Stockport Council is dependent on contracted provision for approximately £120M (37%) of its budget for goods, works and services.
About £75M is procured externally and £30M from Solutions SK, the Council’s wholly owned company who, sub-contract £11m of their £30m to the private sector.
Value for Money
The Council's priority is to secure the best value for money throughout a large and diverse organisation and ensure the procurement of these external services is as efficient and effective as possible.
Businesses wishing to contract with the Council should have some understanding of the procurement process that operates within the Council and where they can obtain further advice if required.
"Winning the Contract"
Government is launching today an on-line procurement course “Winning the Contract”. This is a free resource to help businesses (and in particular SMEs) learn about public procurement and how to bid for public sector contracts. The course can be accessed via the Business Link webpage under related links.
Web Page Objective
These web pages aim to provide information to help all businesses when quoting or tendering for Council contracts. It explains the methods of procurement and provides guidance on some of the key factors that businesses will need to consider throughout the procurement process.
There is a great deal of competition for Stockport Council contracts and this guide cannot assure individual businesses of success. However, it should provide sufficient information to allow businesses to present their products or services in compliance with the procurement process.
Stockport Council procures supplies and services which range in value from a few, to many hundreds of thousands of pounds. The Council complies with all relevant UK and European laws.
Partnering
Stockport Council is a member of AGMA (Association of Greater Manchester Authorities) procurement group who have around 50 AGMA wide contracts. The Metropolitan Borough Councils (MBC) are;
- Bolton
- Oldham
- Tameside
- Trafford
- City of Salford
- Rochdale
- Bury
- Manchester City Council
- Wigan