Procurement Information

The code requires that local authorities must publish details of every invitation to tender for contracts to provide goods and/or services with a value that exceeds £5,000.

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For each invitation, the following details must be published:

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• Reference number

• Title

• Description of the goods and/or services sought

• Start, end and review dates

• Local authority department responsible

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The code requires that local authorities must also publish details of any contract, commissioned activity, purchase order, framework agreement and any other legally enforceable agreement with a value that exceeds £5,000.

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For each contract, the following details must be published:

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• Reference number

• Title of agreement

• Local authority department responsible

• Description of the goods and/or services sought

• Supplier name and details

• Sum to be paid over the length of the contract or the estimated annual spending or budget for the contract

• Value Added Tax (VAT) that cannot be recovered

• Start, end and review dates

• Whether or not the contract was a result of an invitation to quote or a published invitation to tender

• Whether or not the supplier is a small or medium sized enterprise and/or a voluntary or community sector organisation and where it is, provide the relevant registration number

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