rules governing the procurement of goods, services and works.

For further information, please contact:

Procurement Team
Swindon Borough Council
Wat Tyler West (2nd Floor)
Beckhampton Street
Swindon
SN1 2JG

Email: procurement@swindon.gov.uk

 

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