Selling to the Council

Located in South West Hertfordshire, the district of Three Rivers consists of 82,000 people living and working in an area of 85 square miles.

The Council currently purchases around £20 million of goods, services and works projects each year. Approximately 60% of this budget is spent on supplies and services such as specialised consulting, telecommunications, office supplies, vehicle management, ICT staffing and recruitment. The other 40% of this budget is spent on works projects such as maintaining the Council's housing stock, grounds maintenance and leisure projects.

The Council has both a centralised and decentralised procurement structure.  The Corporate Procurement Manager is charged with taking a strategic approach to procurement, but the more specialised purchasing is devolved across the various Council departments.

This section has information on:

• How the Council advertises tenders and contracts

• Current Open and Restricted Tenders

• The Local Government Purchasing Strategy

• The Council's Purchasing Rules

• The Tendering Process at the Council

Useful Links 

Sustainable Development (UK Government Sustainable Development website)

Office of Government Commerce (Government Buying Group)

OGC Buying Solutions (Government Buying Group)

OGC Corporate Information (European Union Procurement Thresholds)

G-Cat (Government IT Catalogue)

S-Cat (Government IT Services)