Procurement is the process of acquiring works, goods or services from a third party.
East Staffordshire Borough Council is committed to providing a high quality service to meet the needs of local residents, and seeks to attain best value in everything it purchases thereby making best use of public funds. ESBC will also be looking to develop and maintain a good relationship with all suppliers from local or regional right through to national and international levels.
Effective procurement, based on value for money supports the Council in achieving this vision.
These web pages have been designed to act as a guide for:
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Informing suppliers of any forthcoming opportunities for providing works, goods or services to the Council.
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Explaining how suppliers can bid for contracts.
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Providing awareness of the procedures and rules the Council must adhere to when inviting suppliers to bid for contracts.
Full details of our approach to procurement can be found in the East Staffordshire Borough Council Procurement Strategy 2008-2010.
In order to make all its tendering opportunities as accessible as possible, East Staffordshire Borough Council will advertise them using its own media outlets, but also advertises them in partnership with mytenders.com. Contracts that have a value higher than the EU threshold will be advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). Links to both these, and other useful websites can be found at the right hand side of this page.
For further information, please email procurement@eaststaffsbc.gov.uk